Without a shadow of a doubt, the death of Marylin Monroe is one of the greatest mysteries in the history of movie stars. Monroe died young, only 36 years old. To this day, people wonder about the motive of her death. Was it suicide? Or maybe an overdose of drugs that the star was taking? What are the causes and conspiracy theories about the death of Marilyn Monroe?
Marylin Monroe was known for her rather scandalous life. She had a romance with many men, but also women. Drugs, medications, alcohol, and other stimulants were no strangers to her everyday life. In her short life, the actress struggled with many problems, incl. with insomnia, neurosis, depression, low self-esteem, or stage fright. The chaos of life was soothed by strong sleeping pills and anesthetics. The woman attempted suicide several times, intertwined with acting in more and more outstanding films by famous directors. Unfortunately, the young age of the star and such a huge, world career, instead of taking Monroe to the heights, dragged her into the abyss with no way out.
Marylin Monroe died on August 5, 1962. According to witnesses, she spent the last day before her death in her own home, located in Los Angeles at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive Street. It is also known that she met on the eve of her death, among others with the photographer, but also with Dr. Ralph Greenson - she had therapeutic sessions with him. She also spoke to Joe DiMaggio on the phone - an ex-husband with whom she again planned a future together. Why on August 5, 1962, in the morning, the actress was found dead in bed in her house? The sudden death of the actress shocked the whole world, and conspiracy theories are still in use today.
It is known that Marilyn spoke with Joe DiMaggio around 7:00 p.m. During the interrogation, the man admitted that Marilyn's voice did not indicate anything disturbing. The movie star entered her bedroom at around 8 p.m. She was on phone calls with Peter Lawford (English actor), who reportedly sensed something disturbing in her voice. The actor informed Monroe's housekeeper, Eunice Murray, of his suspicions. This one alerted Peter that everything was fine.
When it struck 3 a.m. on August 5, 1062, the housekeeper began to wonder about the still-smoldering light in Monroe's bedroom. The housekeeper immediately contacted the actress's therapist, who came and got into the woman's room, breaking the glass. Unfortunately, it was too late. He found the actress on the bed, dead and naked, holding a telephone receiver in her hand. Official sources and an autopsy indicate the actress's death was caused by suicide - an overdose of sleeping pills. No other reason was looked for because the actress had wanted to end her life many times before. It was therefore suspected that suicide was the cause of her death.
On August 8, 1962, the funeral of the American actress took place. Burial took place at Westwood Memorial Cemetery. The death of Marilyn Monroe has become a major topic not only in the United States but also around the world. From that moment on, various conspiracy theories began to be spun around the death of the popular actress. Similar emotions aroused, among others the death of Elvis Presley, which is also said to this day.
Anthony Summers is an Irish biographer who, in his book about Marylin Monroe, theorized about the actress's mental problems, but also Monroe's affair with John F. Kennedy and his brother, Robert F. Kennedy. First, the actress had an affair with the then US president, John. When the affair ended, Monroe immediately "threw herself into the arms" of his brother, Robert.
According to Anthony, the actress, after ending her passionate relationship with Robert, threatened him to sell nuances about their romance at the next press conference. According to him, the drugs were just a cover, and Monroe's death was faked. Interestingly, the actress allegedly accidentally overdosed on drugs, dying on the way to the hospital. Before Monroe's death was officially announced, Kennedy was due to leave Los Angeles. At that time, the star's body was to be brought to her home. More interestingly, the actress's housekeeper confirmed that she saw Robert on the day of Monroe's death. Or maybe it was Robert F. Kennedy who poisoned Monroe, fearing his unflattering publicity?
John Miner relied heavily on tape transcripts in investigating Monroe's death. The actress was supposed to record them before her death and give them to her therapist, Dr. Greenson. They showed that the star did not want to kill herself, on the contrary - she wanted to make the most of her life, ending the sad and depressive stage. According to the prosecutor, the actress's housekeeper was responsible for Monroe's death, who was supposed to give her an enema of dissolved pentobarbital (a hypnotic and sedative). The more so because before the police came home, the housekeeper was supposed to keep the sheets in Monroe's room.
It is worth adding that the prosecutor took part in the autopsy of Marylin Monroe, noting that there was an excess of toxic substances in the body (4.5 mg per 100 ml of blood), but the stomach was ... completely empty. The closely examined body did not reveal any traces of, inter alia, needles. Interestingly, Monroe took enemas from time to time to cleanse herself. Could it be that the young actress died from this surgery? The tapes on the basis of which John Miner conducted his investigation have never been found.
There are many conspiracy theories about the death of the actress. Her death caused a storm of conspiracy theories, as did the death of Elvis Presley and his funeral. One of the hypotheses is also the contribution of two doctors to the death of the actress - the aforementioned therapist, Dr. Greenson, but also Dr. Hyman Engelberg (another actress's doctor). It was Greenson who had commissioned the actress's housekeeper to give her a chlorine hydrate enema - but without realizing that Dr. Engelberg had already written pentobarbital on the star. It was this dangerous combination that would have killed Monroe.
In turn, the paramedic who came to the place of the actress's death admitted that he saw Greenson injecting the actress with ... poison into the heart. Was it really his doing? Especially possibly since the doctor was probably having an affair with Monroe. Fearing rumors of sexual contact with the patient, he could be sentenced to end his medical career. Maybe it forced him to kill the famous American movie star?
How was it really? Was Marylin Monroe killed? Or maybe she committed suicide herself, burdened with mental problems and stifled by a great career? Unfortunately, how many people, so many theories. It doesn't look like we'll ever know a real secret after Marilyn Monroe's death. The only thing left to do is… guesswork.
Bibliography:
- Donald Spoto: Marilyn Monroe. Biography, Prima Publishing House, New York 2001
- Alfonso Signorini: Marilyn. Live and die of love, Świat Książki Publishing House, Warsaw 2004
- Churchwell Sarah: Twarze Marylin Monroe, Marginesy Publishing House, Warsaw 2018
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