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Bedside Con: Dying Woman Signs Over Mansion
ABCNews -- Near the end of her 88 years, Mary Ellen Bendtsen, a fading celebrity whose landmark mansion had been a jewel of Dallas real estate, put her trust in two younger friends she called "the boys." The men, Mark McCay and Justin Burgess, brought a fourth party to the relationship: their lawyer. Attorney Edwin Olsen took Bendtsen on as a client. At the end of her life, he helped her grant power of attorney to McCay and Burgess and sign a will making them beneficiaries. Her family says "the boys'" relationship with Bendtsen was all designed to get her share of the almost $1 million home. The men, meanwhile, say that they were simply honoring their dying friend's wishes. Read Part 1 of "Mary Ellen's Mansion" HERE. Watch the full story Friday on...
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11.23.09 - Updated 11:11pm ET
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