Amanda Guarneri

A New York woman who, at his request, mailed fentanyl-laced heroin to a longtime friend, a 26-year-old New Jersey man staying in a Darien, Illinois, hotel for work; he was found dead there in August 2016.

Court

State, DuPage County

State

Illinois

Year of death

2016

Year sentenced

2017

Drugs

Heroin laced with fentanyl

Conduct

Unknown

Relationship

Friend

Conviction

Drug-induced homicide (plea)

Plea or trial

Plea

Sentence

Six years in prison (the minimum)

Found through

State prosecutor and news search, October 2026

This case was brought under Illinois law. For what that law says, see Illinois in the state law guide.

Sources

1. dailyherald.comWoman who mailed fatal heroin dose to friend gets 6 years in prison

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