The news of Marilyn Monroe’s death began to spread. Newspapers were seen everywhere with her bright, smiling face and the giant, bolded letters of ‘death’ stamped on the front pages. Even The New York Times published a newspaper article titled “Marilyn Monroe Dead, Pills Near.” In this article, Dr. Theodore J. Curphey, the coroner, declares Monroe’s death to have not been from natural causes: “After an autopsy the Los Angeles coroner reported that Miss Monroe's ‘was not a natural death.’ He attributed it to a drug” (“Marilyn Monroe Dead, Pills Near”). Her death seemed to be the typical case of overdosing on barbiturates with traces of chloral hydrate which are both sedatives or sleeping pills (Los Angeles County Coroner’s Mortuary, 1962). There …show more content…
Blame was thrown around as to who exactly killed her and why. The most popular suspects of Monroe’s perceived “murder: was none other than America’s 35th president, John F. Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Many suspect that Monroe was hiding a “relationship” with John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, and they were the cause behind her death. It is believed that the Kennedys had her assassinated to cover up whatever affair that could have occurred, to protect communist secrets, or the mafia killed her to send a message to the president. Frank A. Capell was one of these believers. Capell was an anti-communist who self published a pamphlet, The Strange Death of Marilyn Monroe, in 1964 that claimed Marilyn Monroe’s death was murdered and it was related to her connection to the Kennedy family, more specifically the Attorney General. Capell accused Robert Kennedy of being a communist spy that had Monroe assassinated in order to keep her quiet (Truong) Now, private detective Milo Speriglio didn’t believe that the Kennedys were communists with ulterior agendas, however he did believe they were involved in Monroe’s death. In 1982, Speriglio makes a claim in his book, Marilyn Monroe: Murder Cover-Up, that mafia boss Sam Giancana ordered a hit on Monroe in order to send a message to the Kennedy’s to leave the mafia alone (Truong). Speriglio’s accusations even led to the reopening of …show more content…
There is no actual confirmation besides untrustworthy gossip that Marilyn Monroe succeeded past those attempted phone calls. Her calls to Washington were never accepted, she was always sent to voicemail. Even if it were true; if she did manage to make contact and had an affair with either/both of the Kennedy’s, her autopsy report negates any sort of foul play. Expert medical examiner Dr. Judy Melinek confirms that Monroe’s autopsy aligns with the signs of self-induced overdosed. Any sort of needle or forced injection would have been spotted by the coroner immediately, “If drugs are injected by a needle you can typically see a needle puncture mark in the location of the injection, and this would be more likely to be visible if they were injected against the will of the person, as they would be fighting/resisting” (Melinek, 2018). Dr. Melinek also points out that it would be quite normal that no residue from the medication would have been found in Monroe’s stomach if enough time between her death and her arrival to the morgue had passed, “The absence of residue found in the stomach does not mean the drugs were not ingested. Drugs are designed to dissolve in the fluid and acidic stomach contents and no residue would be detected within several hours of ingestion” (Melinek, 2018). With this expert testimony confirming Marilyn Monroe’s autopsy reports as legitimate leaves the official cause of death by possible suicide by overdose as
Jackie Kennedy. The most far-fetched theory of all the JFK assassination theories is the one that states that John F. Kennedy’s own wife killed him herself. A few theorists claim or say that Mrs. Kennedy could have had a pistol in the car with she and her husband. They also say that after she shot him, she hid the pistol she used in a flowerpot nearby. But the fact that thousands of Texans were watching the Kennedys automatically throws this theory out of the window.
Like I said I believe that Joseph Milteer had planned to kill John Kennedy. There is proof of a phone call the Milteer had with William Somersett
Remembered as the elegant blond red-lipped bombshell iconic singer, actress and sex symbol of the 1950s. Her talent and legacy is still carried on by her highly legendary pop painting by Andy Warhol and influential flying skirt photos. But some remember her tragic death the most. Her name was Marilyn Monroe. She was only 36 when she was found face down dead in her Los Angeles home on August 5th 1962. The official coronas report stated that Hollywood’s face had gone through a probable suicide by swallowing 40 barbiturates which caused her stomach line to haemorrhage intensely enough that she couldn’t last long enough for the ambulance to arrive. But was this the full story? Multiple voices including Clemens the first police officer in the scene
People believe that there were many shooters in the assassination of JFK. Some say it was the CIA and others say it could have been his own driver. The CIA could have killed him because he knew too much and were telling people that he shouldn't have been telling. Some also believe that the CIA also killed Marilyn Monroe because JFK had relations with her and he had told her stuff that she should
In the nineteen-sixties and early seventies, a wide number of popular musicians and ordinary people died from drug overdose. Carlton was more or less expected to die this was as well, as he regularly experiments with drugs and alcohol. However, Cunningham
On November 22, 1963 President John Fitzgerald Kennedy arrived in Dallas to an excited crowd of people lining the streets hoping to get a glimpse of the President. At 12:30 in the afternoon, the President’s car made the last, fatal turn. As the car turned left onto Elm Street, past the Texas School Block Depository and headed down the slope that leads through Dealey Plaza, Governor Connally’s wife said, “Mr. President, You can’t say that Dallas doesn’t love you” (Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy 48). Immediately after that, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States was shot once in the neck and again in the head (Report of the President's Commission on the
The debate about Kennedy’s assassination has been mixed by emotional arguments array of conspiracy theories that try to explain why a popular president was shot. I believe that President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Texas was a conspiracy. The U.S. Government has admitted that the American people have not been told the truth about the assassination.
Oswald why would an armed forces officer who obeyed the law and was an all-around good person decide to kill a president I don't think he did but on that topic I'll let you decide what's true and what's false okay his wife Jackie Kennedy a mother-of-two loyal wife of the president finds out Miss Marilyn Monroe and her husband have been sleeping together and decides to get back at him and in the car wraps her arm around him puts a gun to his neck trigger not such a crazy idea now okay if you think that's why I'm how about the fact that in the film she reaches back to grab a piece of his head that was just blown off like why I don't know if it's just me or what I want to talk about a touchy topic government hiding if the 35th president's murder was conceived by the government would it be the first cover up you have to think about the infant Ultra projects referenced in the show stranger things that actually happened also multiple areas they do research it's not only Area 51 possible in prisons John Lennon's death and yes the mysterious death of
On the 22nd of November 1963, the 35th president of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the crime, but was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby before he could be taken to trial. The Warren Commission officially determined that Oswald was the lone assassin, however, this conclusion has not been accepted by many. In fact, a 2003 poll reported that 75% of Americans do not believe that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Most believe that the assassination was the result of a conspiracy, though these same polls also show that there is no agreement on who else might have been involved. Most put forward the idea of involved parties such as Castro
Marilyn Monroe’s case was never truly solved. Investigators scrambled to find a justification and came to the conclusion that she committed suicide and let the public believe so. According to Baker, Baker, & McNeil. (2012) if Monroe truly did commit suicide by pill overdose, they would have had to have found pill residue in her stomach when doctors did the autopsy. However, they did not find any residue of the pills, ruling out her potential suicide by overdosing on drugs. If Marilyn Monroe did not commit suicide, she was murdered by Robert Kennedy on behalf of his jealousy of her relationships with other men. Another explanation for him murdering her was that he was scared that if the public found out about their affairs, it would ruin his public figure. According to Baker, Baker, & McNeil (2012) “Witnesses claim to have heard a disturbing tape, from the bugged Monroe home the night of her death, on which the voices of Peter Lawford, and angry Bobby Kennedy and a screaming Monroe are audible” (p. 52). This could very well be true considering that Robert was in the Los Angeles area that day. History.com (2009) claims that “On August 4, 1962 Robert Kennedy, then attorney general in his older brother’s cabinet, was in
Was it an accidental overdose or is that information unknown to investigators and the general public? Was it ruled a suicide?
This links to the conspiracy theory in the sense that the theories were right or had one thing in common, Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated John F. Kennedy. The conclusion by Warren report is based on the following information. The murder weapon was Mannlicher-Carcano 6.5-millimeter Italian rifle which was owned by Oswald. Oswald was also seen to carry the rifle into the building on the morning of the incident. After the assassination the rifle was found hidden and covered with the paper bag used by Oswald to carry the rifle (Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy). Jack Rubby later seeing no other way to silence Oswald , opt for one solution, murder. And that is how Oswald met his death "Assassination of John F. Kennedy". According to Waldron (6) the investigation led Congress in 1979 to make a conclusion that JFK was killed as a result of conspiracy where Carlos Marcello had the motives, means as well as the opportunity. Waldron (20) argue further that as John became President and Robert being attorney General, they tried in vain to convict Marcello as part of their massive efforts to end organized crime .The war against the mob eventually became Marcello's reason to kill JFK. It is believed, by historians that FBI had not followed up on the House Committee’s of 1979 recommendation to investigate Marcello further for JFK's
The official response has always been that Monroe died of suicide. This is because as Monroe’s death is classified as suicide, no one, but Monroe herself takes the responsibility. Hence, the conspiracy suggesting President Kennedy’s secret police killed Monroe is invalid. Consequently, Monroe’s death classified as suicide would cause less societal impact than being politically related. Furthermore, in order to avoid suicide from happening, one should always be open-minded in different aspects like family, love, and career. Despite societal pressure has increased in the past decades as there are more intense competitions, individuals should learn how to release stress than choosing death to escape from
By her night table, empty bottles of medication were strewn. In one hand, she held a telephone. Investigators stated that the 36 year old died because of an overdose and was marked off as a suicide. The proposition that the death of Marilyn Monroe was a suicide is a fascinating mystery that can be supported by her dysfunctional family and her unfortunate lifestyle, her diagnosed depression, and her autopsy report after she died; even the counter
Contemplating on what topic I should research; while simultaneously checking my email, an article came up concerning Marilyn Monroe. Thinking to myself, this is a sign to begin my internet research on her. As a result, this gave me an interesting way I came up with a topic. I clicked the link, which went to the Huffington Post news video discussing Marilyn’s death, how her appearance was dramatically different from her trademark features. The video stated that her face was all swollen and she owned false teeth. Saddened by the clip and the atrocious taste with respect of the deceased; undoubtedly I wouldn’t wish for my appearance to be brought up years later regarding how appalling my features were at the time of my demise. I decided to explore and learn more concerning her