In a startling new documentary, renowned cold case investigator Paul Holes challenges the official narrative that Marilyn Monroe died by suicide in 1962, alleging that powerful figures may have orchestrated her death.
Appearing on "TMZ Live" to promote the documentary "Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe," Holes detailed what he describes as glaring investigative failures. He argues that the evidence points to homicide, and that the Los Angeles Police Department's handling of the case was not merely incompetent but potentially influenced by external pressures.
"This was a homicide," Holes stated, pointing to inconsistencies in the original investigation. He suggests that LAPD's failure to treat the scene as a potential murder—with proper evidence collection and forensic analysis—cannot be chalked up to simple error. Instead, he believes that people with significant power and influence may have intervened to shape the outcome.
The documentary revisits the evidence and interviews experts who question the suicide ruling. Monroe was found dead in her Brentwood home on August 5, 1962, at age 36. The official cause was acute barbiturate poisoning, labeled a probable suicide. But Holes and other skeptics have long pointed to unexplained details, including missing diary pages, cryptic phone calls, and Monroe's connections to the Kennedy family and organized crime.
Holes' conclusion is unequivocal: "Powerful figures were behind her death." The documentary aims to reignite public interest in one of Hollywood's most enduring mysteries.