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Doctor charged after ‘heart protocol' ceremony kills woman, records show
NBC Miami ^ | 07/14/2026 | Christian Colón

Posted on 07/15/2026 4:43:11 AM PDT by DFG

More than a year after a woman was found dead in a wellness house in Miami Beach, the doctor accused of giving her drugs as part of a "heart protocol" ceremony is facing criminal charges.

Samuel Lee, 44, is facing a manslaughter charge in the Feb. 10, 2025 death of Tina Sodhi, court records show.

Lee, a medical doctor certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, describes himself as a "holistic, integrative psychiatrist who uses a Spiritual approach towards mental health."

But according to an arrest warrant, Lee used the alternative healing practices in a so-called "heart protocol" ceremony that ended in the death of Sodhi.

Sodhi had gone to Sabia Wellness House, a holistic wellness retreat in Miami Beach, to undergo the ceremony, where she was given a mixture of controlled substances including Ketamine, MDMA and DMT, a psychedelic, the warrant said.

Police and fire rescue crews later responded to a call of an unresponsive female, Sodhi, who was found in a sauna at the wellness center.

When officers arrived, Lee was giving Sodhi CPR, but the efforts were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at the scene, the warrant said.

According to the warrant, an officer spoke with Lee, who said he's a licensed doctor and "elder" of the Eternal Life Tribe who explained he was there to conduct the "heart protocol" treatment which "was a sacred sacrament of the church and not performed under his medical license."

Investigators searched Sodhi's phone and found messages and emails between her and Lee about the ceremony, including a receipt for the $2,000 fee, the warrant said.

Sodhi had signed a waiver that her participation was voluntary and acknowledged the potential side effects and risks of "plant-based and Western psychedelic formulations," the warrant said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcmiami.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: abpm; cult; dmt; drugdealing; eternallifetribe; health; heartprotocol; holistic; ketamine; mdma; psychedelics; quackery; quacks; sabiawellnesshouse; samuellee; shamanism; sodhi; tinasodhi

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1 posted on 07/15/2026 4:43:11 AM PDT by DFG
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Samuel Lee, 44, (shown) who said he's a licensed doctor and "elder" of the Eternal Life Tribe, explained he was there to conduct the "heart protocol" treatment which "was a sacred sacrament of the church and not performed under his medical license."

Investigators searched Sodhi's phone and found messages and emails between her and Lee about the ceremony, including a receipt for the $2,000 fee.

2 posted on 07/15/2026 4:51:45 AM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1))
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To: DFG
"...a mixture of...Ketamine, MDMA and DMT,"

Yikes!

3 posted on 07/15/2026 4:55:54 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: DFG

Quack, quack, quack.


4 posted on 07/15/2026 5:03:44 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (Hail to Pitt!)
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To: Psalm 73

All substances available to tribal elders for millenia for this ‘sacred’ ritual.


5 posted on 07/15/2026 5:05:42 AM PDT by posterchild
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To: Liz

Very expensive drug dealer masquerading as a religious doctor. Victim probably drug addicted fool. Like she didn’t read up on the meds she is gonna’ get? Any evidence of parasites? What a dope.
What could go wrong if they meet?


6 posted on 07/15/2026 5:18:44 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: posterchild

Would NARCAN have saved her?


7 posted on 07/15/2026 5:20:41 AM PDT by Does so (Book:"The Party of Death"...Dem☭¢rats ™ ® © ≣ ½⅓⅔¼¾ ⅛⅜⅝⅞ ⅓ ⅕ ⅖ ⅗ ⅘ ⅙ ⅚)
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To: Does so

No. No opiates in the described cocktail.


8 posted on 07/15/2026 5:27:25 AM PDT by BillyBonebrake
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To: Liz

He must have a nasal condition. Wearing a Breath Right strip.


9 posted on 07/15/2026 5:35:17 AM PDT by albie
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To: DFG

This ‘holistic’ healer has to wear a Breathe Right strip on his nose because he can’t ‘heal’ his own breathing problems, yet you’ll let him dope you up with some crazy concoction for your heart?

Here’s my $2,000.00 Sign me up! Not.


10 posted on 07/15/2026 5:36:20 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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Ha! You beat me by one minute, LOL!


11 posted on 07/15/2026 5:37:42 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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He must have a nasal condition. Wearing a Breath Right strip.

I guess eating a bunch of carrots didn't help. Being "holistic" and all that.

12 posted on 07/15/2026 5:40:47 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: DFG

Another killer shrink.


13 posted on 07/15/2026 5:41:13 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence." -Marx the Smarter (Groucho.))
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To: DFG

I am not a doctor and barely passed college biology but, if one has a pre-existing heart condition NONE of those drugs should be used let alone all three. In a healthy young individual they sound like the basis for a wild weekend but still not recommended.


14 posted on 07/15/2026 5:42:47 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (You choose; a world without dogs or a world without muslims.)
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To: Liz

Where was he certified as an MD?


15 posted on 07/15/2026 6:00:18 AM PDT by Eli Kopter (B''H We are given a new day today, with new choices. Choose wisely!)
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To: Psalm 73

That combo can cause dehydration at the very least and probably shouldn’t include a sauna session.


16 posted on 07/15/2026 6:24:17 AM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: DFG

“Ketamine, MDMA and DMT,”

Party at Hunter’s house


17 posted on 07/15/2026 6:56:44 AM PDT by dynachrome (“They don’t kill you because you’re a Nazi; they call you a Nazi so they can kill you.”)
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To: Liz

mixing Ketamine and MDMA (ecstasy) is called “kitty flipping” by some, and is often found in the disco/tech music “club scene.” DMT is a central component of ayahuasca, a natural hallucinogenic drug found in the Amazon, although it is usually synthesized now.


18 posted on 07/15/2026 7:07:43 AM PDT by PGR88
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Thx for the description.


19 posted on 07/15/2026 7:13:48 AM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1))
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To: posterchild

“ETERNAL LIFE TRIBE”?????

SOME PEOPLE WILL LISTEN TO ANYTHING


20 posted on 07/15/2026 7:17:18 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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