Elwood Woman Gets 10 Years For 2016 Drug-Induced Homicide In Lockport

LOCKPORT, IL — An Elwood woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after selling heroin and fentanyl to a 24-year-old Lockport woman, who died of an overdose in 2016, according to the Will County State's Attorney's Office.

Kiley Murphy, 34, pled guilty on Tuesday to one count of drug-induced homicide, the State's Attorney's office said in a news release.

In November 2016, the victim was found unconscious in her Lockport home by her family. She was taken to Silver Cross Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the State's Attorney's Office said.

Suspected drugs were recovered from the victim's clothing, which were confirmed to be .1 gram of heroin and fentanyl. Following an investigation, officers found messages about the drug exchange between the victim and Murphy, the state's attorney's office said.

An autopsy revealed the victim died of fentanyl intoxication­­­­­.

“Fentanyl continues to be a major contributor to drug overdose deaths. Using a drug contaminated with or replaced by fentanyl can astronomically increase a person’s chances of a fatal overdose. This powerful synthetic opioid is like morphine, but 50 to 100 times more potent and deadly. Fentanyl is so deadly, its delivery to another person is tantamount to pointing a loaded gun at the recipient and pulling the trigger,” Will County State's Attorney Glasgow said in a news release. “The unfortunate reality is that it has become commonplace for dealers to lace the cheaper fentanyl with other drugs like heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine to increase the high -- thereby enticing the addicted drug user to come back for more and inflate their deadly profits. We will continue sending the message that we will not tolerate these diabolical deliveries, and will aggressively prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.”