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Marilyn's Last Words: Her Secret Tapes and Mysterious Death |  | Author: Matthew Smith
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 972077
Media: Paperback
Pages: 328
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0786715596
Dewey Decimal Number: 792
EAN: 9780786715596
ASIN: 0786715596
Publication Date: July 10, 2005
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Marilyn Monroes death in August 1962, apparently a suicide, shocked the world. The coroners report stated that her death was due to a massive overdose of Nembutal capsules. But what about the discrepancies between the official report and the eyewitness accounts and memories of the people who were there at the scene of her deathfriends, her housekeeping staff, police officers, and doctors? And what about the forensic evidence that disappeared between the time of her death and the coroners report being issued? Looking back at thousands of documents, many never before published, and interviewing dozens of sources, Matthew Smith argues strongly for a startling new version of events, as he paints a portrait of Monroe's day-to-day world toward the end of her life. The case he makes is based not only on the documents and on complete forensic evidence, but also on the secret, confidential tapes Monroe made for her psychiatrist in the days leading up to her deathtapes that reveal a woman in charge of her life and her fate, a woman looking forward to a busy, bright future. Here, in her own words from the transcripts of the tapes, are the most private, secret thoughts of Marilyn Monroe.
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 GREAT READ January 27, 2009
Aimee Morales
If you have the time to read it I would encourage it. Really interesting and gives a new angle of the story.
Matter of Opinion March 4, 2008
F. Harris
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Alot of things in this book corresponded with what I had previously read but I dont think it is all true. If you want to read a real biography of Monroe look elsewhere. One thing I can say about this book is it kept you interested in everyway and was not boring. At the time of reading it it was one of my favroites, now not so much but I still think it deserves 5 stars however it is not as good or accurate as many other Marilyn who-dun-it books.
Blows Away Many Other Books With Its Clear and Comprehensive Take on the Case for Murder in the Death of Marilyn March 18, 2007
Randall Libero (Phoenix, Arizona)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
After researching and reading many, many books attempting to explain the extremely complex and perplexing events surrounding the death of Marilyn, Matthew Smith's book presents a very detailed and well researched account weaving together the many threads in Marilyn's life with sobering logic. The book takes the reader on a journey through Marilyn's personal and business relationships, as well as the motives of those who sought to use her toward their own ends. It reads like a terrific mystery novel and like the pieces of a puzzle, comes to a unique and logical conclusion as to "who did it".
The only piece missing is the newest evidence, which came after the publication of this book, of the release of the secret CIA file on Marilyn Monroe. This new information through, only strengthens Mr. Smith's case that rogue agents of the CIA had a hand in her murder, as to publically embarrass the Kennedy brothers and force their resignations from public office (many other authors place the Kennedys as the main orchestrators of her death - a claim that never factually made sense). When one looks at the convergence of political struggles during the early 1960's and the many players including J. Edgar Hoover, Sam Giancana, Jimmy Hoffa, the Kennedy's, the CIA, the military industrial complex, etc., Mr Smith's logical conclusion makes the most sense.
Unfortunately, for Marilyn, she inadvertently got herself personally caught up the biggest political mess of the last 75 years and paid for it with her life. Because the perpetrators failed to nail the Kennedy's for her murder because of an amazing public relations campaign from 20th Century Fox studios buying the Kennedy's time to cover their behinds, it ultimately backfired on the Kennedy's and they all ended up dead as well. So if Marilyn had somehow lived, American history would be dramatically different.
Bravo, Mr. Smith on your crusade to get to the truth of Marilyn's murder.
 Matthew you could have done your research even under marilyn monroe biographies June 1, 2006
tina moreno (hawaii)
0 out of 12 found this review helpful
why do you and others continue to perpetuate the movie magazine stories and call them non fiction even da vinci code is fiction
please guys do your research and find the marilyn monroe foundation and her daughter nancy miracle who wrote a great play which tells the heretofore untold real story ofthe person behind the image it's about time not the same old story not again please it's 2006
 An attempt to cash in December 14, 2005
Lynn Blake (Martinez, CA United States)
12 out of 18 found this review helpful
I have read many books about the life and the death of Marilyn Monroe, so when this "revealing" new book came out, I wanted to see what it had to say. What I found was trashy, questionable material. I was wary right away, after reading the Acknowledgements section, where the author gives a large amount of thanks and credit to two people who appear as sources in many Marilyn bios, both of whom have been completely discredited by other (more believable) biographers. They barely even knew the woman, and have spent the years since her death trying to cash in on her memory. The fact that the author relied on these people told me that the material in the book was going to be questionable at best. After reading the entire book, I was left feeling very sad that Marilyn has been exploited yet again. If you want to read a real biography of Marilyn Monroe, I recommend "Marilyn Monroe: The Biography" by Donald Spoto.
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