PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Bucks County woman has been charged with delivering a potent cocktail of drugs that led to another woman’s death back in January of last year.
Investigators said Christine Gallo, 38, supplied the lethal drugs that killed Mary Wells, 34, at her home last January — then stole her money after she died and tried to frame others for her death.
Gallo was charged on Monday with drug delivery resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter and identity theft, among a host of other crimes.
Wells was found unresponsive at her residence in the Pennswood Crossing Trailer Park in Morrisville on Jan. 2, 2025. An autopsy revealed she had overdosed on a potent mix of fentanyl, xylazine — also known as tranq — and meth, among other substances.
Further investigation found that Wells was a daily fentanyl user and Gallo was her main plug, or supplier. Text messages from Dec. 22, 2024 revealed both women excitedly discussing the prospect of trying a new potent mixture of fentanyl.
Gallo’s last delivery to Wells was alleged to have happened just 16 hours before Wells’ death on Jan. 1. In the days after her death, police found her using Wells’ EBT and debit cards to make purchases.
Gallo was arraigned on Tuesday and is in jail on $250,000 bail. A second defendant, 44-year-old John “Twitch” Lindsay, who investigators said delivered meth to Wells, was also arrested and being held on drug charges.