Marilyn Monroe coroner raised doubts she died by suicide

(NewsNation) — The inferior coroner who performed the autopsy of Marilyn Monroe inactive has his doubts implicit the circumstances of her death, 63 years on.

Monroe died Aug. 4, 1962, astatine the property of 36. Evidence has agelong pointed to suicide, but immoderate person their doubts.

Coroner Thomas Noguchi, 98, performed the autopsy and told writer Anne Soon Choi, successful her publication L.A. Coroner, helium felt "alarm bells going disconnected connected his head" erstwhile the caput toxicologist refused to tally further tests.

Choi said "a question of anxiety" washed implicit Noguchi, via the Daily Mail. According to the author, helium was ne'er capable to afloat escaped himself from doubts implicit what truly whitethorn person happened to Monroe.

Following Monroe's death, the nationalist was told Monroe died astatine her ain manus via the ingestion of sleeping pills.

"When helium does the evisceration of her body, that's the removal of the organs; helium recovered thing successful her stomach, and there's nary corollary betwixt that comparative to the ingestion of pills and what you're going to get backmost connected the toxicology report," forensic expert Joseph Scott Morgan told "Banfield."

"Because her levels were blown done the roof. As a substance of fact, they're described successful presumption of being lethal levels. And it's benignant of a fascinating dynamic. How are the drugs delivered into her system?"

Morgan made notation of speculation that Monroe whitethorn not person killed herself and alternatively administered a lethal suppository, fixed determination were nary injection marks recovered connected her body.

"My suspicion is that Marilyn Monroe's decease volition everlastingly stay shrouded successful enigma and plus, it's large speech for radical to proceed connected astir for years and years aft the fact," helium added.