Highlights
- TMZ special claims Marilyn Monroe’s crime scene was staged before her 1962 death.
- Investigators flag missing water glass, suspiciously clean bedding as red flags.
- Show ties JFK, RFK affairs and Hoover’s FBI to a possible cover up.
Marilyn Monroe‘s death has been ruled a probable suicide since 1962, but TMZ‘s newest special argues that the long-accepted story never matched the evidence left behind.
Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe premiered Sunday on FOX, and the network is not being subtle about its findings. Producers say the special “leaves no doubt the crime scene was staged” and that people went to great lengths to cover up what really happened to the star.
The show leans on AI technology to rebuild the scene of Monroe’s death “with unprecedented precision,” placing investigators back into 1962 to reexamine the evidence in ways earlier investigations couldn’t.
Investigators flagged several details that don’t add up. Bedding that appeared far too clean and pill bottles neatly arranged with labels facing outward both seem inconsistent with a typical overdose scene. TMZ also questions why no water glass was ever found in her bedroom, given the sedatives she had reportedly taken.
Former cold case investigator Paul Holes, one of three hosts alongside crime scene analyst Alina Burroughs and reporter Kiki Monique, didn’t hold back his theory. He said, “nobody stages a suicide to look like a better suicide.”
TMZ executive producer Harvey Levin added that what the team uncovered challenges the official finding of probable suicide and raises the possibility that Monroe’s death “could be far more sinister.”
Much of the special’s darker theorizing centers on Monroe’s rumored affairs with President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, as well as long-running speculation about FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover‘s interest in her.
“Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe” is now streaming on Hulu.
This article discusses the death of Marilyn Monroe, which was officially ruled a probable suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available by call or text.
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