Sheriff: Malibu Dishwasher Died Of Upper Respiratory Disease
MALIBU (CBS) — The 32-year-old restaurant dishwasher who was found in a pool of his own blood outside Guido's in Malibu apparently died from an upper respiratory disease, authorities said.
Carlos Ivan Rodas was found dead Sunday night just steps from the door of Guido's in the Malibu County Mart shopping center at Pacific Coast Highway and Cross Creek Road, according to sheriff's deputies and a coroner's spokesman.
Rodas' death was first reported as a stabbing, then as a brutal beating. Officials later said they believed Rodas died of natural causes, despite the large amount of blood found at the scene.
An official cause of death from the coroner's office was unavailable. Sheriff's detectives issued a statement Wednesday, saying they did not believe any foul play was involved and that Rodas died from a respiratory disease.
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