Narrative
On August 4th, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was pronounced dead due to an overdose in her Brentwood home. Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Monroe was not subject to an overdose; she was murdered by Robert Kennedy, along with his co-conspirators Peter Lawford, his brother-in-law, and Dr. Ralph Greenson, Monroe’s psychiatrist. Marilyn Monroe’s sexual relations began with Attorney General Robert Kennedy when he was sent by his brother, JFK, to stop her from contacting the president, with whom she also had an affair with. However, unable to resist the enticing spell of Marilyn Monroe himself, Robert Kennedy soon found himself at the heart of an affair. Monroe was said to have been obsessed with JFK and RFK which is why, upon hearing that Robert Kennedy would not leave his wife for her, Monroe threatened to hold a press conference, where she would admit to having an affair with both Kennedy brothers and expose private and dangerous information regarding the Kennedy family. All information that Monroe was considering releasing had been written in her personal red diary that Robert Kennedy was commanding Monroe give to him. But, she repeatedly refused his pressing demands. Desperate to save his own name and image, Kennedy called Dr. Greenson, Monroe’s psychiatrist and another man who she was sleeping with. Kennedy knew that he would need the assistance of Dr. Greenson to carry out his plan of murdering the famous actress so he manipulated Greenson into believing Monroe was also going public with their affair, when, in reality, Monroe had no intention of discussing her relationship with her psychiatrist. On the afternoon of August 4th, Kennedy visited Monroe at her Brentwood estate. After getting into a heated argument, Marilyn Monroe declared she was holding the press conference that Monday. This enraged Kennedy, who proceeded to tell her that their relationship was over- no more calling, no more letters, nothing- eliciting a violent reaction from Monroe. She grabbed a knife and lunged at Kennedy, but was stopped by Lawford, who had accompanied Kennedy to her house. Later that night, Robert Kennedy returned to Monroe’s house with two bodyguards, one of whom shot Marilyn Monroe in the armpit with intramuscular pentobarbital to calm her down. Oblivious to Kennedy and Lawford, who were adamantly searching for her red diary, the pentobarbital put her in a state of shock. However, Monroe began to regain consciousness as the injection wore off, prompting the bodyguards to remove her clothing and give her an enema that allowed the men more time to find Monroe’s red diary. Kennedy, Lawford, and the two bodyguards left the house at 10:30pm, diary in hand and scandal averted. Ambulance attendants James Edwin Hall and Murray Liebowitz were the first to respond to the emergency on the evening of August 4th at 10:25 p.m. After analyzing the scene, Hall concluded that this was not an overdose because there was no water, alcohol, vomit, or smell of drugs from her breath, all of which are common symptoms. Hall was able …show more content…
(Marilyn Monroe Autopsy Report). Robert Litman was a psychiatrist who is responsible for co-founding the first suicide prevention center in America (Nelson). Norman Farberow was a psychologist and a “pioneer in suicide prevention,” also contributing to the first suicide prevention center (Curwen). Like Litman, Norman Tabachnick, also had a medical degree in psychiatry and was psychiatrist in Los Angeles, California (Dr. Norman Tabachnick). Because all three men are incredibly qualified, their research regarding Monroe’s depression can be considered credible research.
Both the autopsy report and the supporting depression investigations found among other sources contribute to the idea that Monroe suffered from depression. Such a significant assertion would be essential to the disproving of the conspiracy theory because it would provide reasoning for a suicide, negating ideas of Monroe’s death being a constructed murder.
Conclusion Based on a thorough analysis of the conspiracy theory regarding Marilyn Monroe’s death, it can be concluded that she was not a victim of a cruel murder Instead, Marilyn Monroe overdosed on barbiturates, specifically Nembutal, resulting in a suicide, as ruled by the officials on the scene. Specific evidence, such as lack of a needle puncture, proof of a Nembutal prescription from multiple accounts, and probable reports of depression contradict the conspiratorial beliefs that characterized this
On August 4th, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was pronounced dead due to an overdose in her Brentwood home. Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Monroe was not subject to an overdose; she was murdered by Robert Kennedy, along with his co-conspirators Peter Lawford, his brother-in-law, and Dr. Ralph Greenson, Monroe’s psychiatrist. Marilyn Monroe’s sexual relations began with Attorney General Robert Kennedy when he was sent by his brother, JFK, to stop her from contacting the president, with whom she also had an affair with. However, unable to resist the enticing spell of Marilyn Monroe himself, Robert Kennedy soon found himself at the heart of an affair. Monroe was said to have been obsessed with JFK and RFK which is why, upon hearing that Robert Kennedy would not leave his wife for her, Monroe threatened to hold a press conference, where she would admit to having an affair with both Kennedy brothers and expose private and dangerous information regarding the Kennedy family. All information that Monroe was considering releasing had been written in her personal red diary that Robert Kennedy was commanding Monroe give to him. But, she repeatedly refused his pressing demands. Desperate to save his own name and image, Kennedy called Dr. Greenson, Monroe’s psychiatrist and another man who she was sleeping with. Kennedy knew that he would need the assistance of Dr. Greenson to carry out his plan of murdering the famous actress so he manipulated Greenson into believing Monroe was also going public with their affair, when, in reality, Monroe had no intention of discussing her relationship with her psychiatrist. On the afternoon of August 4th, Kennedy visited Monroe at her Brentwood estate. After getting into a heated argument, Marilyn Monroe declared she was holding the press conference that Monday. This enraged Kennedy, who proceeded to tell her that their relationship was over- no more calling, no more letters, nothing- eliciting a violent reaction from Monroe. She grabbed a knife and lunged at Kennedy, but was stopped by Lawford, who had accompanied Kennedy to her house. Later that night, Robert Kennedy returned to Monroe’s house with two bodyguards, one of whom shot Marilyn Monroe in the armpit with intramuscular pentobarbital to calm her down. Oblivious to Kennedy and Lawford, who were adamantly searching for her red diary, the pentobarbital put her in a state of shock. However, Monroe began to regain consciousness as the injection wore off, prompting the bodyguards to remove her clothing and give her an enema that allowed the men more time to find Monroe’s red diary. Kennedy, Lawford, and the two bodyguards left the house at 10:30pm, diary in hand and scandal averted. Ambulance attendants James Edwin Hall and Murray Liebowitz were the first to respond to the emergency on the evening of August 4th at 10:25 p.m. After analyzing the scene, Hall concluded that this was not an overdose because there was no water, alcohol, vomit, or smell of drugs from her breath, all of which are common symptoms. Hall was able …show more content…
(Marilyn Monroe Autopsy Report). Robert Litman was a psychiatrist who is responsible for co-founding the first suicide prevention center in America (Nelson). Norman Farberow was a psychologist and a “pioneer in suicide prevention,” also contributing to the first suicide prevention center (Curwen). Like Litman, Norman Tabachnick, also had a medical degree in psychiatry and was psychiatrist in Los Angeles, California (Dr. Norman Tabachnick). Because all three men are incredibly qualified, their research regarding Monroe’s depression can be considered credible research.
Both the autopsy report and the supporting depression investigations found among other sources contribute to the idea that Monroe suffered from depression. Such a significant assertion would be essential to the disproving of the conspiracy theory because it would provide reasoning for a suicide, negating ideas of Monroe’s death being a constructed murder.
Conclusion Based on a thorough analysis of the conspiracy theory regarding Marilyn Monroe’s death, it can be concluded that she was not a victim of a cruel murder Instead, Marilyn Monroe overdosed on barbiturates, specifically Nembutal, resulting in a suicide, as ruled by the officials on the scene. Specific evidence, such as lack of a needle puncture, proof of a Nembutal prescription from multiple accounts, and probable reports of depression contradict the conspiratorial beliefs that characterized this