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Marilyn Monroe’s 1962 death, officially ruled a probable suicide by barbiturate poisoning, has sparked decades of speculation and conspiracy theories. Amid her struggles with addiction and depression—exacerbated by being fired from a film just before her death—fictions like Joyce Carol Oates’ Blonde suggest a darker, possibly covered-up ending. Rumors of her entanglements with the Kennedy brothers and the emotional toll of those relationships fuel theories that her heartbreak may have been the true cause. The night of her death remains shrouded in mystery: her locked bedroom, no suicide note, an empty pill bottle, and her phone clutched in her hand as if she’d been trying to call for help. Despite a 1982 official inquiry that focused on intent, the lingering questions and her enduring icon status ensure the mystery of her final moments continues to captivate and haunt the public imagination.

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