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Ashbrook's death was considered suspicious at the time.  He had announced his candidacy for the [[U.S. Senate]] and was ahead in the polls.  He was a leading anti-[[communist]] in the [[House of Representatives]].  He was terrific health and vigorous.

Ashbrook's death was considered suspicious at the time.  He had announced his candidacy for the [[U.S. Senate]] and was ahead in the polls.  He was a leading anti-[[communist]] in the [[House of Representatives]].  He was terrific health and vigorous.

He ate a meal at a restaurant, and then fell sick soon thereafter.  He was promptly taken to the hospital and died soon thereafter.  The hospital claimed that he had died of a heart attack, but that was false.  Another obituary says he died from a peptic ulcer.<ref>https://hyperleap.com/topic/John_M._Ashbrook</ref>  But as reported in his obituary in the New York Times, the county coroner gave a different analysis:

He ate a meal at a restaurant, and then fell sick soon thereafter.  He was promptly taken to the hospital and died soon thereafter.  The hospital claimed that he had died of a heart attack, but that was false.  Another obituary says he died from a peptic ulcer.<ref>[https://hyperleap.com/topic/John_M._Ashbrook John M. Ashbrook]. ''Hyperleap''.</ref>  But as reported in his obituary in the New York Times, the county coroner gave a different analysis:

{{cquote|A hospital official had reported earlier that Mr. Ashbrook had apparently suffered a heart attack in his hometown of Johnstown, but Dr. Robert Baker, the Licking County coroner, who performed a preliminary autopsy, said the Congressman had died of massive stomach and intestinal bleeding. Dr. Baker said a more extensive autopsy would be performed to determine the cause of the bleeding.<ref>Blair, William G. (April 25, 1982). [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/25/obituaries/rep-john-m-ashbrook-of-ohio-dies-at-age-of-53.html REP. JOHN M. ASHBROOK OF OHIO DIES AT AGE OF 53]. ''The New York Times''.</ref>}}

{{cquote|A hospital official had reported earlier that Mr. Ashbrook had apparently suffered a heart attack in his hometown of Johnstown, but Dr. Robert Baker, the Licking County coroner, who performed a preliminary autopsy, said the Congressman had died of massive stomach and intestinal bleeding. Dr. Baker said a more extensive autopsy would be performed to determine the cause of the bleeding.<ref>Blair, William G. (April 25, 1982). [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/25/obituaries/rep-john-m-ashbrook-of-ohio-dies-at-age-of-53.html REP. JOHN M. ASHBROOK OF OHIO DIES AT AGE OF 53]. ''The New York Times''.</ref>}}

Death by massive stomach and internal bleeding would be caused by being given something improper to eat.   

Death by massive stomach and internal bleeding would be caused by being given something improper to eat.