Marilyn Monroe’s death, ruled a probable suicide in 1962, has been repeatedly investigated. However, a new true-crime special now questions the cause of death, stating, “The crime scene was clearly staged.”
Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe is raising eyebrows after alleged “clearly staged” crime scene claims
TMZ’s Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe, which premiered on FOX on June 21, used AI to reconstruct the crime scene and explored new explanations, with shocking revelations and unseen footage pointing to it being staged.
The investigation is led by retired detective Paul Holes, known for helping identify the Golden State Killer, alongside crime scene analyst Alina Burroughs and true-crime journalist Kiki Monique, reports The Mirror.
The investigation suggests that Monroe’s death, which took place inside Monroe’s Brentwood, Los Angeles home on the night of August 4, 1962, may not have occurred as authorities concluded, citing alleged evidence that disputes the long-standing narrative. Several aspects of the scene raised questions about whether it was a typical overdose death.
Holes told Fox News Digital, “I think a lot of the questions about her death really come down to how poorly her death scene was documented and processed by investigating authorities back in 1962, leaving questions unanswered that could have been answered if they had done things properly.”
“The first red flag, of course, was the lack of documentation,” said Holes, adding, “There are very few photos of the death scene. However, even with the one photograph that exists, showing her dead in her own bed, my eyes, based on my experience and expertise, immediately picked out inconsistencies, such as the sheets being [clean and] perfect. She’s arranged on the bed in such a way that it doesn’t look like an overdose [to me].”
He then said, “The pill bottles on this tiny little nightstand next to her head were all perfectly arranged, with all the labels facing in the right direction, including the most notable pill bottle, this Nembutal. It was a prescription that had been filled two days before for 50 capsules of this barbiturate, and it was empty. It was perfectly set on that nightstand with the lid on. People who are going to ingest that number of pills at once don’t typically take that kind of care to tidy up before they lie down on the bed. It’s what I call an inconsistency.”
The special suggests the death may have been tied to alleged information she knew about President John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and sensitive government secrets. Holes said, “There are documents, heavily redacted documents, concerning the FBI’s monitoring of Marilyn Monroe.”
While raising new questions, the investigation does not provide a definitive explanation. However, TMZ executive producer Harvey Levin said the team’s findings challenge the official suicide ruling and suggest Monroe’s death may have been “far more sinister,” according to Socialite Life.
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