The coroner who performed Marilyn Monroe’s autopsy in 1962 has broken his 60-year silence with a wild claim.
Marilyn Monroe was an A-List Hollywood actress known for her performances in Some Like It Hot, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and The Seven Year Itch. To this day, she continues to be one of the globe’s most-recognized stars.
Born Norma Jeane Mortensen, Marilyn gained infamy for her perfectly-coiffed blonde hair, glamorous makeup and rendition of Happy Birthday to then-President John F Kennedy.
However, in August 1962, Marilyn tragically died from a drug overdose at her home in California. Over the decades there has been much speculation surrounding her untimely death, with conspiracy theorists claiming she could have been murdered. This speculation still lingers 60 years on from her death.
Recently, in the book, LA Coroner by Anne Soon Choi, Marilyn Monroe’s coroner spoke out about her death and autopsy.
“It was straightforward,” Mr Noguchi said. “But an autopsy would need to be done to confirm the death.”
He added that he examined the body, including her scalp and back, for injection marks but found none.
After this, the now-retired coroner collected samples of her blood, urine, kidne, liver, stomach and its contents, as well as her intestines for a toxicology report to be conducted. However, he said the results deeply shocked him, claiming “alarm bells went off in his head.”
The test results found fatal levels of pentobarbital and chloral hydrate in her system, so the head toxicoloigst said there was no need to run more tests on her organs.
Writing about this decision, Ms Choi penned, “A wave of anxiety washed over [Mr Noguchi]. He knew that not running the additional tests would become a problem for him.
“It left too many questions unanswered, and ultimately, as the pathologist who conducted the physical autopsy, he would be held responsible.”
Mr Noguchi felt there were many questions unanswered from the autopsy and requested her organs be further tested. “But the toxicologist disposed of them once the coroner’s report was issued,” Ms Choi said.
This is when Mr Noguchi said he did not know whether the results were accurate or part of a “cover up.”
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