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Elderly woman dies of pneumonia, neglect investigation ongoing

Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999 | 9:26 a.m.

Carson City sheriff's investigators said further tests on the body of Ellen DeSpain were ongoing.

The woman, who lived with her son, died Wednesday at Carson-Tahoe Hospital after being brought in with massive bed sores.

No criminal charges have been filed and the investigation was continuing, deputies said.

The preliminary autopsy also found a urinary infection, gastric ulcers and dehydration were factors in her death.

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