final conclusion

The death of actress Marilyn Monroe has remained a mystery, with evidence supporting and contradicting each theory. The suicide theory presents evidence such as Monroe’s family history with mental illness, influencing her mental instability. In addition, Monroe’s unusual behaviour on the night of her death indicates potential suicidal behaviour. Furthermore, Monroe’s psychiatrist had been encouraging Monroe’s drug addiction, increasing her accessibility to the sleeping pills, and the volume of pills consumed in order to cause death was also too large for Monroe’s death to be an accident. Monroe’s firing from Twentieth Century Fox’s, Something’s Got To Give, also poses questions about her emotional state at the time. Although supportive of the suicide theory, the evidence does have contradictions, leaving the theory inconclusive. The suspicious crime scene demands attention also, as many believe it was tampered with throughout the investigation. Monroe was known to struggle swallowing medication, yet there was no glass of water found after she allegedly swallowed sixty to seventy pills. Later a glass was found on the floor, additionally the time police arrived at the crime scene varies vastly, with sources such as Marilyn Monroe: The Ultimate Investigation Into A Suspicious Death stating police did not arrive until over an hour after the body was discovered. The inconsistency between sources suggesting there are elements of Monroe’s death that have not been unveiled to the public. Furthermore, John Miner, witness to the events has released statements expressing his belief that Monroe was murdered, as many of her organs disappeared during her autopsy. The addition of rumours of her affairs with President Kennedy also provides a motive, and lies in medical reports provide evidence stating there was no pill residue in Monroe’s stomach. There are many aspects of Marilyn Monroe’s death that remain inconsistent, leaving evidence to Monroe’s death as a result of suicide forever inconclusive.