Jay Margolis - The Murder of Marilyn Monroe Case Closed

Copyright 2014 Jay Margolis and Richard Buskin

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People say I am ruthless. I am not ruthless. And if I find the man who is calling me ruthless, I shall destroy him.

Robert Francis Kennedy

Jack Kennedy could have been a movie star himself. He had the charisma, the charm, that come-hither quality that can never be duplicated. Is it any wonder he got elected president?

Marilyn Monroe to Lawrence Quirk

Its not what you are. Its what people think you are.

Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

First, I would like to thank Richard Buskin, the best co-author anyone could hope for. We worked really well together, and the use of his interviews with Marilyns friendsincluding her stand-in Evelyn Moriarty and Twentieth Century-Fox security guard George Erengishelped enhance this book.

I am also grateful to Michelle Morgan for granting permission to use her 1997 James Hall interview in this book; James Spada for permission to quote from several of his interviews, including the late Fred Otash; Marilyns last professional photographer, George Barris, who has believed in me since the genesis of my first MM book; Raymond Strait, who was Jayne Mansfields press secretary for the last ten years of her life; the late Jane Russell, Marilyns co-star in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; MMs press agent, Michael Selsman; Allan Abbott for spending several hours discussing her case with me; Devik Wiener for inviting me into his fathers archives at the Hollywood Vaults in Los Angeles; eyewitnesses Don Schulman and Irene Gizzi for providing key testimony with regard to the Robert Kennedy assassination; and Schaefer Ambulance driver Edgardo Villalobos for revealing previously unknown information not just about MM, but also RFK.

Other thanks go out to Roy Turner, Gloria Romanoff, Marijane Gray, Sylvia Leib, Carl Bellonzi, Ruth Tarnowski, Rigo Chacon, Tony Plant, Mike Carlson, Robert Dambacher, Daniel Stewart, John Watkins, former FBI agent Monte Hall, the late Robert Joling, the late C. David Heymann, his widow Bea for her continued support, and both Anthony Summers and Donald H. Wolfe for their research into Marilyns death, Shane OSullivan for being the first to seriously investigate CIA presence at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968, and especially the late Professor Philip H. Melanson for mentioning three eyewitnesses who saw both second and third gunmen in the pantry, a major contribution to RFK assassination research.

I am indebted to Greg Schreiner, the President of the Marilyn Remembered fan club, for always being available to help in any way he can; Elias W. Amador, M.D., for his medical expertise with regard to MMs death; Michelle Justice, co-author of the fan newspaper Runnin Wild: All About Marilyn, for permission to use James Halls 1992 polygraph examination conducted by Donald E. Fraser; assorted confidential sources; and last, but not least, my parents and friends.

Jay Margolis, Los Angeles, March 2014

PRIVATE DETECTIVE FRED OTASHS SOUNDMAN THE NIGHT MARILYN MONROE DIED TO JAY MARGOLIS: What happened to the story that they were taking Marilyn to the hospital, where she was in the ambulance and Bobby Kennedy was in the ambulance with her? I remember that story from forty years ago! Its bullshit. Total bullshit. Eunice Murray has told probably a dozen fucking stories from the night that it happened.

SYLVIA LEIB, WIDOW OF AMBULANCE DRIVER MURRAY LEIB, TO JAY MARGOLIS (04/25/2012): Marilyn had called Bobby and she was so hysterical and she was threatening to tell a lot of stuff to the Enquirer . And he came down to talk to her. Bobby Kennedy had been there.

SUICIDE PREVENTION TEAM MEMBER DR. ROBERT LITMAN (08/18/1962): At least in 1960, when I went through the medical literature on this very subject (because we were encountering this problem when consulting for Dr. Curphey back then), there was no case in the medical records where it could be authenticated that someone had died of barbiturate poisoning under the circumstances that they had become so drugged that they did not know what they were doing, and they took a lethal dose.

MARILYN MONROES CLOSE FRIEND AND MASSEUR RALPH ROBERTS: That last weekend, I think she was in better shape than all those years Id been around. And she was very excited about having her own house after all. I remember her saying, Its so good, laughing again. I called her at 6 oclock [to confirm a dinner engagement with Marilyn at her house that night] and Greenson answered. He said, Shes not here. It could have been so easy that she was busy, which I would have accepted... It would be easier to believe that she committed suicide but I dont. I think somebody done her in.

AMBULANCE ATTENDANT JAMES HALL TO JAMES SPADA (06/03/1990): Marilyn was in another roomnot her ownwhen I arrived. Pat Newcomb was there... Bobby was there earlier. Thats been corroborated. Thats when they gave her knockout drops, I believe. That didnt kill her and she made it through until I got there... I know Dr. Greenson killed her... He stuck a needle into her chest. One minute later, she was gone... If we had taken her away, shed be alive today and Bobby Kennedy would be in jail.

MARILYN MONROE

Norma Jeane Mortenson

June 1, 1926August 4, 1962

HOW DID MARILYN MONROE REALLY DIE?

In 1983, Peter Lawford discussed his friend Marilyn Monroe at length with biographer C. David Heymann for the latters biography on Jackie Kennedy. Apparently, out of deep guilt (he had always held himself responsible for her death), Lawford conceded to having been part of a conspiracy to murder Marilyn Monroe, labeling himself a co-conspirator along with his brother-in-law Bobby Kennedy and Marilyns psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson. The secret was kept all these years and the public was deceived into believing that Monroes death was accidental.

Natalie Trundy, Jacobs twenty-one-year-old girlfriend at the time, told biographer Anthony Summers that shortly after 10:30 p.m., Arthur went to Marilyns house, and I dont think I saw him for two days. He had to fudge the press. Marilyns close friend and former publicist, Rupert Allan, told biographers Peter Harry Brown and Patte Barham, It was carefully done and beautifully executed... It was decided to play up the accidental death scenario but none of us believed it.

Referring to August 4, 1962, Marilyns friend, reporter George Carpozi, Jr., said, Bobby then calls Peter Lawford and says to him, Okay, this time shes getting out of hand. Peter calls up Dr. Greensonthis was all organized beforehandand says, Look, doc, lets get the show on the road, and right after that afternoon call, Greenson goes to Marilyns. As for the months leading to her death, Peter Lawford told Heymann: