Her death a puzzle

Associated Press · February 8, 1959

Mrs. Bette Davis, 30, identified as the blonde found dead under puzzling circumstances in her Hotel Savoy Hilton suite, had been linked romantically with Sinclair Robinson, a lawyer and financier. There were no marks on the body. Wearing a blue dressing gown, she was found slumped over the side of a bathtub, which contained no water. Dr. Milton Halpern, chief medical examiner, performed an autopsy and said she died of a visceral congestion. He ordered a chemical analysis of her vital organs.