(L.A.) Jessica Casillas, 42, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-16594

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in the intensive care unit of a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the woman as Jessica Casillas of Whittier.

Height: 5 feet 3 inches / Weight: 140 pounds

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death A: Ruptured Aortic Dissection

Cause of Death B: Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease

Other Significant Condition: Methamphetamine Abuse

RIP JESSICA MARIE CASILLAS (May 23, 1983 – October 22, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday.

The decedent was arrested on October 14 on a battery charge and was to have her court date on October 28.

She was LASD’s 40th in-custody death for the year.