Capell's The Strange Death Of Marilyn Monroe

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

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

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