Amy Matton

Sold six methadone pills to a 27-year-old Dover, New Hampshire, man at her Portsmouth apartment on May 29, 2016; he was found dead about three hours later.

Court

State, Rockingham County

State

New Hampshire

Year of death

2016

Year sentenced

2017

Drugs

Methadone

Conduct

Commercial sale

Relationship

Not reported

Conviction

Selling methadone that caused a death (plea); later sales and possession with intent

Plea or trial

Plea

Sentence

15 to 40 years in state prison, with additional concurrent and consecutive sentences for later sales

Found through

State prosecutor and news search, October 2026

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

Sources

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