Amber Rose Chapman, 37,<\/strong> was convicted on September 24 and sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison, with credit for 275 days already served.<\/p>\n She is incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Shakopee. Her anticipated release date is December 4, 2034, according to the information provided.<\/p>\n The investigation began shortly after midnight on April 8, 2025, when East Grand Forks police responded to an apartment at approximately 12:42 a.m.<\/p>\n Officers discovered a 36-year-old woman deceased inside the residence. A preliminary autopsy report indicated that she appeared to have died from a drug overdose.<\/p>\n According to court documents, a man at the apartment told investigators that he and the woman had smoked purple fentanyl approximately an hour before he contacted authorities.<\/p>\n The man reported losing consciousness after using the drug. When he woke up, he found the woman unresponsive and called police.<\/p>\n During a search of the apartment, investigators recovered drug paraphernalia and examined the woman’s phone and laptop.<\/p>\n According to court documents, her phone contained an April 7 message and a $30 PayPal request from a contact identified as “Amber Chap.”<\/p>\n Investigators also located drug-related communications between Chapman and the woman on the laptop.<\/p>\n When questioned by law enforcement, Chapman acknowledged providing the woman with brown fentanyl in exchange for $30 and a nose piercing, according to court documents.<\/p>\n She reportedly sent the PayPal request after not receiving the money.<\/p>\n Chapman also told investigators she had given the woman approximately 0.1 grams of purple fentanyl.<\/p>\n At the time of the investigation, Chapman was on supervised release in Minnesota in connection with a separate case.<\/p>\n According to court documents, a probation search of her residence uncovered small quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl, along with drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n Investigators also interviewed two other individuals who reported receiving methamphetamine or fentanyl from Chapman.<\/p>\n One individual told investigators that Chapman had displayed a large rock of purple fentanyl.<\/p>\n Chapman was convicted of third-degree murder for unintentionally causing the woman’s death through the sale of fentanyl.<\/p>\nWoman Found Dead in East Grand Forks Apartment<\/h2>\n
Phone Messages and Payment Request Connected Chapman to Victim<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Additional Drugs Found During Investigation<\/h2>\n
Third-Degree Murder Conviction and Prison Sentence<\/h2>\n