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Connecticut stepfather charged with sex assault as probe into girl's Benadryl death widens

7/9/2026

A Connecticut investigation into the death of 12-year-old Eve Rogers has expanded to include social media accounts and pharmacy records, after toxicology testing found a lethal dosage of diphenhydramine in her blood, recorded at 23,000 ng/ml.

Anthony Federline, 39, her stepfather, was charged in April with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, the Enfield Police Department said.

New search warrants cover online accounts and pharmacy history Court documents show investigators are seeking access to Federline's Facebook and Snapchat accounts, the family's CVS Caremark account, and two Amazon accounts, according to WFLA.

The warrants target Federline's digital activity for the months leading up to Rogers' death. The documented lethal diphenhydramine concentration is 4,390 ng/ml for children and 14,720 ng/ml for adults.

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