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Marilyn Monroe Conspiracy Theory Essay

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Marilyn Monroe was a young successful actress who didn’t have it easy growing up. She started her career as a model in 1946, before beginning her movie career. She had landed several minor roles and that’s how she got the attention that she needed for her to land major roles. She was a sex symbol and was famous for her dumb blonde persona. On August 5, 1962, is when Marilyn was found dead in her bedroom. When the public found out about her death, it was a shock to the world. People’s interest in her life and death is what increased the interest in conspiracy theories about how exactly this movie star died. A conspiracy theory is a result of a controversial event, where a person or a group of people are accused of causing or covering up an action …show more content…

Bobby Kennedy wasn't the only one taking part in Marilyn’s death. Bobby’s brother-in-law, actor Peter Lawford and Marilyn’s psychiatrist Dr. Greenson, who gave Marilyn a fatal injection of pentobarbital to her heart. “Bobby Kennedy was determined to shut her up, regardless the consequence.” Peter Lawford later revealed, “it was the craziest thing he ever did- and I was crazy-enough to let it happen.” It was a murder witnessed by the ambulance attendant James C. Hall, who arrived at Marilyn’s house and saw her psychiatrist inject the pentobarbital into her heart and breaking one of her ribs with the needle. Bobby had set him up. Bobby was sent by JFK to persuade Marilyn to stop calling him at the White House, but things went differently then expected. He ended up in bed with her. After their first time together, their affair became constant and they saw each other more. Her attention shifted from JFK to Bobby Kennedy. She was in love with Bobby and wanted to marry him. Bobby promised he would leave Ethal to marry her. When Bobby started to drift away, she started to threat the Kennedy family again. She said she was going to set up a press conference to reveal her affairs with the Kennedy brothers and all the secrets she had against the Kennedy’s, which is why they believe

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