Probably wouldn't go that far as to find out if anyone has died in this house (it is old, of course people have probably died in it)... but an actual death bed might be a little too extreme for my tastes. Especially if the person who died in it left a dip in the mattress. In fact, I will never buy used a mattress, a couch, etc. I will not be sleeping in some other dude's wet spot no matter how dry it is.