What
happened to Marilyn Monroe? On August 5, 1962, movie actress Marilyn Monroe,
thirty-six years old from Los Angeles, California, was reported dead in her
home. She was found lying face down on her bed with her hands by her side
("Marilyn Monroe Is Found Dead.") There are several different
theories that surround the death of Marilyn Monroe's death case:
1. She was killed by JFK.
2. She killed herself.
3. She was the victim of a Mafia Hit.
Let's
examine Marilyn Monroe, the conspiracy theories of her death, and the
likelihood that she was the victim of the Mafia Hit.
Character
analysis
Marilyn Monroe was selfish, impatient, and insecure
(Attachment 2). She was known for her beauty, but people was unaware of what
was behind her beauty. Marilyn Monroe had some external conflicts due to the
Bolender’s taught her to strive for perfection: in cleanliness, in modesty, and
in virtue (Spoto 1993). Which probably led to Marilyn developing a tendency for
"perfection striving", this is defined by Alfred Adler as "an
individual's attempt to reach fictional goals by eliminating his or her
perceived flaws" (Friedman 120).
Another thing she was famous for was being late for set or appointments
because she would spend long periods of time doing her makeup and hair, and
changing her outfits to make sure she was presentable.
To most people Marilyn was selfish, impatient and
insecure. Yet there were many different sides of Marilyn Monroe she could be a
funny, bubbly actress on screen, a vulnerable woman in need plagued by a hard
childhood, and a sexually confident femme fatale looking for a strong man to
look after her. One of the greatest advantages of this perspective is its
ability to study personality over time, and see how it may change (Friedman
154). "I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am
out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my
worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." As evidenced by
the quote above, Marilyn herself knew that her personality was not always the
same from one situation to the next.
Who was Norma Jean Baker? Better known as Marilyn
Monroe, picture an English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh (Marilyn Monroe) golden
girl: Natural brown hair dyed champagne blond hair, 5’5” tall and 117 pounds
with brown eyes.
She was born
June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California (Attachment 1). Marilyn was insecure
throughout her life her childhood wasn’t very delightful because she was
abandoned by her mother, and she never gained the life trait of “Trust” from
the “Trust vs. Mistrust”. As she grew up, she was in a series of foster homes
due to her mother being mentally unstable and also due to Grace because she
could not afford to keep Norma Jean in her household
She had many mental struggles arising from a very
difficult childhood and adulthood where she was typecast as the “hot, dumb
blonde”. She developed an inferiority complex as "an individual's
exaggerated feelings of personal incompetence that result from an overwhelming
sense of helplessness or some experience that lives him or her powerless"
(Friedman, 119). Growing up, her mother abandoned her, and she also had no
father figure. Many other people in her life disappointed her, so she developed
trust issues and was scared of abandonment. Since she had been abandoned many
times, she often felt that there was something wrong with her that needed to be
improved. The lack of consistent parental love led to a lot of anxiety for Marilyn
throughout her life. Marilyn also had difficulties connecting with others in
particular females since she never had a true female role model (Spoto, 1993;
Friedman, 136).
Marilyn was a woman of many emotions, who tried to be
perfect for every situation and tried to please everyone. She learned hard
lessons throughout her life, and she knew that life wasn't always easy. Despite
all this, she persevered and showed herself to be more resilient than anyone
could have ever imagined. Marilyn Monroe overcame so many hardships, many of
which were unknown due to how private she attempted to keep her personal
life-regardless of what she bared on screen. Even though she was selfish,
impatient, and insecure Marilyn Monroe is a woman who will never be forgotten.
Conspiracy
theory description
The
death case of Marilyn Monroe, three conspiracy theories are highlighted. One of
the theories suggests that she was murdered by JFK. The other theory was that
she killed herself. The last theory suggests that she was the victim of Mafia
Hit.
Conspiracy
1:
The first conspiracy theory suggests that she was murdered by JFK. An
overwhelming amount of conspiracy theorists believe the Kennedys murdered
Monroe, or that the Kennedys at least had a hand in her death. Monroe supposedly
had affairs with President John F. Kennedy and then his brother Robert F.
Kennedy after the president passed her along to him (Vultaggio, Maria). Supposedly the murder
was conducted by giving her a lethal injection via enema, during the autopsy
traces of pills wasn't found in her stomach or nothing to drink the pills with
was discovered in the room. Also there wasn’t any vomit which usually happens
when a person overdose.
Conspiracy
2:
The second conclusion is that Marilyn Monroe killed herself due to being so
depressed about her life. After midnight on August 5, 1962, her maid, Eunice
Murray, noticed Monroe’s bedroom light on. When Murray found the door locked
and Marilyn unresponsive to her calls, she called Monroe’s psychiatrist, Dr.
Ralph Greenson, who gained access to the room by breaking a window. Entering,
he found Marilyn dead, and the police were called sometime after. An autopsy
found a fatal amount of sedatives in her system, and her death was ruled
probable suicide (A&E Television Networks).
Conspiracy
3:
The last conspiracy suggest that she was a victim of the Mafia Hit. According
to extraordinary new claims Marilyn Monroe spent her last night alive at Frank
Sinatra’s lodge with a Mafia boss. There the gangster – with whom she was
allegedly in love – apparently tried to persuade her not to go public about her
affair with President John F Kennedy (Daniel Bates).That afternoon, they picked up a
screaming match between Bobby and Marilyn.
Roselli
called at Marilyn’s house at 10pm on August 4, leaving the door unlocked so
five hitmen could sneak in. “Slipping behind Marilyn, one of the men removed a
chloroform-soaked washcloth from his bag,” Porter says. “The cloth was forced
over her nose and mouth. Giancana had issued orders that her body was not to be
bruised (Witheridge, Annette).” Marilyn was carried into the un-bugged guest
cottage in her garden, where the thugs stripped her and administered an enema
of barbiturates.
They
bolted when they heard her housekeeper return (1). What happened over the next
few hours remains the source of intense speculation but Porter claims Hollywood
publicists and doctors were called long before the police and paramedics at
4.25am. In the time between the killing and police arriving on the scene,
Marilyn had been moved from the cottage to the her bedroom in the main
house(1).Jack Clemmons was the first police officer to arrive at the house just
after 4.30am. “I felt I’d arrived at the scene of a murder,” he later said.
“Her body was artfully arranged by someone. It was obvious to me that this was
a staged event. "Her legs were arranged perfectly, as if she was getting
ready to pose for a nude calendar. “I had been at suicide scenes before,
especially when the victim overdosed on barbiturates (1). In the last minutes
before consciousness is lost, there is a great pain and the body contorts.”
During
research, a survey of 13 people out of 20 agree that the most likely scenario
is that Marilyn Monroe was killed by Mafia. In which in my opinion I also agree
Mafia is the reason of Marilyn Monroe death. The other two conspiracies
are questionable but if she wouldn’t have killed herself and
someone who she once dated wouldn’t kill her.
Conclusion
On August 5, 1962, movie actress
Marilyn Monroe, thirty-six years old from Los Angeles, California, was reported
dead in her home. There were three conspiracy theories that led to her death.
1. She was killed by JFK.
2. She killed herself.
3. She was the victim of a Mafia Hit.
Although
people think that the Kennedys played a major part in her death the mystery
that took place 54 years ago about Marilyn Monroe death still remain
questionable.
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