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Marilyn Monroe would have turned 100 this year, but her life was tragically cut short in 1962. The star’s death at age 36 and the exact cause of her untimely demise have been debated ever since. While the chatter dies down from time to time, it always picks up steam again and new conspiracy theories emerge constantly…
marilyn monroe He would have turned 100 this year, but his life was tragically cut short in 1962. The star’s death at age 36 and what exactly caused his untimely demise has been debated ever since. Although the chatter calms down from time to time, it always gains strength again and New conspiracy theories are constantly emerging. A new television project has once again questioned his death, and now Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the medical examiner charged with determining the cause of his death, is the subject of his own television project. Now 99 years old, Noguchi is ready to tell everyone why he made the determination he did.
Dr. Thomas Noguchi explains why he classified Marilyn Monroe’s death as a ‘probable suicide’
More than six decades after Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Brentwood home, the man who performed her autopsy continues to defend the conclusion that has fueled conspiracy theories ever since. Dr. Thomas Noguchi, now 99, was in his 30s and relatively early in his career when he was tasked with determining the cause of the actress’ death. He performed the autopsy, classified the death and has since defended his discovery.
Noguchi noted that the autopsy found high levels of barbiturates in the lining of Monroe’s stomach, and the toxicology report listed the cause of death as acute barbiturate poisoning. Although the clear conclusion was an overdose, one possibility was quickly ruled out: that it had been accidental. The levels in his body were much higher than what someone would have mistakenly taken. Working alongside a specially convened panel, Noguchi eventually concluded that the cause was “probable suicide.”
Noguchi has defended his findings for decades, even as other intense and famous cases appeared and disappeared on his autopsy table. In an upcoming film project, Star Coronercalls the case one of the most difficult, noting that he was not the only person involved in the death, and that a standard autopsy was not the only consideration. A panel of suicide prevention experts met and considered factors such as Monroe’s chronic depression and reported mood changes to help determine the cause of his death.
Theories about the cause of Marilyn Monroe’s death
Noguchi is well aware that countless people, over the past six decades, have questioned whether Marilyn Monroe really committed suicide. He dismisses doubts and notes that many high-profile cases attract rumors and speculation, although few have drawn as much as Monroe’s.
His death has generated one of Hollywood’s most discussed and enduring mysteries. The most persistent theory is that he suffered foul play and dressed to look like a suicide. That theory is often tied to her rumored relationships with President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. In this version, defenders argue that Monroe simply knew too much and was becoming a liability, so she was silenced. TMZ recently explored that theory in a documentary focusing on Monroe’s life and death.
A second theory suggests that Monroe died of an accidental overdose that was later staged to look like a suicide. As laid out in Donald Spoto’s 1993 biography, the theory holds that Monroe’s psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson, overprescribed the actress. According to that account, a panicked Greenson and the housekeeper staged the scene as a suicide. Greenson was, in fact, the first to reach Monroe’s body that night. According to official reports, he broke a window to enter his locked bedroom. Viewers and online sleuths may never get a satisfactory answer, but Dr. Thomas Noguchi remains confident that his determination was the right one.
Star Coronera documentary following the journey and career of Dr. Noguchi, will be available for streaming on July 14. A special produced by TMZ, Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroewhich used AI to reconstruct the scene of his death and questioned the suicide ruling, is now available to stream.
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