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Lethal Dose of Benadryl Found in 12-Year-Old’s System After Her Death, Warrants Show
Toxicology found 23,000 ng/ml of Benadryl in the 12-year-old’s system, and the medical examiner said her cause and manner of death remain pending.
- On Tuesday, search warrants revealed that 12-year-old Eve Rogers had a lethal level of Diphenhydramine in her system when she died in March; Enfield Police Department is investigating the death as a possible murder.
- Toxicology testing showed 23,000 ng/ml of Diphenhydramine in Eve's system, far exceeding the 4,390 ng/ml lethal threshold for children documented in medical literature.
- The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found no blue dye in Eve's gastrointestinal tract despite blue gel capsules containing 50 mg diphenhydramine being discovered in the home during a search on April 7.
- Anthony Federline, the 39-year-old stepfather, remains held on $1 million bond after being charged with sexual assault in the first-degree and risk of injury to a minor following a DNA match in April.
- Investigators are seeking records from Federline's Amazon, Snapchat, and Facebook accounts to determine how Eve accessed the drugs and potentially support a murder charge, with Federline due in Hartford Superior Court at the end of July.
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Stepdad accused of sex assault as cops widen probe into girl’s lethal Benadryl ingredient dose – Democratic Accent
A Connecticut man is accused of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter who was found dead in her home with a lethal dose of diphenhydramine — the active ingredient in Benadryl — in her system, according to authorities. Anthony Federline, 39, was charged in April with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor after the death of Eve Rogers, according to the Enfield Police Department. Authorities are now looking to search …
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