ANSWERS: 5
  • She had a heart attack. The story that she died whilst choking in a chicken bone is a fairy tale.
  • She died of a heart attack. However, a partially eaten ham sandwich was found by her bed. When police were asked the cause of death prior to an autopsy, they speculated that she either died of a heart attack or choked to death on a ham sandwich, thus the UNTRUE story that she died by choking on a ham sandwich. Buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA - Court of Tanach, Lot 5000, Grave 2F
  • An official website, is posted by her daughter, Owen: http://www.casselliot.com/ She addresses the myth and rumors here: http://www.casselliot.com/facts.htm Here you can read about what has become the urban legend: http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/mamacass.htm
  • yeh i recently read a book and it said the sandwich had not been eaten not even a bit who knows??
  • She died of a heart attack. Unfortunately due to her weight, and the ham sandwich within her vicinity, some crude rumors circulated about her dying by choking on that ham sandwich. +++

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