Some Like It Hot
1959
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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 24, 2009 · After a brief investigation, Los Angeles police concluded that her death was “caused by a self-administered overdose of sedative drugs and that the mode of death is probable suicide.”
Apr 17, 2024 · After several months as a virtual recluse, Monroe died from an overdose of sleeping pills (barbiturates) in her Los Angeles home. Her death was ruled a “probable suicide,” and this finding was supported by the actress’s history of drug use and previous suicide attempts.
Nov 15, 2023 · Marilyn Monroe died inside her Los Angeles home on August 4, 1962 at age 36. It was ruled a suicide by barbiturate overdose, but questions remain to this day. A 1982 reinvestigation of her case cited many "factual discrepancies and unanswered questions."
Monroe died between 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on August 4; the toxicology report showed that the cause of death was acute barbiturate poisoning. She had 8 mg% ( milligrams per 100 milliliters of solution) chloral hydrate and 4.5 mg% of pentobarbital (Nembutal) in her blood, and 13 mg% of pentobarbital in her liver. [280]
Sep 22, 2022 · According to the coroner's toxicology report, the official cause of death was acute barbiturate poisoning. The toxicologist determined that Monroe ingested a lethal dose of Nembutal, a drug...
Aug 5, 2022 · California. Photos: Marilyn Monroe’s star still shines bright, 60 years after her death. Aug. 1, 2022. But conspiracists wondering why the deputy medical examiner who performed the autopsy found...
