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California Doctor Pleads Guilty in Matthew Perry's Overdose Case

6/19/2025

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A California doctor, Salvador Plasencia, is set to plead guilty to four counts of illegal ketamine distribution linked to the tragic overdose death of actor Matthew Perry. Facing a potential 40-year prison sentence, Plasencia confessed to injecting Perry with ketamine prior to his untimely drowning in a hot tub last October.

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A California doctor, Salvador Plasencia, is set to plead guilty to four counts of illegal ketamine distribution linked to the tragic overdose death of actor Matthew Perry. Facing a potential 40-year prison sentence, Plasencia confessed to injecting Perry with ketamine prior to his untimely drowning in a hot tub last October.