Fentanyl dealer convicted after she promoted product as ‘the stuff that killed Elvis’
By Stephanie Moore
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GREENVILLE COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A South Carolina woman who authorities said was known for selling the most potent fentanyl, and describing it as “the stuff that killed Elvis” and a “tranquilizer” is headed to prison.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced this week that Amanda Raye Massengale pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl, trafficking fentanyl and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.
She was just one of 11 defendants charged in the South Carolina State Grand Jury narcotics trafficking investigation known as “Devil in Disguise.”
“This case highlights the fact that fentanyl coming across our southern border makes its way to South Carolina and kills people in our state,” Wilson said. “My office is going after the drug traffickers spreading this poison and holding them accountable.”
Wilson said Massengale was one of the main distributors of fentanyl in the case. He said she even promoted her product by sending text message videos of users overdosing to other customers.
On March 20, 2022, authorities said Massengale distributed fentanyl to Dean Morris Wolvington, a co-conspirator and friend of Massengale, who sold the drugs to Emily Turner.
The next morning, Turner’s six-year-old son opened the door when his grandmother came to their house and told her, “Mommy won’t wake up.”
Turner’s mom found her dead in her bed. She died of acute fentanyl intoxication. Emily was 24 years old and left behind three children.
On July 11, 2002, authorities said Massengale distributed fentanyl to David Harrison Thrift, another co-conspirator and friend, who sold the drugs to Nathan Flaugher. Flaugher’s girlfriend found him dead the next morning. He died from the toxic effects of fentanyl and was 29 years old.
Massengale was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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