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- She was killed by Robert Kennedy to cover up their affair. First advanced by right wing crackpot Frank A. Capell in 1964, the theory states that Monroe was indeed sleeping with Robert Kennedy, but got too attached, and he had her murdered to protect his career.
- She was killed by Robert Kennedy for knowing too much. First advanced by rock journalist Anthony Scaduto in his 1975 book “Who Killed Marilyn Monroe”, the theory claims Monroe was kept a diary filled with incriminating information she overheard from the Kennedys, and Robert Kennedy had her killed when he found out.
- She wasn’t killed by Robert Kennedy, but he staged her death as a suicide. Tabloid journalist Anthony Summers advanced this convoluted theory in his 1985 book ”Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe.”
- She was killed by the CIA to hurt the Kennedys. In the book “Victim: The Secret Tapes of Marilyn Monroe,” Matthew Smith claims that the CIA knew Monroe and Robert Kennedy were having an affair, and killed her to get back at the Kennedy family for the Bay of Pigs invasion disaster.
- When Did Marilyn Monroe Die?
- How Did Marilyn Monroe Die?
- Was The Cia Involved in Marilyn Monroe’s Death?
- Did The Mafia Arrange to Have Marilyn Monroe Killed?
- Was Marilyn Monroe in A Relationship with John F. Kennedy?
- Was Marilyn Monroe in A Relationship with Robert Kennedy?
- Were The Kennedys Involved in Marilyn Monroe’s Death?
- Did The FBI Cover Up Marilyn Monroe’s Death?
- Did Marilyn Monroe’s Doctors Cover Up Her Death?
Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home on August 4, 1962. She was discovered lying nude on her bed, face down, with a telephone in one hand.
Monroedied from an overdose of sleeping pills. The coroner’s toxicology report stated the official cause of death was acute barbiturate poisoning and ruled out the possibility that it was accidental, because the dosages were well over the lethal limit. However, rumors almost immediately began to surface that foul play was involved—and those rumors ...
Speculation that the Central Intelligence Agency was behind Monroe’s death originated in the late 1960s, drawing their tenuous support from rumors about Monroe’s romantic involvement with Robert Kennedy, who was the U.S. Attorney General at the time. There were also rumors of her involvement with President John F. Kennedy, which started when he was...
The conspiracy theories about Mafia involvement in Monroe’s death derive in large part from a 1982 book titled Marilyn Monroe: Murder Cover-Up, written byMilo Speriglio, a private investigator. Speriglio pointed the finger at Jimmy Hoffa and mob boss Sam Giancana as Monroe’s killers. In 1992, Giancana’s brother and godson published Double Cross, wh...
Rumors about Monroe’s affair with JFK have persisted for decades, largely based on her performance of “Happy Birthday” at the president’s celebration in May 1962. Those who deny they were having a long-term affair speculate that there was a “dalliance,” but nothing more, pointing to the fact that there’s only one photo of them together as evidence....
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe alleges that the Kennedy who had claimed Monroe’s heart was not John, but his younger brother Robert, and that she was sleeping with both brothers during the same time period. Further, it suggests that the deep depressionwhich led to Monroe's overdose was prompted by Robert Kennedy ending their affair. Related: See Rar...
As with the conspiracy theory about the CIA involvement in Monroe’s death, the idea that either John or Robert Kennedy (or both) had ordered her death revolves around the notion that Monroe was a Communist, or Communist sympathizer–suspicions that began with her marriage to famed playwright Arthur Miller because of his own potential links to Commun...
Again, Summers’ tapes point to FBI assistance in hiding key details about the night Monroe died, based on his interview with Monroe’s housekeeper, Eunice Murray. They also indicate a number of discrepancies between the official story about her death given to the press and various private accounts—the wife of Monroe’s press agent, for one, and an am...
Summers’ tapes played during The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe also suggest that Dr. Greenson, the psychiatrist treating Monroe for depression, played a part in creating the public version of the story of her death, given to the press. Once more, the primary accounts are secondhand, at least two years after Monroe’s death, and Greenson’s surviving fami...
Aug 5, 2022 · Monroe’s FBI file, unearthed 50 years after she died, showed that the feds knew about theories alleging the actress was murdered but do not show that the bureau looked into the claims.
- noah.goldberg@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Mar 23, 2022 · Sixty years ago, her death was ruled a “probable suicide,” but questions have persisted about the iconic actor’s relationships with JFK and RFK—and how they might have been exploited by the...
- Anthony Summers
On the evening of August 4, 1962, American actress Marilyn Monroe died at age 36 of a barbiturate overdose inside her home at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Her body was discovered before dawn the following morning, on August 5.
Nov 15, 2023 · Perhaps the most famous conspiracy theory is that Robert Kennedy orchestrated Marilyn Monroe’s death. Popularized by actor Gianni Russo of Godfather fame, the motive here was purportedly to shield John F. Kennedy from irrevocable character ruination should their affair ever see the light of day.
Sep 24, 2022 · Monroe murder theories continued to surface that year. One was that Teamsters leader Hoffa had the actress killed out of revenge for Robert Kennedy’s investigations of him.
