Read Online Dead Wrong: Straight Facts on the Country's Most Controversial Cover-Ups by Richard Belzer, David Wayne - Free Book Online
Authors: Richard Belzer, David Wayne
Tags: United States, General, Social Science, History, History & Theory, Political Science, Conspiracy Theories
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Santa Monica beach house (where she sometimes met with the Kennedys), are known to have been recorded but, alas, they too have “disappeared.”
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Sergeant Jack Clemmons was on duty as Watch Commander at the West Los Angeles Division Headquarters of the Los Angeles Police Department when he received a phone call from Marilyn Monroe’s doctor stating that she was dead. He noted the time in his logbook: 4:25 AM on Saturday night, technically Sunday morning. He told the doctor that he’d be right over.
En route to the home, he radioed for back-up, and then pulled into the driveway of Marilyn Monroe’s fashionable Brentwood home. He noted several other cars parked in the driveway as he parked his police unit. He was the first officer on the scene.
He knocked on the door and waited, hearing footsteps and whispering inside the house, which lasted for a full minute, before finally seeing the porch light turn on. The housekeeper finally opened the door and he entered the home. She led him to Marilyn’s bedroom where she lay dead upon the bed. A sheet was pulled up over her body, leaving only her head exposed. Marilyn’s physician, Dr. Engleberg, was seated in a chair near the bed. Dr. Ralph Greenson, Marilyn’s psychiatrist, was also in the room, standing near the bed.
The doctors blurted out that Marilyn had committed suicide and, gesturing to an empty bottle of Nembutal on the nightstand, said that she had taken “all of those.” Sgt. Clemmons pulled down the sheet as the two doctors watched. The first thing that struck him as odd was the fact that the body was obviously bruised. He also noted that a telephone cord ran over one side of the bed and was underneath her. He then noticed that the body was perfectly straight in what is known as the “soldier’s position” (face down, arms at the sides, legs straight), and he knew from experience that it’s not a position that overdose victims die in—they end up in a contorted position due to the involuntary spasms caused by the overdose. It’s also usually very messy because OD victims typically vomit in the throes of death, as their body attempts to reject the semi-digested drugs.
Sgt. Clemmons immediately asked the doctors if the body had been moved. They answered that it had not. He then asked them if they had tried to revive her. Dr. Greenson stated flatly that they had not, that it was too late. But Sgt. Clemons considered their attitudes out of context with the situation; they were defensive and, uncharacteristically for doctors, wouldn’t volunteer any further information. Clemmons found their attitudes totally “off”,” especially of Dr. Greenson:
“He was cocky—almost challenging me to accuse him of so
mething. I kept thinking to myself, ‘What the hell’s wrong with this
fellow?’ Because it just didn’t fit the situation.” 47
Sgt. Clemmons said he wanted to speak to the housekeeper and, walking over to the laundry room, he found Eunice Murray there, folding clothes, with the dryer running. He immediately thought it quite odd that she would be doing laundry at that hour of the night, actually almost 5:00 AM, especially while her employer lay dead in the other room. He also noted that the housekeeper had a very agitated and nervous demeanor, just as she had when she had finally answered the front door for him.
As the housekeeper nervously folded clothes, Sgt. Clemmons asked her at what point had she known that something was wrong. Mrs. Murray answered that it was about midnight that she had woken up to go to the bathroom and noticed that the light was still on in Marilyn’s room, as she could see light under the door. She said that she knocked on Marilyn’s door, but Marilyn didn’t answer. She tried to open the door, but it was locked from the inside; so she called Dr. Greenson, who arrived about 12:30 AM. She stated that when Dr. Greenson arrived, again trying Marilyn’s door and getting no response, the Dr. went outside and
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Sergeant Jack Clemmons was on duty as Watch Commander at the West Los Angeles Division Headquarters of the Los Angeles Police Department when he received a phone call from Marilyn Monroe’s doctor stating that she was dead. He noted the time in his logbook: 4:25 AM on Saturday night, technically Sunday morning. He told the doctor that he’d be right over.
En route to the home, he radioed for back-up, and then pulled into the driveway of Marilyn Monroe’s fashionable Brentwood home. He noted several other cars parked in the driveway as he parked his police unit. He was the first officer on the scene.
He knocked on the door and waited, hearing footsteps and whispering inside the house, which lasted for a full minute, before finally seeing the porch light turn on. The housekeeper finally opened the door and he entered the home. She led him to Marilyn’s bedroom where she lay dead upon the bed. A sheet was pulled up over her body, leaving only her head exposed. Marilyn’s physician, Dr. Engleberg, was seated in a chair near the bed. Dr. Ralph Greenson, Marilyn’s psychiatrist, was also in the room, standing near the bed.
The doctors blurted out that Marilyn had committed suicide and, gesturing to an empty bottle of Nembutal on the nightstand, said that she had taken “all of those.” Sgt. Clemmons pulled down the sheet as the two doctors watched. The first thing that struck him as odd was the fact that the body was obviously bruised. He also noted that a telephone cord ran over one side of the bed and was underneath her. He then noticed that the body was perfectly straight in what is known as the “soldier’s position” (face down, arms at the sides, legs straight), and he knew from experience that it’s not a position that overdose victims die in—they end up in a contorted position due to the involuntary spasms caused by the overdose. It’s also usually very messy because OD victims typically vomit in the throes of death, as their body attempts to reject the semi-digested drugs.
Sgt. Clemmons immediately asked the doctors if the body had been moved. They answered that it had not. He then asked them if they had tried to revive her. Dr. Greenson stated flatly that they had not, that it was too late. But Sgt. Clemons considered their attitudes out of context with the situation; they were defensive and, uncharacteristically for doctors, wouldn’t volunteer any further information. Clemmons found their attitudes totally “off”,” especially of Dr. Greenson:
“He was cocky—almost challenging me to accuse him of so
mething. I kept thinking to myself, ‘What the hell’s wrong with this
fellow?’ Because it just didn’t fit the situation.” 47
Sgt. Clemmons said he wanted to speak to the housekeeper and, walking over to the laundry room, he found Eunice Murray there, folding clothes, with the dryer running. He immediately thought it quite odd that she would be doing laundry at that hour of the night, actually almost 5:00 AM, especially while her employer lay dead in the other room. He also noted that the housekeeper had a very agitated and nervous demeanor, just as she had when she had finally answered the front door for him.
As the housekeeper nervously folded clothes, Sgt. Clemmons asked her at what point had she known that something was wrong. Mrs. Murray answered that it was about midnight that she had woken up to go to the bathroom and noticed that the light was still on in Marilyn’s room, as she could see light under the door. She said that she knocked on Marilyn’s door, but Marilyn didn’t answer. She tried to open the door, but it was locked from the inside; so she called Dr. Greenson, who arrived about 12:30 AM. She stated that when Dr. Greenson arrived, again trying Marilyn’s door and getting no response, the Dr. went outside and
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