Originally published Monday, January 5, 2009 at 11:40 AM

Bellevue police investigate suspicious death of woman

Bellevue police are investigating the suspicious death last weekend of a 23-year-old woman, but it could be weeks before her cause of death is known.

By Seattle Times staff

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Bellevue police are investigating the suspicious death last weekend of a 23-year-old woman, but said it could be weeks before her cause of death is known.

"We don't know if it's accidental or medical. We don't know if a crime was committed," said Bellevue police spokesman Greg Grannis.

Police were called to a house in the 14600 block of Southeast 19th Place just after 8:30 p.m. Saturday after someone called 911 to report the woman's death, he said. She is not a Bellevue resident and Grannis could not say where she lived.

There were no obvious signs of trauma or violence and police did not receive any disturbance calls at the address, Grannis said. It could take several weeks before toxicology tests are completed, he said.

A 26-year-old man who lives at the house where the woman died was arrested on unrelated traffic warrants, Grannis said.

The King County Medical Examiner's Office does not expect to release the woman's name until Tuesday afternoon at the earliest, a death investigator said.

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mmmm...... A 23 year old woman suddenly dies in a house in a city that is not the city she lives in. The man who lives in the house where she... Posted on January 6, 2009 at 3:00 AM by wildpitcher. Jump to comment

If someone you knew died in a house with a guy who had nothing specific to say about it, wouldn't you be a bit suspicious? I would. But, I... Posted on January 6, 2009 at 12:09 PM by Judyisafan. Jump to comment

If they have no idea why she is dead, and there was no other reason to suspect a crime of any sort (traffic violations aside) why do t hey classify... Posted on January 5, 2009 at 5:28 PM by MarsSentinel. Jump to comment

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