(L.A.) Tawny Lovato, 21, Died on a Sidewalk
Case Number: 2025-09817
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 21-year-old White/Caucasian female that occurred on a sidewalk.
The coroner’s office identified the young woman as Tawny Lovato of Fresno.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
RIP TAWNY LOVATO ( June 15, 2025)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday.
The decedent was found unresponsive on a sidewalk in Panorama City. For months, local authorities were unable to identify who she was. NamUs #UP146362
It was mid-December when the Department of Medical Examiner finally published her name. She had been completely abandoned by her family since September 2024.

They figured out the unidentified sidewalk overdose in Panorama City in June was 21 year old Tawny from Fresno https://t.co/IYDLjnK6A2 pic.twitter.com/sDFLpPtheb
— EIE (@enuffisenuffla) December 18, 2025
@HollywoodLANews pic.twitter.com/g1IHVvSHnp
— EIE (@enuffisenuffla) December 18, 2025
As of December 20, her body has still not been picked up by a funeral home.