(L.A.) Vanessa Goodall Jones, 46, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2023-04066

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 46-year-old Black female that occurred at a residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Vanessa Goodall Jones.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methadone Toxicity

RIP VANESSA GOODALL JONES (July 12, 1976 – April 16, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 11:59 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 28, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drug. This was an accidental overdose.