Black-market 'body sculptor' set to resume testifying
By Associated Press
Mar 2, 2015 11:37 AM CST
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Padge Gordon, also known as Padge Victoria Windslowe. Windslowe, an aspiring hip-hop artist who boasts about her talent for underground "body sculpting," has one last chance to impress a jury before the panel weighs...   (Associated Press)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An aspiring hip-hop artist who boasts about her talent for black-market "body sculpting" has one last chance to impress a jury before the panel weighs murder charges against her in a dancer's death.

Padge-Victoria Windslowe claims clients including celebrities chose her over licensed surgeons because of her deft work. But authorities believe Windslowe caused the 20-year-old London woman's death in 2011 and injured several others through shoddy injections with industrial-grade silicone.

The 45-year-old has been testifying since Thursday and faces more cross-examination this week. Her testimony Monday has been delayed for an undisclosed reason, but she is expected to take the stand in the afternoon.

Windslowe says she has performed thousands of buttocks enhancements for strippers, transgender women and run-of-the-mill women seeking more "self-esteem."

Windslowe faces 20 to 40 years in prison if convicted of third-degree murder. She has been in prison since 2012.