Marilyn Monroe Conspiracy Theories

Marilyn Monroe was a Hollywood actress who was found dead in 1962. With no signs of foul play at the scene and an exceeding amount of barbiturates in Monroe's system, her death was ruled a probable suicide. Reports from her psychiatrist of substance dependency, severe depression and other health issues bolstered the conclusion. However, despite being flawed or outrageous, conspiracy theories keep suspicion alive that Monroe was murdered or accidentally overdosed. Most are based on and add to preceding assertions.

The earliest of conspiracy theories came from anti-communist author Frank Capell, whose 1964 pamphlet accused Robert F. Kennedy of having Monroe killed to prevent her from exposing their romantic affair. Capell also charged Kennedy and Monroe's physicians with having communist leanings. Capell had assistance from Sergeant Jack Clemmons, who was the first officer at Monroe's death scene. Clemmons stated an instinct that something was amiss, but he didn't cite this in investigation documents. Between Capell's interests and Clemmons' involvement with a Kennedy-targeting organization, it's deduced their murder allegations were politically-motivated. Further, Capell and Clemmons …show more content…
He admitted in an interview that he was just trying to sell books. Journalist Anthony Scaduto claimed in his 1976 conspiracy paperback that Kennedy was the perpetrator, Monroe had a diary of classified information, and her home was wiretapped by specialist Bernard Spindel to obtain implicating evidence against the Kennedys. Spindel's tapes were confiscated during a 1966 raid; no recordings of Monroe were found. The investigator Scaduto sourced released his own book, including accounts from a Monroe coroner stating the diary existed and her widespread bruises were purposely omitted from autopsy reports. The coroner was fired in 1962 for stealing from