(L.A.) Josie Estrada, 67, Died in a Rehab Center

Case Number: 2025-07868

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 67-year-old Hispanic female that occurred at a rehabilitation center.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Josie Estrada.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Acute Mixed Drug Toxicity (Methadone, Morphine, and 6-Monoacetylmorphine)

Other Significant Conditions: Hypertension, Obesity, and Cardiac History

RIP JOSIE ESTRADA (April 8, 1958 – May 12, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 7:20 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on August 19, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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