Cinema News: Parents challenge LAPD overdose ruling in daughter’s death — and upend a case

Parents challenge LAPD overdose ruling in daughter’s death — and upend a case

November 21, 2025 | View in browser

Calabasas, CA - September 16: Black Box Security on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 in Calabasas, CA. Ali and Suzanne Salehpour surrounded by family photos and investigative journals talk about the death of their daughter Amelia Salehpour. The parents of the young woman whose death was initially categorized as an accidental overdose, but has since led to murder charges. The couple is now suing the city of LA., alleging that LAPD botched or ignored numerous opportunities to save their daughter's life. (Al Seib / For the Los Angeles Times)

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