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Dee Eileen Glassman

37 years old · died August 13, 2017 · Multnomah County Detention Center, Multnomah County, Oregon

Dee Eileen Glassman, 37, died on August 13, 2017, in her cell at the Multnomah County Detention Center in Oregon, where she was held. Court records show she was a mother of three. According to the Multnomah County Medical Examiner's Office, she died from the toxic effects of methamphetamine taken before she was brought into custody, and ruled the death an accident. The sheriff's office said an investigation found she did not use illegal drugs in jail and that there were no signs of foul play.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Multnomah County Medical Examiner's Office attributed her death to toxic effects of methamphetamine taken before she entered custody and ruled it an accident.

Reported by: Multnomah County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her).

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