A Florida woman accused of administering an illegal, fatal silicone injection into a Kim Kardashian lookalike was scheduled for a trial readiness conference and jury trial assignment on Friday after many delays, San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said.
Palm Beach, Florida resident and unlicensed cosmetologist Vivian Gomez, 53, is charged with allegations of involuntary manslaughter, practicing medicine without a license, and other crimes for the 2023 death of Christina Gourkani, 34.
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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.
