Read Online Dead Wrong: Straight Facts on the Country's Most Controversial Cover-Ups by Richard Belzer, David Wayne - Free Book Online Page A
Authors: Richard Belzer, David Wayne
Tags: United States, General, Social Science, History, History & Theory, Political Science, Conspiracy Theories
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looked through the bedroom window and could see Marilyn lying motionless on the bed, so he broke the window and then came through the window, unlocked the door and told her “We’ve lost her.”
Sgt. Clemmons found it very troubling that the body had been discovered at 12:30 AM, but no one had called the police until 4:25. Four hours is a long time to wait. Furthermore, the precise manner in which the housekeeper stated the events to Sgt. Clemmons made him even more suspicious, because it sounded too rehearsed.
He asked the housekeeper what she’d been doing all night. She answered that she realized that there’d be a lot to do and that a lot of people would coming over, so she called someone to repair the broken window.
What else?
She answered that then she collected all of her personal belongings from Marilyn’s home and gathered them in a basket.
It sounded extremely insufficient to Sgt. Clemmons. He then returned to the doctors and asked them the same question.
They responded that they hadn’t called the police immediately because they had to call Marilyn’s studio and get permission.
Sgt. Clemmons was astounded.
“Permission?”
They explained that, basically, that’s how it is in the movie business—they had to clear everything with her publicist.
“What did you do during those hours?”
They answered that “We were just talking.” 48
“What were you talking about for four hours?”
The doctors didn’t have an answer for that one and responded inaudibly, simply shrugging their shoulders. 49
Sgt. Clemmons knew that the doctors were protected by professional confidentiality and didn’t legally have to answer his questions. He also knew that their attitudes were absolutely bizarre for the situation and that things simply were not adding up.
He then pointed out to the two doctors that, although there was an empty bottle of pills, there was no glass or drink of any kind that she could have used to help her swallow all the pills. Stumped by that very cogent observation, the doctors then “helped” Sgt. Clemmons look around for a drinking glass ... none was found.
However, they did find that the water in Marilyn’s bathroom was completely shut off, making it an even more troublesome point.
Sgt. Clemmons then asked the doctors if Marilyn was in the habit of injecting drugs with a syringe. They answered that she always took her drugs orally.
Clemmons then backed them up and asked them again.
“How was the body discovered?”
Dr. Greenson related the same story about being called by the housekeeper and then breaking the bedroom window to find Marilyn dead in bed. He added that her hand was firmly gripping the telephone when he reached her and that he took the phone out of her hand. He said that Marilyn must have been trying to call for help. 50
That conclusion immediately struck Sgt. Clemmons as yet another oddity. Why would the victim be calling for help on the telephone when she had her own housekeeper right down the hall, just a few feet away from her?
Sgt. Clemmons completed taking statements from the witnesses and concluded that he had not been told the truth. Why wasn’t there even a glass of water next to the neatly lined up pill bottles when the LAPD first arrived, and how come one was placed near them later on? The officers confirmed that it was definitely not there when they first arrived. That seems just a tad suspicious.
We know now that she actually died prior to the time police were told; at least six hours before the phone call was made to the police. When Marilyn’s corpse was picked up, the level of rigor mortis in the body was observed by experts and they then estimated the time of death at 9:30 to 11:30 PM ... so they waited over six hours to call the police? What was taking place during those six hours, and why?
We also know that the washing machine was running when the police arrived at shortly after 4:30 AM. Isn’t that a rather odd time to being doing laundry?
Sgt. Clemmons found it very troubling that the body had been discovered at 12:30 AM, but no one had called the police until 4:25. Four hours is a long time to wait. Furthermore, the precise manner in which the housekeeper stated the events to Sgt. Clemmons made him even more suspicious, because it sounded too rehearsed.
He asked the housekeeper what she’d been doing all night. She answered that she realized that there’d be a lot to do and that a lot of people would coming over, so she called someone to repair the broken window.
What else?
She answered that then she collected all of her personal belongings from Marilyn’s home and gathered them in a basket.
It sounded extremely insufficient to Sgt. Clemmons. He then returned to the doctors and asked them the same question.
They responded that they hadn’t called the police immediately because they had to call Marilyn’s studio and get permission.
Sgt. Clemmons was astounded.
“Permission?”
They explained that, basically, that’s how it is in the movie business—they had to clear everything with her publicist.
“What did you do during those hours?”
They answered that “We were just talking.” 48
“What were you talking about for four hours?”
The doctors didn’t have an answer for that one and responded inaudibly, simply shrugging their shoulders. 49
Sgt. Clemmons knew that the doctors were protected by professional confidentiality and didn’t legally have to answer his questions. He also knew that their attitudes were absolutely bizarre for the situation and that things simply were not adding up.
He then pointed out to the two doctors that, although there was an empty bottle of pills, there was no glass or drink of any kind that she could have used to help her swallow all the pills. Stumped by that very cogent observation, the doctors then “helped” Sgt. Clemmons look around for a drinking glass ... none was found.
However, they did find that the water in Marilyn’s bathroom was completely shut off, making it an even more troublesome point.
Sgt. Clemmons then asked the doctors if Marilyn was in the habit of injecting drugs with a syringe. They answered that she always took her drugs orally.
Clemmons then backed them up and asked them again.
“How was the body discovered?”
Dr. Greenson related the same story about being called by the housekeeper and then breaking the bedroom window to find Marilyn dead in bed. He added that her hand was firmly gripping the telephone when he reached her and that he took the phone out of her hand. He said that Marilyn must have been trying to call for help. 50
That conclusion immediately struck Sgt. Clemmons as yet another oddity. Why would the victim be calling for help on the telephone when she had her own housekeeper right down the hall, just a few feet away from her?
Sgt. Clemmons completed taking statements from the witnesses and concluded that he had not been told the truth. Why wasn’t there even a glass of water next to the neatly lined up pill bottles when the LAPD first arrived, and how come one was placed near them later on? The officers confirmed that it was definitely not there when they first arrived. That seems just a tad suspicious.
We know now that she actually died prior to the time police were told; at least six hours before the phone call was made to the police. When Marilyn’s corpse was picked up, the level of rigor mortis in the body was observed by experts and they then estimated the time of death at 9:30 to 11:30 PM ... so they waited over six hours to call the police? What was taking place during those six hours, and why?
We also know that the washing machine was running when the police arrived at shortly after 4:30 AM. Isn’t that a rather odd time to being doing laundry?
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