I just finished reading an article on Marilyn's death (this month's Playboy mag...which also has a great interview with Pacino and another good read on Super Bowl tix bookies.) I'm not an expert (although I admit to being a Forensic Files junkie), there were a few points that the article brought up that really make me wonder how it could have been classified as an "apparent suicide" and not further investigated as a murder. Though this might be fun to discuss...as I'm sure everyone has an opinion on theory. Feel free to add your thoughts:

1) Her house was completely bugged, under 24/7 surveillance from all sorts of people (FBI, CIA, Hoffa, etc.) So how could no one have heard, or even better, had a tape of what happened that night?

2) The autopsy report was compromised, with a majority of the substances reported "missing"...including that from her stomach (her death, they say, was caused from taking 30-40 pills...but how could that be confirmed without proper testing?)

3) She was planning to re-marry Joe DiMaggio (according to his niece), so the idea of killing herself (and not really leaving a note, or calling him) doesn’t seem to really make sense to me.

Mike

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1) Her house was completely bugged, under 24/7 surveillance from all sorts of people (FBI, CIA, Hoffa, etc.) So how could no one have heard, or even better, had a tape of what happened that night?

This seems strange. Did she know about the buggings and surveillance? How could she not know about the surveillance unless she was in a stupor 24/7. Even the buggings requires entry into her house. So either she was friendly with a lot of agents and mafia members, or they all got the same broadcast feed and watched like a bunch of pervs in a van outside her house.

The Kennedy's probably had her whacked. She was going to hold a press conference and blow the lid off of her affairs with JFK, and RFK. Their brother in law (Peter Lawford) was at her house several hours before she died. The press conference was supposedly going to happen within days of her death.

That's one of the theories I've heard, and it makes perfect sense. I don't know who else would have had a good motive to get rid of her.

The Kennedys were notorious philanderers, and if she had gone public, their "image" would have been seriously damaged, as well as their political careers.

She probably had a DP session with Robert and John, while Ted just sat there drunk and watched.

She probably had a DP session with Robert and John, while Ted just sat there drunk and watched.

I don't think Teddy (the "Chap of Quiddick") was involved with her, but the Kennedy name could have been dragged through the mud over her in a big way, especially in those days. They already had lots of enemies and couldn't afford a hollywood starlet going public against them.

There are probably still people out there who know what happened.

It's George W. Bush's fault.

It's George W. Bush's fault.

I wanted to write this!

It's George W. Bush's fault.Unless you think her death was a good thing...then Clinton did it.

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Donald Wolfe's book "The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe" makes a devastating case in favor of the Kennedy angle, and it has never been refuted. It is indispensable for anyone wanting to understand the Monroe case.