Unit 10 - The misterious case of Marilyn Monroe
The misterious case of Marilyn Monroe I am going to tell you about one of the most famous mysteries in show business. On August 5, 1962, movie actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her home in Los Angeles. She was discovered lying nude on her bed, face down, with a telephone in one hand. Empty bottles of pills, prescribed to treat her depression, were littered around the room. After a brief investigation, Los Angeles police concluded that her death was “caused by a self-administered overdose of sedative drugs and that the mode of death is probable suicide.” However, her death has been a mystery, as several people think that i t may not have happened exactly the way it was reported at the time. In adittion, Marilyn’s close friends were shocked when they heard the news about her death and insist that her death was unintentional. " It must have been an accident ," said Marilyn's good friend Pat Newcomb. "Marilyn was in perfect physical condition and w...
