Ed Buck convicted in meth overdose deaths of Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-27/ed-buck-convicted-methamphetamine-overdose-deaths
Ed Buck, a longtime fixture of West Hollywood politics, was convicted Tuesday of charges that he supplied the methamphetamine that killed two men during party-and-play encounters at his apartment.
After about four hours of deliberations, the jury found Buck guilty of every charge in a nine-count indictment that also accused him of maintaining a drug den, distributing methamphetamine and enticement to cross state lines to engage in prostitution.
The conviction could mean that Buck, 66, will spend the rest of his life in prison. The convictions for supplying the meth that resulted in death each carry a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison.
The verdict concluded a two-week trial that featured harrowing testimony by Black men hired by Buck, who is white, to show off their bodies in underwear and get high on crystal meth and the party drug GHB. Excerpts from Bucks hundreds of graphic videos and photos of the drugs-and-sex sessions were played at the trial.