“My daughter graduated as a medical assistant three months ago and I can’t believe she’s in a grave”: Mother rejects drug overdose dissertation

Without believing the authorities’ version, a mother asks for justice for the death of her 20-year-old daughter. He disagrees with those who say the young woman died of a… drug overdose. He says he’s asking God to give police “the desire to do some more investigating.”

Erin Leiva lived with her mother, Eryn Castellanos, in the city of Glendale, Los Angeles County. The young woman disappeared in early November 2023.

The mother cries seeing the videos and photos stored on her cell phone. He remembers the day he graduated as a medical assistant.

“This was three months ago. We were all so proud of her; She was so happy… I can’t believe she’s in a grave, Eryn Castellanos tells Univisión Noticias, crying.

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They reject the drug overdose thesis

According to the news network, Erin’s body was found in an apartment in Los Angeles on November 3, 2023.

The young woman’s family does not believe a drug overdose was the cause of her death because “there was never any indication that she was using illegal substances.”

“We never had any clue or idea that this could happen,” the parent said of the possibility of narcotics contact.

According to a Univision report, his family members have indicated they want authorities to do a better job of investigating. The family “suspects that he has been the victim of a crime.”

“The police did not open the door”

Erin Leiva, her mother Eryn said, went out Tuesday night and told him she was dropping a friend off at her house. He didn’t come back.

“We started looking for her and found the live location of her phone. I went to the apartment, started drinking like I had never knocked on a door in my life and no one answered,” he said.

Eryn Castellanos said she called the police. Officers arrived, knocked and said they were not answering and “couldn’t invade privacy.”

The next day, Univisión noted, they returned to the apartment and when police entered, two bodies were located.

“That, I think, is every parent’s worst nightmare. “No one would like to receive that phone call saying they identified my girl,” the young woman’s mother said.

“It hurts me so much because we had been to that door before and the police had not opened it,” Castellanos laments.

The bodies were located in an apartment in West Los Angeles, where a friend gave the friend access to stay, La Opinión published.

The other body was not immediately identified, according to Univision.

Erin’s aunt, Sharon Guevara, also said she doesn’t believe in drugs.

My niece was a beautiful and cheerful girl, honest, respectful and a leader.

Sharon Guevara in La Opinion

“We don’t believe that version. We think the boyfriend did something to her. In fact, we are sure that he was the one who anonymously reported the discovery of the bodies in the apartment to the police,” he said in mid-November, according to La Opinión.

Erin’s mother confirms that the case is “not being investigated” because they believe it is drug related, “but I ask God to give the authorities the desire to do some more investigation so that they can do justice to my daughter .” (JO)