Woman pleads guilty to murder in Ventura County's first fentanyl overdose case

Charity Faith Wiley of Reseda pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Ventura County's first historic conviction linking a fatal fentanyl overdose to a drug dealer.
By Alexa Mae Asperin at FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV) · · 1 min read

Charity Faith Wiley of Reseda pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Ventura County's first historic conviction linking a fatal fentanyl overdose to a drug dealer.
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