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A new investigation has launched in the death of a popular social media influencer after allegations of botched police work. Lauren Smith-Fields, 23, died of what has been ruled as an accidental overdose of Fentanyl, prescription medication, and alcohol.

A 911 was called by a man Smith-Fields met through a dating app. Matthew LaFountain told police that he woke up the morning following a date, and saw Smith-Fields not breathing while “blood was coming out of her right nostril.”

The victim’s family attorney, Darnell Crosland, is pushing for DNA testing after claiming “a semen-filled condom and bloody bedsheets” found at the scene were allegedly compromised by Bridgeport Police Department.

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

Darnell Crosland – Victim’s Family Lawyer, Croslandlaw Group LLC
James Shelnutt
James Shelnutt – 27 years Atlanta Metro Major Case detective, SWAT Officer, Attorney; Twitter: @ShelnuttLawFirm
Dr. Carolyn West – Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Washington/Tacoma; Award-winning Author: ” Violence in the Lives of Black Women: Battered, Black, and Blue;” Filmmaker: “Let Me Tell Ya’ll ‘Bout Black Chicks: Images of Black Women in Pornography;” Keynote Speaker
Paul Szych – Former Police Commander; Author: “StopHimFromKillingThem” on Amazon Kindle; Twitter: @WorkplaceThreat;  Screen Actors Guild-Eligible Actor
Dr. William Morrone – Chief Medical Examiner, Bay County Michigan; Author: “American Narcan: Naloxone & Heroin-Fentanyl Associated Mortality”
Frank Recchia – Lead TV Reporter, News 12 Connecticut; Twitter: @News12Frank, Instagram: @FrankRecchia

“Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” on Fox Nation is also a national radio show heard on SiriusXM channel 111 airing for two hours daily starting at 12 p.m. EST. You can also subscribe and download the daily podcasts at iHeart Podcasts.

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