Mystery of Marilyn Monroe's death unveiled?
Over the years, the cause of death of one of the most famous Hollywood celebrities Marilyn Monroe
(Norma Jean Mortenson) remained a mystery. Most of the evidence and
testimony obtained during the investigation has been destroyed or lost.
But now, nearly half a century later, the world saw the new details of
the actress' death.
On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe's body
was found in the bedroom of her home in Brentwood. According to the
autopsy, the investigation came to the conclusion that the death was
caused by an acute barbiturate poisoning. Monroe's house was filled with
listening devices, and surveillance was conducted on the day of her
death. Witnesses said that a day earlier John and Bobby Kennedy came to
visit her. There were screams and the sound of breaking glass, and a
woman yelled: "Murderers! You are murderers! Are you satisfied now that
she's dead?" Then it was quiet. It is argued that it was Bobby Kennedy
who silenced Monroe forever, strangling her with a pillow.
In fact, while over a hundred books have
been written about the life and death of the woman who was likely the
most notorious sex symbol of the 20th century, not one of them has been
able to penetrate the mystery, or at least fill the gap about the last
minutes of Monroe's life.
According to eyewitnesses, August 4,
1962 was a pretty typical day in Marilyn's life. Pat Newcomb, her press
agent, recalled that Marilyn, apparently, did not sleep well and was a
bit annoyed. Monroe spent most of her day with her psychiatrist, Dr.
Ralph Greenson, who noted a distinct change in the state of the actress,
and explained it with Nembutal (a barbiturate). In the evening Joe
DiMaggio visited her to discuss termination of his engagement and their
possible reunion.
In pictures: Unseen photos of Marilyn Monroe
At 4:25 am on Sunday, August 5, the Los
Angeles Police received a call. The caller introduced himself as Dr.
Hyman Engelberg, Marilyn's personal physician. He said that the actress
Marilyn Monroe committed suicide. When the police arrived at the house
of the movie star, they found Marilyn's naked body next to a bottle of
sedatives. According to the description of the scene, she was lying face
down, her face buried in a pillow, her arms stretched out along her
body, the right arm slightly bent, her legs straight.
The investigation immediately suggested
that she was put this way by someone, because, in spite of the general
concept, an overdose of sleeping pills usually causes cramps in the
victim's leg and vomiting, and the position of the body is distorted.
Witness evidence was very strange. They claimed that Marilyn's body was
found before four o'clock, but they could not go to the police until so
permitted by the advertising department of the "20th Century Fox Film
Corporation."
The preliminary autopsy determined that
Marilyn died of an overdose of barbiturates. Traces of pentobarbital
(sleeping pills) were found in her liver, and chloral hydrate in her
blood. The reason of Marilyn's death was identified as a "probable
suicide."
The coroner based his determination of
the cause of death as a "suicide" on traces of sedatives present in her
blood, her previous suicide attempts, and lack of signs of violence.
Some forensic experts did not agree. They argued that there were no
traces of Nembutal in Monroe's stomach or intestines, and only in her
liver, suggesting that Marilyn died of a rectally administered
barbiturate enema.
Some experts argue a very convincing
case for the accidental death of the celebrity. It is possible that her
doctors, trying to wean Marilyn off Nembutal, gave her chloral hydrate.
Chloral hydrate significantly slows down the metabolism and absorption
of Nembutal. Doctors could not know when and what she took given that
the drugs do not interact well. Almost every doctor makes serious and
sometimes fatal mistakes when treating their patients. It should be also
considered that during the day Marilyn frequently took drugs.
Obviously, a theory of accidental death or murder is more exciting than
other theories.
Celebrity status is more prone to
criminal romance. Of course, it is important to distinguish between
withholding of information by powerful people from committing crimes and
eliminating people who can potentially create serious problems. There
are a number of credible people who claim that Marilyn Monroe had an
affair with one or both of the Kennedy brothers. According to Marilyn's
trustee, Monroe had a real claim to the role of the first lady. Her
letters and phone calls to Kennedy became tiresome and very risky. It is
one thing to have fun with nameless girls, but quite another to have an
affair with a sex symbol and celebrity. The actress could easily
deprive both of the presidency because she knew about many private
issues, or even issues relating to the national security. The
influential brothers had their reasons to break off the relations with
Marilyn forever. Therefore, it is possible that Robert was the man who
tried to end the celebrity's relationships with the Kennedy clan.
According to Marilyn's friends, the
relationships that developed between her and the two brothers and that
were not previously known to the public were the talk of the town in
Hollywood. Marilyn was often seen dancing or having an intimate
conversation at private parties with Bobby or John. According to her
close friends, Bobby fell in love with Marilyn, but the feeling was not
mutual because Monroe's heart still belonged to his older brother, John.
Sometimes, Marilyn and John would secretly meet during official visits
of the latter and often spoke on the phone. Kennedy even got her a
personal number so she could contact him through the Ministry of
Justice. Marilyn's hopes for a future together with the president grew
stronger, and she believed that John F. Kennedy would one day be able to
divorce Jackie and marry her.
In 1962, she performed at Madison Square
Garden at John F. Kennedy's birthday party, singing the famous "Happy
Birthday Mr. President". The performance caused rumors in the crowd
since the relationships were publicly demonstrated. The rumors about
Marilyn and Kennedy began to actively circulate in the American society.
There was a danger that if the relationships with the President and
Marilyn continue, John could be drawn into a scandal.
In the summer of 1962, Marilyn was asked
to stop all contact with the brothers, and their relationships came to
an abrupt end. Marilyn was broken and fell into a deep depression. She
even shared with friends that she would not mind telling the truth about
her relationships with the Kennedy brothers in retaliation for the pain
they have caused her.
A few weeks before her death, Marilyn's
career and personal life, in a sense, were on the rise. She was invited
to a number of new film projects and spent a weekend with Joe DiMaggio,
and according to rumors they planned to re-marry. Unfortunately, next
weekend Marilyn was found dead at her home in Brentwood. Her death was
ruled a suicide by an overdose of sleeping pills. However, many still
believe that she was killed because she knew too much. On the eve of the
tragic events she was visited by Frank Sinatra who wanted to make sure
that she was not going to cover the details of her relationship with JFK
in the press. They say that gangster Sam Giancana threatened her for
the same reason, and some unflattering photos of the actress were
brought to light to blackmail her. Now everyone understands that the
actual events that surrounded the death of Marilyn will never be made
public. The only thing we know for sure is that the living legend
mysteriously died in her prime, surrounded by mystery, scandal and
uncertainty.
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