(L.A.) Esther Dodd, 59, Died in a Parking Lot

Case Number: 2023-14192

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 59-year-old Black female that occurred in a parking lot.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Esther Dodd.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Fentanyl and Cocaine Toxicity

RIP ESTHER DODD (September 21, 1964 – October 18, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 7:30 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on December 6, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.