Case DIH-2932
Melissa Edwards
A Bettendorf, Iowa, woman who dealt heroin in March 2011 to a customer she knew had overdosed before; the customer used it, overdosed and died.
- Court
- Federal, Not reported (federal court, Bettendorf)
- State
- Iowa
- Year of death
- 2011
- Year sentenced
- 2012
- Drugs
- Heroin
- Conduct
- Commercial sale
- Relationship
- Not reported
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin (plea)
- Plea or trial
- Plea
- Sentence
- 51 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release
- Found through
- State prosecutor and news search, October 2026
This was a federal prosecution. For what Iowa’s own law says about deaths caused by supplying drugs, see Iowa in the state law guide.
Sources
- kcci.comWoman sentenced for role in overdose death
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.