Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Actress Lucille Ball died April 26, 1989 from an abdominal aortic aneurysm. At the time of her death, she was in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center recovering from emergency surgery performed just six days earlier because of a dissecting aortic aneurysm near her heart. Ball was at increased risk, as she had been a heavy smoker for decades.
Lucille Miller
Further investigation led to the discovery of the $125,000 (some sources say $140,000) life insurance policy with the double indemnity clause for accidental death, their financial problems (just over $64,000 in debt, including the nearly $30,000 mortgage for the Bella Vista house), and an affair Lucille had with lawyer Arthwell Hayton, a widower father of three, one of them a friend of Debra. Debra said Hayton's wife, Elaine, had also died under mysterious circumstances.