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Capell's The Strange Death Of Marilyn Monroe

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She was the picture of Hollywood; the skirt of her pearly white dress billowing in the wind, hair the color of golden wheat, and peppermint red lips. Marilyn Monroe was the definition of a star. She was loved and adored by many; so ethereal and untouchable to all those who tried to reach out to her. However, like every star when the sun rises, her light faded away on the day of August 5th, 1962 in Los Angeles, California when she was discovered lying dead in her bedroom. The day after, The New York Times published a newspaper article titled “Marilyn Monroe Dead, Pills Near”. In this article, there’s an explanation of the autopsy reports performed by Dr. Theodore J. Curphey in which Monroe’s death was stated to have not been from natural …show more content…

Capell’s was the first. 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. Capell accused General Robert Kennedy of being a communist spy who killed Monroe to cover up their affair as well as protect his public image and career (Truong). Capell wasn’t the only one to blame the Kennedy’s; there are many different variations of this conspiracy that claim either Robert Kennedy, John Kennedy, or both of them were somehow involved in the death of Marilyn …show more content…

Greenson and Dr. Hyman Engelberg. In 1993, Donald Spoto announced that he believed Monroe was lying about her medication intake to her doctor, leading to Dr. Greenson to over-prescribe the barbiturates (sedatives). Then, Monroe accidentally overdoses and Dr. Greenson, along with the housekeeper Eunice Murray, cover-up her death as a suicide (Truong). But, just like the other many conspiracy theories of Marilyn’s death, it never caught on and was believed as another fool-hardy attempt to try and explain an unknown

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When police questioned Dorothea of how Monroe died, she claimed she was depressed because her husband was terminally ill. The police believed her and ruled the incident as a suicide. A few weeks after Monroe's "suicide", Malcolm McKenzie accused Dorothea of drugging him and stealing from him. McKenzie was one of four tenants that accused Dorothea of drugging him.

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There was no valid motive for any of these suspects, evidence just put them on scene at the time of the murder, except for Dr. Sheppard. It was revealed that he had a three-year long affair with Susan Hayes, a nurse at the hospital he worked at. VI When investigators arrived at the scene, they found Marilyn’s body in the bedroom, with her head faced towards the door. Her face was badly injured, with several cuts in her face and scalp. Her pajama top was pulled up to reveal her breasts, and one leg of her pajama bottoms was removed to show her pubis.

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Some people can argue that the conspiracy of Lee Harvey Oswald did not act as a lone gunman. The main controversy for many Americans for years is what was the motives that driven Oswald to take down a beloved world leader. According to the New York Times, a friend of Oswald’s wife, Priscilla McMillian, made a statement that Oswald did not hate Kennedy, but rather dislike how the government system was running as a capitalism country and it was tragic that Kennedy supported how the United States was running that led Oswald to assassinate JFK. There is a possibility that Oswald was not a lone gunman because JFK was shot twice in two different areas, the first bullet was shot from the right side of his back and the second bullet was fired, aiming on the right side of his head causing a fatal wound that his head was almost blown. Having two bullets shot at two different places in Kennedy’s body provide a key evidence that Oswald had helped from a second

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According to history sites and newspapers during Marilyn’s time, rumors stated the Kennedy brothers passed Marilyn around like a piece of meat, which was later confirmed by Jackie Kennedy. Along with fame and fortune Marilyn, like many stars, had enemies. People envied her beauty, charm, and talent, which could have been a motive. She had many ex lovers and ex husbands, which could have also been a motive. The list goes on and on, but there were only a few names who could be the alleged murderers: The Kennedy’s, Dr. Greenson, and whoever else they may have hired to do the job.

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Two miscarriages and gynaecological surgery followed. However, on August 5th, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead on her bed in her home in Brentwood. She was pronounced dead at 3:50am. The coroner stated that she had died from acute barbiturate poisoning and it was ruled a ‘probable

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There are many theories as to how Marilyn Monroe left this world. Some say it was suicide/drug overdose, others say it was an accidental death. But one of the theories most spoken about is that she was murdered. Marilyn had an affair with the 35th president, John F. Kennedy. It is believed that when this was happening, she talked a lot about the white house and what went on inside, so people associated with Kennedy wether it be inside or outside of the white house killed her because she knew too much.

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Another piece of evidence favoring Dr. Ralph Greenson as the murder is the fact that he arrived first to the crime scene, “After midnight on August 5, 1962, her maid, Eunice Murray, noticed Monroe’s bedroom light on... she called Monroe’s psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson, who gained access to the room by breaking a window”(Marilyn Monroe's Death). This leads to him being him the only person with access to her for a long time until all the paramedics come. Also, “Entering, he found Marilyn dead, and the police were called sometime after. An autopsy found a fatal amount of sedatives in her system, and her death was ruled probable suicide”(Marilyn Monroe's Death).

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