NOT THE DEALERS FAULT –
Aug. 31, 2025 – After she lost her son to an overdose, Serena Fallon went on a quest to hold someone accountable for his death. Don’t come downstairs, the police told her. You don’t want to see him this way. She did as the officers said and stayed upstairs while her son lay dead on the basement floor of her Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, home.
Connor, 25, had returned the night before from Florida, where he had recently attended a drug rehab program. After showering and getting ready for bed, he slumped over into his suitcase.
Serena and her husband, Doug, found him in the morning and called 911. The police, suspecting a fentanyl overdose, urged her to stay away from Connor while they worked. It cannot end like this, she later thought. She believed this wasn’t just a case of the tragic consequences of addiction. This was a crime, she was certain, and she was determined to have someone punished for it.
