Mysterious circumstances
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:09 pmMarilyn Monroe
When did Marilyn Monroe die? She die on August 4, 1962.
What is the official version of how she died ? The official version was she was suicide. Possibily the result of a tragic accidental drug overcddose ... and possibly administered by someone other than Marilyn herself.
What other explanations are ther? There are many theories about her death.
Suicide. This is the official cause of death and probably the most widely believed. She had tried it four times previously and she clearly had signifcant mood swings.
The problem with this theory is that too many forensic facts are at odds with it, unless one can imagine Marilyn making yp a barbiturate enema and administering it to herself. Quite a number of forensic experts have discarded the suicide theory as incosistent with the facts.
Another problem with the suicide theroy is that she was in good spirits at the timne of her death and had been making plans for future events and mmovies, and her remarriage to Joe DiMaggio.
Accident
If, in fact, Marilyn died froma rectally-adminizxtrered barbiturate enema, the question is who prepared and administeresd it. It is not oput of the realm of possibiity that the overdose was accidental.
Dr. Greenson ahd been working with Dr. Hyman Engelberg to weanb Marilyn off Nembutal, sustituting instead chloral hydrate to help her sleep. Milton Rudin claimed taht Greenson said something very important the night of Marilyn'sn ddeath: "God damm it! Hy gave her a *censured* I didn't know about!"
Dr Engelberg was having serous marital problems and obviously didn't communicate well with Greenson on Marilyn's prescriptions. Spoto suggests that Greenson wolud not have given Marilyn a heavy dose of chloral hydrate the evening of her death if he hasd realiuzed that marilyn had been taking Nembutal capsules throughout tyhe day. Spoto further suyggests that after an exhausting full day with Marilyn that he arranged for her to have a chloral hydrate enema so taht she would sleep through the night.
If Spoto theory is correct, then who administered the enema?He believes that it had to be Enice Murray, sho, like Greenson, had no inling that the sedative enema would be fatal.
Any doctor might be loath to admit to himself or others that he had made such a significant mistake in such a high-profile patient, especially since Marilyn appeared drugged during the afternoon. Also, if Eunice was the person who administered the enema, it would be natural for her to try to protect herself and Dr. Greenson by pretending that no such procedure was given to Marilyn.
Murder
Everyone loves a conspiracy. It is so much more exciting than accidental death or suicide. The celebrity status of the main characters in this drama lends itself heavily towards the romance of conspiracy. Llok at the cottage industry that Joohn F Kennedy's assassination has generated.
It's important to distinguish the cover-`p of embarrassing information by powerful people from the commitment of a crime to elimiate people whbo can potentially create embarrassment.
There are a number of credible people who claij that Marilyn Monroe ahd affairs with one or both Kennedy brothers . John K , at least, wasknown to indulge himself in extramareital adventures. So, it is not at all implasusible taht President Kennedy availed himself of the charms of oen of the sexiest and most attractive women of that era. That Robert Kennedy was so inclined is not nearly as clear.
According to Pet4er Lawford, Marilyn's unrealistic notions about becoming First Lady caused her to embarrass hyerself with both Kennedy brothers. Her letters and telephone calls to them had become both tiresome amd very risky. IT was one thing to avoert with anonymous girls, but quite another to be invoolved with a celebrity *censured* wsymbol like MM. THere was every good reason for JFK and RFK to break off the relationship with M permanently.
Qhat allegedly ecame so troublesome was M's supposed rage at JFK's rejections of her and the fear that she was able to strike in both brothersl Donald Wolfe sums it pu "MM was in a position to bring down the presidency.. She was cognizant of Jack Kennedy's marital infidelities and other private matters. She had his notes and letters and was priby to Kennedy's involvement with Sam Giancana. That the Kennedy brothers and discussed national security matters with the film satar added to an astonishing array of indiscretions".
It is not out of the realm of possibility that Robert Kennedy was the man appointed by his brother to deliver the rejhection to Marilyn personally. It's not he kind of thing that one writes ina letter and it's unlikely that JFK was anxious to deliver the message himself.
Did Rogert Kennedy bring Marilyn the news of his brother's desire to break off his relationship on the night Marilyn died? After all, theere are some witnesses, including a cop, who place Robert Kennedy near the scene that nignt. This information may never be known with any certainly, but if Roert K did somehow make an unannounced visit to MM on the nigh of August r, then it provides unexpected motivatyion fdor the suicide theory. That is, while M may have been in good spirits that day and evening, a visit by Robert K shattering her notions about an enduring relationship with JFK could have abruptly changed her mood.
Was there an attempt on the part of the govermment to cover uyp John Kennedy's insdiscretions with MM? It would be very surprising indeed if there were not such an attempt.
Teh alleged cover-up was believed to have extended beyond the phone records and police evidence found at the scene. Shortly after his phone call to the Naars before 11 p.m. on the night of Marilyn's death, it is believed that Peter Lawford and Pat Newocomb went to Marilyn's house. Purportecly in a state of panic, Lawford called brother-in-law Bobby kenndy and explained whad had occrred.
however, destroying phone records and personal jounals and scrpas of paper are not in the same league with murder.
To suggest, as some authors, have that Robert Kennedy was somehow complicit in the murder of MM is to be ignorant of the character and intefrigy of the Attorney General. While mystery surrounds the death of MM, mystery does not shroud the character of Robert Kennedy. He had a very fixed moral compass which was repeatedly documetned in his crusade against organized crime.
Was Marilyn murdered by the Mafia, eager to avenge itself on the Kennedys for Robert's strike against them and expose the Kennedys' philandering to the American public? The motive was probably there but with what is known about the individuals present in Marilyn's home on the night of aUGUST 4, 1962, it makes a mob hit with a rectal enema seem a bit unlikely and almost absurd.
The actual events that surrounded Marilyn's death will probably never be known. What was known for certain was that a living legend mysteriously died before her time, in a mist of confusion, scandal and uncertainty.
Following authopsy, Marilyn's body was released to her famiuly. Marilyn's mother, who was insitutitionalized, did not take custody of the body . Instead, Joe DiMaggioclaimed her remains and arranged a small and quiet funeral for the woman he continued to loved up until her death. Finally on August8, 1962, she was laid to rest in Los Angeles'Westwood Memorial Park in the Corridor of Memories. On that day, thousand lined the streets an grieved for their icon and the world's movie legend. Marilyn Monroe.
When did Marilyn Monroe die? She die on August 4, 1962.
What is the official version of how she died ? The official version was she was suicide. Possibily the result of a tragic accidental drug overcddose ... and possibly administered by someone other than Marilyn herself.
What other explanations are ther? There are many theories about her death.
Suicide. This is the official cause of death and probably the most widely believed. She had tried it four times previously and she clearly had signifcant mood swings.
The problem with this theory is that too many forensic facts are at odds with it, unless one can imagine Marilyn making yp a barbiturate enema and administering it to herself. Quite a number of forensic experts have discarded the suicide theory as incosistent with the facts.
Another problem with the suicide theroy is that she was in good spirits at the timne of her death and had been making plans for future events and mmovies, and her remarriage to Joe DiMaggio.
Accident
If, in fact, Marilyn died froma rectally-adminizxtrered barbiturate enema, the question is who prepared and administeresd it. It is not oput of the realm of possibiity that the overdose was accidental.
Dr. Greenson ahd been working with Dr. Hyman Engelberg to weanb Marilyn off Nembutal, sustituting instead chloral hydrate to help her sleep. Milton Rudin claimed taht Greenson said something very important the night of Marilyn'sn ddeath: "God damm it! Hy gave her a *censured* I didn't know about!"
Dr Engelberg was having serous marital problems and obviously didn't communicate well with Greenson on Marilyn's prescriptions. Spoto suggests that Greenson wolud not have given Marilyn a heavy dose of chloral hydrate the evening of her death if he hasd realiuzed that marilyn had been taking Nembutal capsules throughout tyhe day. Spoto further suyggests that after an exhausting full day with Marilyn that he arranged for her to have a chloral hydrate enema so taht she would sleep through the night.
If Spoto theory is correct, then who administered the enema?He believes that it had to be Enice Murray, sho, like Greenson, had no inling that the sedative enema would be fatal.
Any doctor might be loath to admit to himself or others that he had made such a significant mistake in such a high-profile patient, especially since Marilyn appeared drugged during the afternoon. Also, if Eunice was the person who administered the enema, it would be natural for her to try to protect herself and Dr. Greenson by pretending that no such procedure was given to Marilyn.
Murder
Everyone loves a conspiracy. It is so much more exciting than accidental death or suicide. The celebrity status of the main characters in this drama lends itself heavily towards the romance of conspiracy. Llok at the cottage industry that Joohn F Kennedy's assassination has generated.
It's important to distinguish the cover-`p of embarrassing information by powerful people from the commitment of a crime to elimiate people whbo can potentially create embarrassment.
There are a number of credible people who claij that Marilyn Monroe ahd affairs with one or both Kennedy brothers . John K , at least, wasknown to indulge himself in extramareital adventures. So, it is not at all implasusible taht President Kennedy availed himself of the charms of oen of the sexiest and most attractive women of that era. That Robert Kennedy was so inclined is not nearly as clear.
According to Pet4er Lawford, Marilyn's unrealistic notions about becoming First Lady caused her to embarrass hyerself with both Kennedy brothers. Her letters and telephone calls to them had become both tiresome amd very risky. IT was one thing to avoert with anonymous girls, but quite another to be invoolved with a celebrity *censured* wsymbol like MM. THere was every good reason for JFK and RFK to break off the relationship with M permanently.
Qhat allegedly ecame so troublesome was M's supposed rage at JFK's rejections of her and the fear that she was able to strike in both brothersl Donald Wolfe sums it pu "MM was in a position to bring down the presidency.. She was cognizant of Jack Kennedy's marital infidelities and other private matters. She had his notes and letters and was priby to Kennedy's involvement with Sam Giancana. That the Kennedy brothers and discussed national security matters with the film satar added to an astonishing array of indiscretions".
It is not out of the realm of possibility that Robert Kennedy was the man appointed by his brother to deliver the rejhection to Marilyn personally. It's not he kind of thing that one writes ina letter and it's unlikely that JFK was anxious to deliver the message himself.
Did Rogert Kennedy bring Marilyn the news of his brother's desire to break off his relationship on the night Marilyn died? After all, theere are some witnesses, including a cop, who place Robert Kennedy near the scene that nignt. This information may never be known with any certainly, but if Roert K did somehow make an unannounced visit to MM on the nigh of August r, then it provides unexpected motivatyion fdor the suicide theory. That is, while M may have been in good spirits that day and evening, a visit by Robert K shattering her notions about an enduring relationship with JFK could have abruptly changed her mood.
Was there an attempt on the part of the govermment to cover uyp John Kennedy's insdiscretions with MM? It would be very surprising indeed if there were not such an attempt.
Teh alleged cover-up was believed to have extended beyond the phone records and police evidence found at the scene. Shortly after his phone call to the Naars before 11 p.m. on the night of Marilyn's death, it is believed that Peter Lawford and Pat Newocomb went to Marilyn's house. Purportecly in a state of panic, Lawford called brother-in-law Bobby kenndy and explained whad had occrred.
however, destroying phone records and personal jounals and scrpas of paper are not in the same league with murder.
To suggest, as some authors, have that Robert Kennedy was somehow complicit in the murder of MM is to be ignorant of the character and intefrigy of the Attorney General. While mystery surrounds the death of MM, mystery does not shroud the character of Robert Kennedy. He had a very fixed moral compass which was repeatedly documetned in his crusade against organized crime.
Was Marilyn murdered by the Mafia, eager to avenge itself on the Kennedys for Robert's strike against them and expose the Kennedys' philandering to the American public? The motive was probably there but with what is known about the individuals present in Marilyn's home on the night of aUGUST 4, 1962, it makes a mob hit with a rectal enema seem a bit unlikely and almost absurd.
The actual events that surrounded Marilyn's death will probably never be known. What was known for certain was that a living legend mysteriously died before her time, in a mist of confusion, scandal and uncertainty.
Following authopsy, Marilyn's body was released to her famiuly. Marilyn's mother, who was insitutitionalized, did not take custody of the body . Instead, Joe DiMaggioclaimed her remains and arranged a small and quiet funeral for the woman he continued to loved up until her death. Finally on August8, 1962, she was laid to rest in Los Angeles'Westwood Memorial Park in the Corridor of Memories. On that day, thousand lined the streets an grieved for their icon and the world's movie legend. Marilyn Monroe.