The first known book to be written about Marilyn was “The Strange Death of Marilyn Monroe" by Frank A Capell. What is interesting about his book is he has the first original accounts. Here is some of the original details: THE VICTIM At 4:25 A.M. on Sunday, August 5, 1962, the telephone rang at Los Angeles Police Headquarters. A man, stating he was Dr. Hyman Engelberg, reported the death of a movie star, Marilyn Monroe. Instantly the call was relayed to the West Los Angeles Police Division. Was this just a routine case of suicide a movie star, beginning to age, whose contract with 20th Century Fox had been cancelled? This was what the papers and radio announced and, except for the fact that Marilyn Monroe was an international celebrity, the "suicide" would have gone almost unnoticed by the public. However, the public was ghoulishly interested and so all her friends were interviewed by reporters, as were her doctor, psychiatrist, housekeeper, press agent, etc. The incredible contradictions in the different statements did not seem to bother anyone. The Los Angeles "Herald Examiner" on Aug. 6, 1962, quoted Marilyn's psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph R. Greenson: "Marilyn had talked with me at 5:5O P.M. Saturday evening (Aug. 4, 1962.) She appeared distraught. I told her to take a drive and relax." The same newspaper on Aug. 15, 1962 quoted Marilyn's press secretary and close friend, Pat Newcomb, as saying, "Saturday she was getting things done inside the house-she loved it. This was the first home she ever owned herself. She was as excited about it as a little girl with a new toy when I last saw her at 6:30 P.M. Nothing about her mood or manner had changed. She said to me, 'I'll see you tomorrow. Toodle-loo'." Born Norma Jean Baker, Marilyn had been raised in foster homes until she was sixteen. Her early life was unhappy, in fact miserable, and she had been abused both physically and carnally at an early age. When the opportunity presented itself she quickly married to get out on her own. Her first husband was James Dougherty, a Van Nuys, California, policeman. After an unhappy marriage and a turn at modelling, Marilyn came under the guidance and influence of Lee Strasberg, who was connected with the New Theatre, and the Film and Photo League, both of which had been cited as Communist fronts by Congressional Committees. Strasberg maintained a Svengali-like influence over Marilyn to such an extent that she left t him a sum of money in her will. It has been estimated he will get almost half a million dollars. Like leeches, the left-wingers managed to cling to Marilyn through her years of success in Hollywood. Her marriage to Joe DiMaggio, while unsuccessful, was one which might have been happy if they had been left alone. Joe sincerely loved her and deeply mourned her passing. He was aware of the influences which had crept into her life and felt so strongly about it that he kept the "Hollywood crowd" away from her funeral. Among those excluded were Peter Lawford and his wife, the former Pat Kennedy, sister of the President of the United States, Joe had felt that something was wrong, that Marilyn was in danger, and had resigned his $100, 00O.OO per year job as Vice President of V. H. Monette, Inc. in Virginia (suppliers of Military Post Exchanges) on August 1, 1962, to come to California to be near her. One of the last telephone calls that Marilyn received was from Joe DiMaggio, Jr. who was in the United States Marines. They had a friendship and respect for each other and Joe, Jr. was in the habit of asking Marilyn for advice from time to time. After Marilyn and Joe were divorced, she married Arthur Miller, a playwright and admitted former Communist who refused to cooperate with a Congressional Committee and who therefore is still popular with the extreme left. Over the years Miller has made clear his lack of respect not only for women but also for God and country. Joe DiMaggio has promised to give Miller the beating he deserves whenever he meets him publicly. Miller's new play, “After the Fall," in spite of his denials, is obviously based on his marriage to Marilyn and is most unflattering to her while glorifying him. Marilyn's marriage to Miller was much publicized and ended in divorce. She returned to California after an absence of almost seven years and lived in an apartment on Doheny Drive until she built a home at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive, Brentwood, Beverly Hills Section, Los Angeles County. Marilyn, at the time of her death, had been working on a film, “Something’s Got To Give,” for 20th Century Fox Films. During the filming she became ill and lost twenty days out of thirty­ two, causing the film company to cancel her contract in June, 1962. During one illness, Marilyn came under the influence of a Beverly Hills psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph R. Greenson, of 436 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California. He is a relative or very close friend of Marilyn’s lawyer, Milton A. (Mickey) Rodin of the law firm of Gang, Tyre, Rudin & Brown, 64-00 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood. Rudin has also been the lawyer for Elizabeth Taylor. Head shirker Greenson was charging Marilyn fifty dollars per visit and his bill from July 1, 1962 to August 4, 1962 was $1,400.00. His statements to the press were that he was getting Marilyn off the use of barbiturates. It must have nullified his efforts, however, when a physician friend of his who was also treating Marilyn kept prescribing barbiturates for her. This physician was Dr. Hyman Engelberg of 9730 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills who pronounced Marilyn dead at 3 :45 A.M. on Sunday, August 5, 1962 and signed her death certificate. Dr. Engelberg has been identified by three different witnesses as a member of the Communist Party. On Friday, August 3, 1962, these two doctors were very busy with Marilyn, according to their sworn affidavits supporting their claims for fees filed in the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Los Angeles. Dr. Greenson shows that he "treated" Marilyn at his office on Friday, August 3rd for at least one and one-half hours. Dr. Engelberg shows that he visited Marilyn on the same day at her home for which he charged twenty-five dollars. He also swore he gave her an injection of some kind for which he charged ten dollars extra. In spite of her visits to and from doctors, however, Marilyn felt up to ordering fine liquors and food delicacies on the same day from Briggs and Co. of 13038 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, the bill totaling $49.07. Dr. Greenson gave Marilyn a prescription for twenty-five capsules of Phenergan in 25 mg strength. This is an anti-histamine drug often used for allergy. He also gave her a prescription for twenty-five Nembutal capsules in one and one-half grain strength. The prescriptions were dated August 3,1962 and were filled by the Vicente Pharmacy, 12025 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles. They assigned number 20857 to the Phenergan prescription and number 20858 to the Nembutal prescription. Dr. Engelberg told the police on August 5th and their report shows that he had prescribed a refill of Nembutal "about two days ago" and that there should have been about fifty capsules at the time of the refill. This is completely false. The prescription was dated August 3,1962 and it called for only twenty-five capsules. It was not a refill since it was given a new number. Pat Newcomb, Marilyn's close friend, when questioned about the events prior to Marilyn's death stated: "I had arrived at the house Friday night after work. I was fighting a bad case of bronchitis and had decided to enter a hospital for a complete rest. But Marilyn had called me and said why don't you come out here. You can have all the privacy you want. You can sun in the back and you won't have to go to a hospital. I found her in wonderful spirits. She was in a good mood, a very happy mood. Friday night we had dinner in a quiet restaurant near her home." Miss Newcomb stated that part of Marilyn's happiness was due to the decision of 20th Century Fox to resume making the film, "Something's Got To Give," with their star back in the role. It also pleased her that when completed portions of the film were shown to studio executives in New York there was a great deal of excitement. Dr. Greenson painted a different picture when he was questioned by police. The police report shows, "Dr. Greenson had seen the deceased on August 4, 1962 (Saturday) at 5:15 P.M. at her request because she was unable to sleep. He had been treating her for about one year." Why she should want to go to sleep at 5:15 P.M. in the afternoon he did not say, nor would it seem logical for her to want to go to sleep since she had a guest (Pat Newcomb) with her. In explaining a bill of $1,400.00 submitted to Marilyn's estate for payment, Dr. Greenson had this to say, "All office visits lasted a minimum of one and one-half hours. All visits to the home were approximately two hours in duration." If we are to accept Dr. Greenson's story, he would have been trying to put Marilyn to sleep while she and Pat Newcomb were enjoying each other's company and Marilyn was in a "good mood, a happy mood" as stated by Miss Newcomb who did not leave until 6:30 P.M. and makes no mention of seeing any psychiatrist trying to put Marilyn to sleep. To the contrary Marilyn told her very gaily, "I'll see you tomorrow. Toodle-loo." At 7 :00 P.M. Marilyn reportedly talked on the telephone to Peter Lawford, who invited her to come over to a dinner party. According to the police report Marilyn had retired at about 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 4, 1962. This information was given to them by Marilyn's housekeeper, Mrs. Eunice Murray. She stated she saw a light under the door in Marilyn's room at Midnight but went back to bed. At 3 :30 A.M. she looked again and saw the light under the door. The door was locked so she walked around and looked in the bedroom window. She said she saw Marilyn "lying in bed on her stomach with the phone receiver in her hand." She stated she called Marilyn's psychiatrist and he told her to call Dr. Engelberg, which she did. Dr. Greenson arrived at 3 :40 A.M., he stated, and broke the window pane in the bedroom window. He entered through the window, removed the telephone from her hand and found her "probably dead" (rigor mortis had already set in.) About ten minutes later at 3 :50 A.M. Dr. Engelberg arrived and pronounced her dead (she had been dead for at least three to six hours already.) Finally, at 4 :25 A.M. Dr. Engelberg called the police who had a man on the scene in minutes. He was Sgt. Clemmons who in turn notified detectives, after which Sgt. Byron took charge of the investigation. The Coroner's Office was notified by 5 :25 A.M. The Coroner showed the time of death as 3 :40 A.M. while the police, being uncertain, showed the time of death between 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 4th, and 3 :35 A.M. on Sunday, August 5th. By 10:30 A.M., Sunday, August 5, 1962, an autopsy had been performed by T. Noguchi, M.D., Deputy Medical Examiner and a report was prepared, file #81128. In the section of the report entitled "Digestive System," Dr. Noguchi stated, "The stomach is almost completely empty. The contents are brownish mucoid fluid. The volume is estimated to be no more than 20 cc. No residue of the pills is noted. A smear made from the gastric contents and examined under the polarized microscope shows no refractile crystals. The mucosa shows marked congestion and submucosal petechial hemorrhage diffusely. The duodenum is also examined under polarized microscope and shows no refractile crystals. The remainder of the small intestine shows no gross abnormality. The appendix is absent. The colon shows marked congestion and purplish discoloration. Physicians questioned by the author knew of no case of acute barbiturate poisoning causing death by ingestion of overdose in which some residue of the drug was not found in the stomach or duodenum. Yet Dr. Noguchi could not find a single crystal of the drug during his microscopic examination. The Case Report of the Coroner, County of Los Angeles, recorded on Tape #258B, start 478, end 496, and the hand written questionnaire form signed by C. Pace, Deputy, show some interesting information. Condition of the body was stated to be "discolored." Remains were removed by Clarence Pierce and brought in by Dambacher and Pace at 9:00 A.M., Sunday, August S, 1962. Deputy Coroner Pace in a hand written section of the report under title "Remains," writes: "Obtained the following from Guy Hackett of Westwood Village Mortuary. Deceased was found at approximately 3: O5 A.M. by housekeeper Eunice Murray, who got up to check on deceased and she found the bed room door locked. She called Dr. Engelberg (Note: She told police she first called Dr. Greenson.) who came over immediately. The doctor took a poker from the fireplace and broke the bed room window to gain admittance. Dr. pronounced death at 3 :35 A.M. The mortuary attendant stated all doors to residence were sealed. Deceased's mother is apparently in a sanitarium. Body is discolored but no evidence of any trauma." (signed C. Pace) The report shows under "Reported As," -- "Suicide?" The findings, therefore, show no traces of barbiturates in kidney, liver, stomach, urine or intestines--only in the blood sample. No alcohol was found anywhere nor was any Phenobarbital. The toxicologist's report does not support the statement attributed to the Coroner in the Los Angeles "Herald Examiner" on August 18th that a lethal dose of Nembutal was found and an “equally lethal dose of Chloral Hydrate was also found." The toxicologist's report does not indicate any tests were made to detect Chloral Hydrate. Chloral Hydrate is also known as "knockout drops" and is a powerful drug which causes unconsciousness in a short time and causes death if given in quantity. Among the containers of drugs found in Marilyn's bed room was one containing ten green capsules with the prescription number 20570 which had been filled by the same druggist on July 25, 1962 and called for fifty capsules of 0.5 gram doses of Chloral Hydrate. On the same date another prescription was filled for her (#20569) which was for thirty-six tablets of Sulfathallidine, an antibiotic. The Chloral Hydrate prescription was renewed for an additional fifty capsules on July 31, 1962, six days after the first prescription for fifty capsules had been filled. At the time of Marilyn's death on August 4th or 5th ten capsules remained. This would mean that a total of ninety capsules were used in ten days. The question arises as to what happened to them as it would have been impossible for her to have used them all even if she slept twenty-four hours a day. And why did the Coroner say she had taken a lethal dose of them when the toxicologist did not find any evidence of it or even make such tests? There is much to be explained by the authorities in this matter alone. Westwood Village Mortuary was assigned by the Coroner's Office to remove the remains from the residence of the deceased. Death Report of Marilyn Monroe-Los Angeles Police Dept. Marilyn Monroe on August 4, 1962 retired to her bedroom at about eight o'clock in the evening; Mrs. Eunice Murray of 933 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, Calif ., 395-7752, CR 61890, noted a light in Miss Monroe's bedroom. Mrs. Murray was not able to arouse Miss Monroe when she went to the door, and when she tried the door again at 3 :30 A.M. when she noted the light still on, she found it to be locked. Thereupon Mrs. Murray observed Miss Monroe through the bedroom window and found her lying on her stomach in the bed and the appearance seemed unnatural. Mrs. Murray then called Miss Monroe's psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph R. Greenson of 436 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif., CR 14050. Upon entering after breaking the bedroom window, he found Miss Monroe possibly dead. Then he telephoned Dr. Hyman Engelberg of 9730 Wilshire Boulevard, also of Beverly Hills, CR 54366, who came over and then pronounced Miss Monroe dead at 3 :35 A.M. Miss Monroe was seen by Dr. Greenson on August 4, 1962 at 5 :15 P.M., at her request, because she was not able to sleep. She was being treated by him for about a year. She was nude when Dr. Greenson found her dead with the telephone receiver in one hand and lying on her stomach. The Police Department was called and when they arrived they found Miss Monroe in the condition described above, except for the telephone which was removed by Dr. Greenson. There were found to be 15 bottles of medication on the night table and some were prescription. A bottle marked 10 grains Nembutal, prescription #20853 and prescribed by Dr. Engelberg, and referring to this particular bottle, Dr. Engelberg made the statement that he prescribed a refill for this about two days ago and he further stated there probably should have been about 50 capsules at the time this was refilled by the pharmacist. COPY OF MARILYN'S DEATH REPORT Follow-up Report of L. A. Police Department Dr. Greenson received a telephone call from Mrs. Eunice Murray who is the the reporting person, at 3 :30 A.M. on 8/5/62, wherein she stated she was unable to get into Miss Monroe's bedroom, and also that the light was on. He instructed her to pound on the door and look through the bedroom window, after which she should call him again. Mrs. Murray called back at 3 :35 A.M. and said that Miss Monroe was lying on the bed with the telephone in her hand, and that she looked strange. Having dressed by this time, Dr. Greenson left his home to go to the residence of the deceased, which is about one mile away. Dr. Greenson also told Mrs. Murray to call Dr. Engelberg. It was about 3 :40 A.M. when Dr. Greenson arrived at the home of the deceased. He broke the window pane and entered the home through the window and then he removed the telephone from the deceased' s hand. Rigor Mortis had set in. Dr. Engelberg arrived at 3 :50 A.M. and pronounced Miss Monroe dead. The two doctors, above named, talked for a few minutes. It is the belief of both of them that it was about 4 :00 A.M. when Dr. Engelberg telephoned the Police Department. A check with the Complaint Board and WLA Desk indicates that the telephone call was received by the Police Department at 4 :25 A.M. Miss Monroe's telephone, which is GR 61890, has been checked and it was found that no toll calls were made during the hours of this occurrence. The telephone number of 472-4830 is being checked at the present time. COPY OF FOLLOW-UP ON MARILYN'S DEATH REPORT Several columnists made mention at the time of Marilyn's death that there seemed to be need for a full inquest with the examination of witnesses. Either this was not done in spite of all the contradictions and unresolved questions, or it was done in secret and the report never placed in the file. As matters stand the questionable findings of the toxicologist's report do not agree with the official statement of the Coroner. The report of the physician who performed the autopsy clearly shows no signs of drugs in her body organs and this would indicate the need for a full investigation. The physician who signed the death certificate pronounced her dead after rigor mortis had set in, but did not mention the fact or try to estimate the time of death. Both he and the psychiatrist failed to call the police for an unnecessarily long period of time. Even the Coroner made no attempt to fix the exact time of death. If it were not for the police reports, one would assume that she actually died at 3 :40 A.M. Sunday, August 5th. Actually she may have expired at 8:00 or 8:30 P.M. on August 4th. If we are to accept the word of Pat Newcomb that she left Marilyn at 6:30 P.M. on Saturday, August 4th, making no mention of having seen a doctor visiting Marilyn, the doctor must have arrived later if he did visit Marilyn as stated in his claim for payment from her estate. And if, as stated in his claim, his visits lasted for at least two hours, he could have been with her when she died. Efforts have been made to make it appear that Marilyn was depressed, morose and a potential suicide. While it is true that Marilyn had made four previous "suicide attempts" in her life, it is also true that they were not serious and were to gain sympathy when she felt lonely and in need of attention. The following statements reported in the Los Angeles "Herald Examiner" would indicate she had no intention of committing suicide and was well experienced in taking proper doses of barbiturates, and the toxicologist's report shows no evidence of alcohol so she was not under the influence of liquor. Pat Newcomb is reported on August 6th as saying, "It just had to be an accident. Things were going too well for it to have been anything else. Why just last week a 20th Century Fox executive told her 'Look we can't replace you.' " Milton Rudin, Marilyn's lawyer, stated as reported on August 6th, "A telegram was found on Marilyn’s table in the hall from Natalia Dansei Murray, New York Representative of Anita Loos, offering Marilyn a starring role in a new Broadway musical entitled, 'Go-Go.' Two others were bidding for her services-J. Lee Thompson, director of the film, 'Guns of Navarro,' and producer Sam Spiegel. Marilyn had just turned down an offer to appear in a Las Vegas night club at $55,000.00 per week." Mrs. Elizabeth Courtney, assistant to designer Jean Louis, well known Los Angeles couturier, stated as reported on July 12th, that Marilyn had just ordered a $1,600.00 gown. The press reports regarding the estate of Marilyn Monroe are interesting. They attempt to create the impression that her financial condition might have had something to do with her "suicide.'' "Time" Magazine of August 17, 1962, page 50, states: "Marilyn's troubled financial state was suggested as meaningful. Apart from her $77,500 house which carried a $35,000 mortgage, her property consisted of some $4,000 in cash plus clothing, furs and jewelry. For the past two years she had restricted herself to $20.00 per week pocket money." The fact is Marilyn had been spending $100.00 for face make-ups, $70.00 for hairdos. Her psychiatrist's bill for thirty-four days was $1,400.00 and she was seeing Dr. Engelberg frequently at $25.00 per visit and paying $20.00 each for unnamed injections. She paid a photographer $200.00 per session. The Los Angeles "Herald Examiner" carried articles indicating Marilyn's estate was at least a million dollars. So she was far from impoverished and worrying about finances. Marilyn, in spite of all the medicines, tranquilizers and sleeping drugs prescribed for her; was found by the physician making the autopsy to be in good condition physically. Being a kindly soul, perhaps she gave some of the drugs away to friends when they visited her. Since the evidence indicates she had at least a million dollars, that 20th Century Fox had agreed to take her back in a starring role, that she had other lucrative offers, that she was happily furnishing her new home in a Spanish motif, there seems to be little basis for suicide. But what if she were helped along into the next world by someone who would either benefit financially or who feared she might disclose something he wished to conceal. Suppose, for example, a married man were involved, that he had promised to marry her but was not sincere. Suppose she had threatened to expose their relationship. It was Dr. Engelberg who signed the death certificate and who showed the time of her death as 3 :40 A.M., Sunday, August 5, 1962. But at that time rigor mortis had already set in and apparently no effort was made by Dr. Engelberg to indicate that 3 :40 A.M. was an estimated time of death. Physicians questioned by the author stated that, while rigor mortis could set in in as few as three hours, taking into consideration the time of the year, temperature, etc., it would be more likely to occur in a minimum of five or six hours from the time of death. It would be more likely than that the death occurred sometime between 8:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M. on Saturday evening, August 4, 1962. In the Police Report, Dr. Greenson stated he had gone to Marilyn's home after receiving a telephone call from the housekeeper, Mrs. Murray, and upon arrival, broke the bedroom window, and upon entry to the bedroom found Miss Monroe "possibly dead." He stated he then called Dr. Engelberg who came and pronounced Marilyn Dead at 3:35 A.M. Upon being reinterviewed by the police, Dr. Greenson changed his story to having asked Mrs. Murray to call Dr. Engelberg as soon as he, himself, had received the call from Mrs. Murray. In the second interview with the police, Dr. Greenson stated he arrived at 3:40 A.M. that Dr. Engelberg arrived at 3 :50 A.M. on Sunday, August 5th. "Newsweek" magazine of August 13, 1962, page 40, states: "At midnight, her housekeeper, Mrs. Eunice Murray, noticed a light in the actress' bedroom and when it was still on three hours later she went to investigate. The bedroom door was locked and there was no answer to her calls. Alarmed, she called Dr. Greenson, who then called another doctor when he was not able to force the door. The two broke the bedroom window and inside they found Marilyn Monroe dead in bed, nude, with the covers pulled up to her neck." (How could her covers be pulled up to her neck if she was on her stomach?) Photographs taken show that a small pane in a French door had been broken so that the catch was released. Dr. Greenson's statement to the police indicated he had broken the window with a poker from the fireplace. (The broken glass was found outside and not inside proving the window was broken from inside the house. ) The housekeeper said she had telephoned Dr. Engelberg at the request of Dr. Greenson even before Dr. Greenson had arrived, and Dr. Greenson had examined Marilyn and found her "presumably dead" by the time Dr. Engelberg arrived. Although both doctors tried to indicate they had called the police earlier, the fact is no call was made to the police until 4 :25 A.M., August 5th. The best explanation Dr. Engelberg could give the police for not having called them immediately was that he and Dr. Greenson were "talking." (About what? How to cover-up the murder?) Many questions come to mind regarding these doctors' actions and testimony. Why was Dr. Engelberg prescribing barbiturates when his friend, Dr. Greenson, was supposedly trying to have Marilyn avoid the use of them? Why did the doctors fail to notify the police promptly as they are required to do? Why did they make conflicting statements as to who arrived first, who broke the window and/or door? Why did Dr. Engelberg not make an estimate of the time of death and clearly indicate that Marilyn had been dead for a number of hours? (Because they were all lying.) After Marilyn's funeral Mrs. Murray checked out of her Santa Monica apartment and left no forwarding address. A check with other residents in the apartment house disclosed that shortly after Marilyn's death Mrs. Murray seemed to have come into some money and took off for an extended trip to Europe. (It’s called the Kennedy’s money) Recent inquiries brought forth the information that she has again made connections. It was stated she is with a family of means, one of the heads of which is in a sanitarium. The Los Angeles "Herald Examiner’’on Tuesday, August 14, 1962 stated, "According to Hollywood sources, two women close to the star at the time of her death have departed the scene. Pat Newcomb, Marilyn's personal Press Agent, was reported 'no longer with us' at the Arthur Jacobs Agency. She was reported in Hyannisport, Massachusetts yesterday (August 13, 1962) as a guest of the Peter Lawfords. The star's housekeeper, Mrs. Eunice Murray, has checked out of her Santa Monica apartment and left no forwarding address." Pat Newcomb, according to her own statements, would have been one of the last few persons to have spent time with Marilyn Monroe before her death. She had gone to visit Marilyn early Friday evening, August 3rd. They had dinner at a quiet restaurant nearby; (Newcomb never says what restaurant) she stayed overnight and had not left until 6 :30 P.M. on Saturday, August 4th. This would have been within a few hours of Marilyn's death. Miss Newcomb was a friend and confidant of Marilyn and often stayed overnight at her home. This last Saturday afternoon with Marilyn did not find the star morose, according to Pat, but gay and happy, sunbathing, looking over film scripts and playing with two cloth dolls, one a lamb and the other a tiger. After Marilyn's death Pat had a run-in with newspapermen and photographers as they were covering the story in Marilyn’s home. She became hysterical and the police had to restrain her. Her efforts to prevent photographers from taking pictures and reporters from getting stories caused considerable difficulty with the press, to such an extent that her employer dismissed her for this reason. Public relations firms are expected to maintain at least friendly relations with the press. MARGOT PATRICIA NEWCOMB, was press secretary for Marilyn Monroe and also a close friend. (Not that close of friend if she had part in the murder) She was born on July 9, 1930 in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Carmen Adams Newcomb and the former Lillian Lee. She graduated from Immaculate Heart High School, Hollywood, California, in 1948 and Mills College, California, where she took a Liberal Arts course, majoring in Psychology, in 1952. After the funeral Pat Newcomb flew to the “Kennedy compound” at Hyannisport, Massachusetts. After this Pat left the country and remained away for six months. During this period from August, 1962, to February, 1963, she visited Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Denmark and Switzerland. When she returned to this country she was put on the government payroll as an information specialist (motion pictures) for the U.S. Information Agency, 1776 Penn. Ave. N. W., Washington, D.C. She was hired in a GS-13 rating at a starting salary of $12,245.00 per year. On her employment application she gave as references Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lawford, David 0. Selznick and George Stevens, Jr., the man under whom she was to work. Her residence is at 2928 P Street N. W. and her duties interesting. "Through liaison with the U. S. motion picture industry to develop programs of participation of outstanding American motion picture personalities in traveling abroad to participate in programs of benefit to the Agency, including lectures, seminars, personal appearances and international motion picture events."-"To increase and augment U. S. prestige abroad through the increased circulation of creditable motion pictures produced by the Government or by the theatrical and non-theatrical agencies." - "To use motion picture specialists and experts for international cooperation and understanding." These are high-sounding aims, but if the image of America is to be formed overseas with some of the films coming out of Hollywood it is little wonder that we are so intensely disliked in many areas of the world. When Pierre Salinger decided to run for Senator in California, Miss Newcomb left her employment with the U.S.I.A., either by leave or otherwise, and assisted Salinger with his political campaign. Also assisting in this campaign are Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lawford and reportedly financing and masterminding the campaign is Bobby Kennedy. Reporters in the Los Angeles area have stated that Pat Newcomb obtained her government job through Robert Kennedy. Since Miss Newcomb shared many secrets with Marilyn Monroe and was one of the last persons known to see her alive, one wonders if this government appointment was not a form of payoff for helping out and/or keeping quiet, and if so, what part did she play in the strange death of Marilyn Monroe? Although Marilyn Monroe lived in the glare of publicity, one of the most fateful associations of her life was carefully shielded from that glare. Her friendship with Attorney General Robert Kennedy was well known to newspaper reporters and columnists in the Los Angeles and Hollywood area but never publicized. Bobby Kennedy has a playful side and it is this side that we are really interested. During his first year in office his parties received considerable publicity. There were frequent news stories of his guests falling into his swimming pool or being playfully pushed in fully clothed. His sister and brother-in-law, the Peter Lawford’s, also gave parties in Hollywood and it was at one of these that Bobby met Marilyn Monroe. Bobby had been making trips to Hollywood to see Jerry Wald, the producer who was going to make a film out of Bobby's book, "The Enemy Within." The Lawfords are frequent party-throwers and are closely associated with Frank Sinatra and his "Rat Pack." Lawford and Sinatra are reported as having a joint business venture, a restaurant, on South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, which numbered among its customers the type person the local police would prefer to see leave town. One party Marilyn attended at the Lawford’s at which the Attorney General was present was of sufficient interest for her to have spent $170.00 for a special hairdo and make-up. Stories made the rounds that Bobby interceded with 20th Century Fox on Marilyn's behalf when she was dropped, since she sent a personal telegram to him at McLean, Virginia, as soon as her contract had been cancelled by 20th Century Fox. There were a number of telephone calls made as shown by Marilyn's telephone company records of person to person calls to Robert Kennedy. The calls were made both to the Department of ·Justice in Washington, D.C. and to the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. When in Beverly Hills Bobby Kennedy stayed at the Beverly Hills Hotel and one of his visits is an interesting one. On July 26, 1962 and July 27, 1962 he stayed in Room No. 227 and had the charges for room, meals and telephone calls billed to the National Insurance Association, 2400 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago 16, Illinois, for the attention of Charles Davis. Inquiry discloses that the National Insurance Association of that address was originally known as the National Negro Association, made up of some individuals who have connections with small negro insurance companies in the South, and that the Executive Director is Charles Davis. Most V.I.P.'s do their partying and carrying on in strict privacy in private homes, private clubs and hotel suites. Those involved, if they know what is good for them, do not talk and this is especially true with the sacred name of Kennedy. Was Marilyn about to do some talking? Did she think her involvement was more serious, expecting perhaps a divorce and marriage to her? The official verdict in the death of Marilyn Monroe was that she died by her own hand either deliberately or accidentally. No effort was ever made to check further into the conflicting reports and stories told by witnesses. In fact, the two most important witnesses departed immediately after the, funeral for parts unknown. The cause of death was determined by the physician who performed the autopsy to be "acute barbiturate poisoning due to ingestion of overdose." But no residue was found in her body to indicate that this overdose had been taken orally. The lividity of the body would mean that the body had been turned over before the police were called. What must we think when so many stories do not "add up?" We must think that there is a distinct possibility that the death was not what it was made to seem-an accident or suicide-but murder, and that the people whose stories or actions were strange were involved. What the public was supposed to believe when Marilyn Monroe died was that she was despondent, having lost her job and being in financial straits, and a bit unbalanced, having been under the care of a psychiatrist, and therefore took an overdose of sleeping pills and that her death occurred later than it really did. What the facts show is that Marilyn was not despondent, was well off financially, was going back to work on the picture from which she was dropped and had other attractive offers as well. She had no reason to do away with herself deliberately and was not under the influence of alcohol which might have caused her to do it accidentally. Whose statements after the death did not ring true or were contradictory? The psychiatrist said he visited Marilyn at 5:15 on Saturday afternoon to put her to sleep. Pat Newcomb said she was with Marilyn until 6:30 on that same afternoon and they were sunbathing and looking over film scripts. Mrs. Murray was quoted in one report as having called Dr. Greenson first and in another as having called Dr. Engelberg first. She was quoted as saying she was alarmed to find Marilyn's door locked when Marilyn always kept her door locked. Peter Lawford said he called Marilyn to invite her to a dinner party which never happened and ended up with one odd guest in his home. Seven o'clock the same evening is not the usual time to invite a guest to a dinner party. The Coroner stated for publication that the toxicologist found a lethal dose of Nembutal and an equally lethal dose of Chloral Hydrate in Marilyn's body but the toxicologist's report did not confirm this. The doctors who went to Marilyn's home after her death stated they delayed calling the police because they were "talking." Whose actions were strange? Mrs. Murray who obtained her job with Marilyn through Dr. Greenson although this was not her profession disappeared for a couple of days after the death and could not be located by newsmen for interviews. She later came into a bit of money and took an extended European vacation thereby making herself unavailable for questioning. Pat Newcomb was whisked to Hyannisport and thence to Europe, also for an extended vacation and also making herself unavailable for questioning. Upon her return she was placed on the government payroll. The action of Marilyn's psychiatrist and doctor before her death were strange, with one prescribing drugs when the other was supposedly trying to get her off the use of them. Dr. Engelberg' s action was strange when he gave the time of death as 3 :40 A.M. although it had obviously occurred much earlier since, according to the police report, rigor mortis had set in. If Marilyn's death were really murder dressed up to look like an accident or suicide who would have wanted her out of way? The most likely one would be an ambitious man, already important but wanting to become more important and knowing that a serious scandal might ruin his chances for the biggest job of all. Would he take a gun and shoot her or personally involve himself in the dirty work? No, he would be devious as always and utilize the forces best qualified for the job-the Communist Conspiracy which is expert in the scientific elimination of its enemies. Marilyn, already surrounded by doubtful people, was easy game. She knew that all was not well and was fearful of her life. Joe DiMaggio, alarmed and worried about Marilyn, gave up his high-salaried job to be near her, according to newspaper reports. He obviously knew she needed help but did not get to her side in time to save her life. Marilyn, having sustained an injury to her nose, thought it serious enough to have had it exrayed by Drs. Conti and Steinberg of 416 North Bedford Dr., Beverly Hills to see if there were any broken bones on June 7, 1962. On July 17, 1962 Austin A. Innis of 6916 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles was paid a sum of money by Marilyn for repairs he made to locks at her residence on July 14, 1962. Marilyn had some documents which were so important to her that she had a locksmith change the lock on the file cabinet in which they were kept a short time before her death. After her death it was necessary to call the same locksmith to open this cabinet, which was located in a cottage on her property, as she had carefully secreted the keys. After Marilyn's death, a locksmith was again called to repair locks. There seems to have been a great deal of lock-changing and lock-breaking and lock repairing going on. According to the witnesses questioned after Marilyn's death, no locks were broken. Her bedroom door was locked so entrance was gained to her room by going outside, breaking a pane of glass in a French window and reaching in to turn the handle to open the door. But the A-1 Lock and Safe Company, through Mr. Halovaty of 3114 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica filed a bill with the estate for payment for repairs they made to locks which were broken after the death of Marilyn Monroe. Supposedly there would be no need to break any locks since the housekeeper was present to open doors for anyone desiring her to do so. Were the locks broken by the three persons who reportedly entered her home on the evening of August 4th? Were they searching for certain incriminating documents? These men, one of whom is reported to be a lawyer, supposedly turned over Marilyn's body to make sure she was dead which would account for the lividity noted on her body. Setting the time of Marilyn's death at a much later hour than that at which it actually occurred would cover up the activities of these men. Since Marilyn died of an overdose of barbiturates, traces of which were found only in her blood, it would seem that the drugs must have been injected rather than taken orally. Either that or her body had been thoroughly pumped out to remove the traces of what killed her. This would seem to require the services of a doctor. One of her doctors was an identified Communist and Communists are trained to obey orders, even orders to kill. Communists eliminate their enemies and the enemies of friends in high places. That the Attorney General of the United States is their friend must be deduced from his failure to proceed against the Communist leaders who have been under indictment since the Supreme Court decision requiring them to register. "Human Events" of April 7, 1962 on page 239 reported that Senator John Tower of Texas had openly accused Attorney General Robert Kennedy of failure to enforce the provisions of the Internal Security Act of 1950 which requires Communists to register. Not a single Communist has registered and not a single Communist has been prosecuted by the Attorney General. Newspaper reports have informed us that Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy made a pronouncement before the Advertising Council in Washington, D.C. that the Communist Party in the United States is a windmill virtually powerless to harm the United States. This opinion is not shared by F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover whose department keeps track of the activities of American Communists. Mr. Hoover has repeatedly warned of the danger to our country from this source. Bobby Kennedy is also reported to be responsible for the shipping off to England of a Soviet defector who came to the United States seeking sanctuary and desiring to give information on Soviet agents and collaborators. It was at the home of the Peter Lawfords that Bobby Kennedy reportedly met Marilyn Monroe. The Lawfords have an at­ tractive swimming pool and Marilyn had photographs taken there for publicity releases to various magazines. For these photographs Marilyn would have special make-up and hairdos and pay the photographer as much as $400.00. Bobby is reported to have interceded on Marilyn's behalf with 20th Century Fox and their friendship grew and grew to the point where, according to Marilyn's friends, she was led to believe his intentions were serious. There are person­ to-person telephone calls, living witnesses, tape recordings and certain writing to attest to the closeness of their friendship. Did the trouble begin when Marilyn realized that her V.I.P. had no intention of getting a divorce and marrying her? Did she insist he fulfill his promises to her or face her making public their relationship? Neither of these alternatives would appeal to Mr. VJ.P. Since Marilyn could destroy him either by talking or with written evidence, did he decide to take drastic action? Since this book was written more information has come to light through the author's continued investigation on the subject and from readers with bits of knowledge which add to the overall picture. This information confirms the left wing backgrounds of persons close to Marilyn who were influencing her and. the importance of Pat Newcomb's role in the case. Mrs. Eunice Murray, Marilyn’s companion housekeeper, was recommended by Dr. Greenson to Marilyn Monroe as a companion-housekeeper six months before Marilyn died. After Marilyn's death Eunice Murray went to Europe via Air-France, leaving the United States on August 17, 1962. She indicated she was going on a "pleasure trip" and was going to travel through Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. Dr. Ralph Greenson, Marilyn's psychiatrist involvement with Marilyn was quite a family affair. "Mickey" Rudin, Marilyn's new lawyer, is married to Dr. Greenson's sister. He and his law firm have represented many clients on the far-far left. One of Rudin's clients is Frank Sinatra, who was among those barred from Marilyn's funeral. Mrs. Greenson and her daughter Joan used to coach Marilyn in what to discuss with Bobby to make a favorable impression and to appear intelligent, confident and able to talk on various subjects. Dr. Greenson swore in an affidavit for payment of his final bill to the estate that he had visited Marilyn on Saturday, August 4, 1962, and he told this to the police. Yet he told reporters he had not visited her, but only talked on the telephone with Marilyn. This would make it a very expensive phone call as the charge was listed as $50.00. If Dr. Greenson did not visit Marilyn, he committed perjury in submitting the sworn statement to the Superior Court. If he did visit Marilyn, he would have been one of the last persons to see her alive. The person who claims to be the last person to have seen Marilyn alive is Pat Newcomb. She stated she was with Marilyn from Friday evening, August 3rd, at dinner time until Saturday evening, August 4th, at 6:30 P.M. There is positive evidence that this story is untrue. (Again, Newcomb never says what restaurant) What facts she could give are evidently important enough for our VIP not to want them known. She was hustled off to Hyannisport after Marilyn's funeral, thence to Europe for six months, and then kept under our VIP's watchful eye in government service, first in the U.S. Information Agency and then in the Department of Justice itself. After going to California to help Pierre Salinger, Bobby's fellow carpetbagger, capture the nomination for U.S. Senate and raise funds for his campaign, Pat returned to Washington to be put on the payroll of the U. S. Department of Justice in a special unit on the Fifth Floor not too far from the office of the (now former) Attorney General. Neighbors told of having seen Bobby entering and leaving Marilyn's home. In fact, witnesses claim to have seen Bobby coming out of her home on the very date of her death. One informant stated Bobby stayed at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday evening, August 3rd, but did not sign the hotel register. Pat Newcomb would be in a position to know if Bobby was really in Marilyn's home at any time during the final hours of her life. Another individual with knowledge of Bobby's activities in Beverly Hills is Edwin 0.Guthman who lives at 6700 Renita Lane, Bethesda, Maryland. (While going over the files at UCLA, I came across a interesting letter from a Jean W. Ogden who said she met Marilyn at her store on the same that Bobby was in Maryland. I attempted to contact Ms. Ogden but she had passed away in 2009. See letter `below) He acted as Bobby's press agent and public relations man and held the title of Director of Public Information, Department of Justice. He too has stayed at the Beverly Hills Hotel and charged his hotel bills to the Negro group in Chicago called the National Insurance Association. Certain local police officers were assigned to security duty when Bobby visited California. A Santa Monica police officer who did security duty at the Peter Lawford's home because of Bobby's presence there reportedly observed Bobby and Marilyn at a party which he described as one of the wildest he had ever seen or even heard of. The Greensons are close friends of the Lawford’s and are said to have knowledge of the parties held there. Jean W. Ogden Wednesday, August 8, 1962 4007 W. Underwood Street Chevy Chase 15 Maryland Dear Mr. Greenson, I have been terribly concerned about the death of Marilyn Monroe, and I would like to speak to you confidentiality by letter about this matter. I believe she was here in Washington for a short time last week and I waited on her and spoke to her. I work as a saleslady of sweaters at the Woodward and Lothrop store in downtown. I didn’t read anything in the papers about her visit to Washington DC. I was supposed to call her. Did she confide in you about our conversation? I was supposed to call her between 8:00 and 9:00 on the night she died but the cost of the call made me delay. We talked about sleeping pills. I asked a man to call her for me that night and he may have been the mysterious phone call mentioned in the papers. Please keep confidential between you and me. Sincerely, Mrs. Jean This could have been the mystery phone call just after Dr. Greenson hung up. The various Police Department personnel who had contact with the investigation of the death of Marilyn Monroe are Sgt. Jack Clemmons, Sgt. Ianone, Officer Coberley, Officer McGuire, Officer Curran, Officer Gillis, Detective Sgt. R. E. Byron and Inspector Walker. No coroner’s inquest was ever held and no real investigation involving questioning witnesses under oath. There is ample evidence of misstatements, lies, deceit, cover-ups, pressures and false affidavits. This would justify a full scale grand jury investigation. Hundreds of people in the Hollywood and Los Angeles area as well as other parts of the country have been demanding this. It remains to be seen whether this will be done and whether the facts will be brought out, so the American people will finally have the truth about the strange death of Marilyn Monroe. Since the first printing of this book Walter Winchell, who long ago had inside information on the case, has mentioned it in his column five times. Other columnists and journalists in different parts of the United States have also referred to the case. Obviously the press is not in favor of cover-ups and the suppression of information in this case. Marilyn still has friends. At this time, we should like to bring our readers up to date on some of the principal characters in the Marilyn Monroe Case. Patricia Newcomb, who had been working under George Stevens, Jr. in the U.S. Information Agency, resigned after Walter Winchell raised questions about "security matters." Patricia Newcomb gave Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lawford as references on her application for U.S. Government employment. The Lawford beach home was the scene of many parties involving the so-called Rat Pack and, reportedly, Bobby and Marilyn. The Lawfords are no longer man and wife. Catholic Pat Kennedy sued and obtained a divorce from Peter Lawford allegedly on the grounds of extreme cruelty. After the divorce something happened in 1967 which had all the earmarks of a pay-off. Walter Winchell reported that the Joseph Kennedy Sr. Foundation had bankrolled Peter Lawford's new Hollywood motion picture producing company to the extent of seven million dollars. After Patricia Newcomb resigned from her paid position in the U.S. Information Agency, she was rehired as a consultant at a dollar a year and worked in an office next to Bobby Kennedy in the Justice Department. When he departed and ran for Senator in New York, she joined the ranks of his campaign workers. She has now returned to Hollywood and has a high­ salaried job in one of the motion picture studios. Bobby Kennedy, seemingly the guiding force in all Patricia's activities after Marilyn Monroe's death.