The Killing of Marilyn Monroe
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The Killing of Marilyn Monroe
How did Hollywood’s brightest star become its most tragic victim? From Norma Jeane, casting couch girl desperate for success, to Marilyn Monroe, global icon, it was Marilyn’s turbulent love life that ultimately sealed her final fate. Surrounded by a deadly cocktail of pills, her death was ruled “pro...
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Chapter Twelve - Justice for Marilyn
A round-up of the entire series and a look at what action has taken place in the 57 years since Marilyn Monroe's murder, including the 1982 “threshold...
Chapter Eleven - The Case Against the Kennedys
Increasingly concerned about Marilyn Monroe’s erratic behavior and the Kennedy secrets she knew, Bobby Kennedy was sent to LA to control the situation...
Chapter Ten - The Suspects
In this episode, we examine the various conspiracy theories surrounding Marilyn Monroe's death, investigating each of the suspects one by one. Was it...
Chapter Nine - The Cover-Up
The official coroner’s report declared Marilyn Monroe’s death “probable suicide”, but that was just one element in an immense cover-up designed to pro...
Chapter Eight - The Death of a Star
Exactly what happened on the night of August 4, 1962? This episode meticulously examines the official version of events – as well as the inconsistenci...
Chapter Seven - Countdown to Murder
The days leading up to Marilyn Monroe's death are crucial to understanding why she died. There was the humiliation at a party held by Frank Sinatra an...
Chapter Six - The Tangled Web
Marilyn’s affair with John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby would prove to be the defining feature of her life and death. It put her at the center of...
Chapter Five - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Marilyn had learned to use her sexuality to great effect. As a 16-year-old, her first marriage (to factory worker Jim Dougherty) helped her escape chi...
Chapter Four - A Global Pin-Up
The glory years: during which Marilyn not only made a succession of smash hit movies, but also enjoyed relationships with a series of high profile men...
Chapter Three - A Star is Born
In this chapter we examine how Marilyn finally escaped a life of poverty, abuse and abandonment she was born into – and how she wasn’t averse to using...
Chapter Two - A Fractured Childhood
We examine how the woman born as Norma Jeane Mortensen was rejected by those closest to her and dreamed of escaping her life of foster homes, orphanag...
Chapter One - A Global Icon and Tragic Heroine
She is the greatest female star Hollywood ever produced and in most people’s minds, the 20th century’s definitive sex symbol but on August 4, 1962, Ma...