Why Monroe Was Silenced!
Globe|September 2, 2019

Pill-popping blonde was loose cannon who knew too much

Why Monroe Was Silenced!

Screen siren Marilyn Monroe knew too much about her many high-powered and notorious lovers, and her threats to spill the beans sealed her fate.

The 36-year-old Some Like It Hot bombshell’s demise on Aug. 5, 1962, was ruled a probable suicide due to “acute barbiturate poisoning” by the L.A. coroner.

But the real cause of her death was much darker — and now a gripping 12-part podcast, The Killing of Marilyn Monroe, starting on Aug. 19, promises to reveal the ugly truth and shocking identity of her murderer.

This story is from the September 2, 2019 edition of Globe.

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