Conn. woman dumped half-naked at hospital after botched butt lift injections, fake cosmetologist busted for killing: cops

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O'Neill, N., & Woods, A. (2026, October 22). Conn. woman dumped half-naked at hospital after botched butt lift injections, fake cosmetologist busted for killing: cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/us-news/fake-cosmetologist-busted-for-allegedly-killing-a-conn-woman-with-botched-butt-lift-injections-cops102/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-22 · by Natalie O'Neill, Amanda Woods

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Alicia Leslie, a fake cosmetologist from Mount Vernon, was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide after allegedly causing the death of Maxine Messam through botched silicone injections in February 2022. Police found text messages showing plans for an unauthorized procedure, which resulted in Messam being dropped off half-naked at Jacobi Medical Center with multiple injection marks on her buttocks. Leslie’s history includes several petit larceny charges; she was released under supervision after arraignment and is due back in court in November. The article highlights rising concerns over fake practitioners performing dangerous cosmetic procedures across the U.S., resulting in at least a dozen deaths, including cases similar to Leslie's involving manslaughter charges in other states.
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Alicia Leslie, a fake cosmetologist from Mount Vernon, was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide for causing the death of Maxine Messam through botched butt injections in February 2022. According to police, Leslie performed illegal silicone injections on Messam, leading to fatal cardiac arrest. After the procedure went wrong, Leslie allegedly dumped Messam unconscious and half-naked at Jacobi Medical Center in Yonkers, falsely claiming they found her distressed in a cemetery. The incident highlights a growing trend of unlicensed practitioners causing harm with illicit cosmetic procedures; federal agencies report increasing cases in several states.

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Bridgeport Connecticut Jacobi Medical Center Mount Vernon Yonkers

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Leslie PERSON · 5× Messam PERSON · 3× Alicia Leslie PERSON · 1× Bridgeport GPE · 1× Connecticut GPE · 1× Jacobi Medical Center ORG · 1× Maxine Messam PERSON · 1× Mount Vernon GPE · 1× Pamela Goldsmith PERSON · 1× Yonkers GPE · 1×

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At least a dozen people have died in recent years from illicit silicone injections, many of them butt injections — with federal agencies reporting a rise in fake practitioners in New York, Florida, and Texas California.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-22
2026-10-22 · New York Post
Conn. woman dumped half-naked at hospital after botched butt lift injections, fake cosmetologist busted for killing: cops · mixed framing

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A fake cosmetologist was busted for allegedly killing a Connecticut woman with botched butt injections — then dumping her at a hospital unconscious and naked from the waist down, law enforcement sources said Thursday. uncertain
sources → bust → waist
Alicia Leslie, 47, of Mount Vernon allegedly performed the back-alley silicone injections that caused Maxine Messam, 53, of Bridgeport to go into fatal cardiac arrest in February 2022, according to police. uncertain
Messam → perform → police
Leslie was charged Friday with criminally negligent homicide after investigators found a text message exchange between Leslie and Messam planning to meet up in Yonkers to do the bootleg beauty procedure on Feb. 15, 2022, according to law enforcement sources. uncertain
exchange → charge → sources
After the dodgy derriere injections went south, Leslie and another woman allegedly dropped Messam off at Jacobi Medical Center pantsless with multiple injection marks on her buttocks — then left in a van, the sources said. uncertain
sources → go → van
Leslie and the other woman, who has not been charged, had allegedly claimed they found Messam in Woodlawn Cemetery in distress, cops said at the time. uncertain
cops → charge → time
Leslie was arraigned last Friday by Judge Pamela Goldsmith and granted supervised release. asserted
Leslie → arraign → release
Her rap sheet includes petit larceny in Midtown in 2000, along with two petit larceny charges in the 1990s. asserted
sheet → include → 1990s
At least a dozen people have died in recent years from illicit silicone injections, many of them butt injections — with federal agencies reporting a rise in fake practitioners in New York, Florida, and Texas California. asserted
agencies → die → York
Tamira Mobley, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault and the unauthorized practice of a profession in exchange for 1¹/₃ to four years in prison. asserted
Mobley → plead → prison
Lisa Fernandez, 47, of Houston was also charged in 2021 with manslaughter for performing an unlicensed silicone butt injection that killed 38-year-old Marja McClendon of St. Louis, Missouri,, officials said. asserted
officials → charge → Louis
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