(L.A.) Dethsula Graves, 65, Died in an Alley

Case Number: 2025-12152

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 65-year-old Black female that occurred in an alley.

The coroner’s office identified the woman as Dethsula Graves.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Cocaine Effects

RIP DETHSULA GRAVES ( July 29, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in mid-September, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.