Acknowledging
the fact that Monroe’s death may not have been a result of suicide, the other
widely discussed theory is that Monroe was murdered, which is supported by a
number of different theories and scenarios. Many suggest that, as at the time
of death Monroe was involved in affairs with both John and Robert Kennedy,
organisations such as the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or the Mafia may
have been motivated to remove Marilyn as she posed a direct threat to national
security and integrity. Monroe’s last known person of contact was Peter
Lawford, John F. Kennedy’s brother in law. Monroe’s
affair
was problematic for the U.S. government at the time as Monroe gained private
knowledge of U.S. politics through relations with the President. This would
support the theory that foul play was involved, as there was a significant
motive to remove Monroe. Events such as her ‘Happy
Birthday Mister President’ performance thrust rumours about her affair with
Kennedy into the public spotlight, which may have been enough to prompt Monroe’s removal. The
Sydney Morning Herald reported in March 2011 an article conveying Miner’s
thoughts following his death at age ninety two, where it was documented he had
expressed his concerns about the ‘truths’ behind Monroe’s
death to author, Keya Morgan. Miner doubted the suicide verdict on the basis of
two flaws in the theory, the; “toxicity
levels in Monroe's body were extraordinarily high, suggesting that she would
have ‘had to take sixty to seventy pills.’ Despite this, the autopsy noted that
‘the stomach is almost completely empty. No residue of the pills is noted’”[1].
John Miner
strongly believes that the discolouration of Monroe’s
colon suggests that she did not consume the Nembutal herself; rather it was
administered to her. Twenty years after the original investigation, Miner
theorised that Monroe’s discoloured colon and lack
of intestinal content within her lower colon implies the poison was
administered through an enema. For this theory of Monroe’s death being a result of poison administered through
an enema to be conclusive, she must have been compliant with those running the
procedure, suggesting she was already heavily sedated. Monroe’s lack of consciousness would match the levels of
chloral hydrate found in her system, further supporting doubts of her suggested
probable suicide. The second suspicion John Miner had was,
“that specimens which could have settled the matter one way or another
‘disappeared overnight, including the liver, kidney and stomach and its
contents, which would have proven definitely she did not kill herself’”[2],
this lead Miner to conclude that Monroe had not
committed suicide, but had been given an enema[3]
of the barbiturate[4],
Nembutal.
[1] The
Telegraph, John Miner, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/celebrity-obituaries/8362737/John-Miner.html,
(Accessed 18/07/15).
[2] Ibid.
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