The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe

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Summary: No-nonsense investigative report on the death of Marilyn Mon
Review: Donald Wolfe has done a splendid job of telling the nasty story of what happened to Marilyn Monroe, pulling no punches: "In the presence of Bobby Kennedy, she was injected with enough barbiturates to kill fifteen people." Wolfe presents a wealth of evidence that should be impossible to ignore or deny. One feels that Marilyn's memory deserves a fair and honest treatment after all these years, and Wolfe has worked hard to provide precisely that.

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Summary: THE KENNEDYS' DID IT
Review: Even before I read this I was convinced that Bobby and JFK had something to do with Marilyn's Death. This book just help to bring the rest of the general public or at least, the fans who have read it, closer to the truth. The truth that Marilyn didn't commit suicide. This book really went into a lot of detail to show that it couldn't have been suicide. It went into too much detail also, of things that didn't pertain to marilyn or her death, that was the only thing I didn't like about it. Who cares about arthur miller's problems? I read enough about him in the other most recent Marilyn bio, if you could call it that. This book gave you alot of facts, some that shocked me greatly. The Cal-Neva weekend was gut wrenching to read. I feel that us true fans know that marilyn isn't a suicide victim, but a victim of murder. cold-blooded murder.. I never had much respect for the Kennedys before but after reading this, I find them repulsive. If they didn't want to her know about all those political things going on, and their plans, why did they tell her? What makes me truly ill, is there will never be justice done for marilyn. maybe by me and other fans that believe the same thing. But the Kennedys did a really good job at getting rid of evidence, and covering up so well that there is no way it could ever be proved. I am glad that this book was written, it was well written and it has helped me find some answers about MM's untimely death. thank you, donald wolfe!

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Summary: Difficult to refute author's evidence
Review: I've always been somewhat ambivalent about the conspiracy theories surrounding Marilyn's death & have vacillated between the foul play line & that she took an accidental overdose. I read Anthony Summers' "Goddess" when it was first published & was certainly of the conviction that there was indeed foul play. Having just read the first part of this book & skipped to the end missing out the biographical element of the middle section, I am yet again convinced that at best there was one huge cover-up to protect RFK and at worst that he actually had a direct hand in the deed or was at least present when the fatal barbiturate dose was adminstered. Earlier books I've read have all indeed questioned the validity of Marilyn's bedroom being the scene of death, no water present, the body lying in an unusual position, no evidence of convulsions or vomit which is usually the case with overdoses etc etc etc

It is certainly difficult to refute the evidence presented in this book & the various testimonies that have only just come to light, ie those of Norman Jeffries (this I had never read about before & I've read numerous MM biogs) and of the ambulence driver James Hall. The events that the author concludes took place that night are totally plausible, but what is surprising is the fact that this disparate group of people present when MM died all conspired over the years & colluded in this cover up. The numerous versions of the suicide theory are all fatally flawed & key witnesses such as Eunice Murray the housekeeper have constantly changed their stories over the years - lending them no crediblity whatsoever. However, it is unfortunate that we will never ever know for sure as RFK, Ralph Greenson & Peter Lawford all took their secrets to the grave with them.

This is indeed a compelling read, although sometimes I found I was so bombarded with facts that it was a little difficult to absorb.

If you're an MM fan, then read this book & Anthony Summers'"Goddess".

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Summary: The best Marilyn Monroe book !
Review: The best Marilyn Monroe book to date and I've read them all. It answers so many of the questions I've had concerning her life and what seemed to me to be an extensive cover-up of her death. This writer's research seems solid and the book is a real page turner.

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Summary: A wonderful book! Couldn't put it down!
Review: This was my first book on Marilyn Monroe, and I must say that it was a superb read! A real page-turner, and it was very difficult to put it down. Like most people who had never read anything in depth on Marilyn Monroe, I was unaware of circumstances surrounding her death. For instance: Robert F. Kennedy was at her home on two seperate occasions the day before she died. There was a heated argument between them. Her guest cottage (where she kept her diary in a file cabinet) was broken into that day, and her file cabinet was pryed open, and the diary and other papers was taken, never to be seen again. Another thing that you never hear about was the 700+ page autopsy report which was edited down to 54 pages. Alot of other things were missing, and no one can account for these very important papers. This may all sound very confusing to a person who has never read anything on Marilyn, but trust me, it's a truly riveting book. There's so much information on so many different people, and HOW they played a role in what ultimately cost Marilyn her life. The week before Marilyn died, she attended Cal-Neva (owned by Frank Sinatra and Sam Giancanna), which is a ranch-type resort on Lake Tahoe. Sam Giancanna was there, along with Peter Lawford, Frank, and others. Marilyn was kept in her room most of the time, and when Joe DiMaggio arrived (Marilyn had called and said she was afraid), they wouldn't let him stay there, and wouldn't put any of his calls through to Marilyn. That weekend, they drugged Marilyn to the point that she was unconcious, then took photos of different men having sex with Marilyn (sort of like an orgy). Frank Sinatra is in these photos, and it's obvious that Marilyn is passed out. (Sinatra's own photographer developed this film, and suggested that Frank burn the photos. Frank didn't want to do that because it was to be used as leverage over Marilyn to make her keep quiet about the Kennedy clan. Remember, Sinatra was a big Kennedy supporter, and this was all for JFK and RFK.) FBI surveillance of Sam Giancanna corroborates this story. The whole purpose of the Cal-Neva weekend was to get someting on Marilyn so that they could threaten her and make her keep her mouth shut about the dangerous secrets she knew about those wonderful Kennedys. I could go on and on, but all I can say is BUY THIS BOOK! You will be fascinated by it, Marilyn Monroe, and especially Norma Jeane. Kudos to Donald H. Wolfe, who spent 7 years researching and writing this book. It's a masterpiece!