Golden State Killer investigator finds red flags in Marilyn Monroes 1962 death case

This story discusses suicide.If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).As the world celebrates Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday, Paul Holes is revisiting one of the most scrutinized celebrity cases in Hollywood history.The retired cold case investigator spent more than two decades solving crimes in California and played a pivotal role in identifying the Golden State Killer.

Now, he’s applying his expertise to the movie star’s 1962 death in TMZ’s “Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe,” premiering on FOX.Using artificial intelligence to recreate Monroe’s home, the special follows Holes, senior crime scene analyst Alina Burroughs and true crime reporter Kiki Monique as they examine the questions and theories that have surrounded Monroe’s death for more than six decades.“I was aware of how she died — a drug overdose ruled a probable suicide, but I knew very few details about it until I started digging into this case,” Holes told Fox News Digital.“I think a lot of the questions about her death really come down to how poorly her death scene was documented and processed by investigating authorities back in 1962, leaving questions unanswered that could have been answered if they had done things properly.”In August 1962, Monroe was found dead, lying nude in her bed with a telephone receiver dangling from her hand.Near the bed, police said they recovered an empty bottle that had contained about 50 Nembutal capsules, a powerful prescription sedative used to treat insomnia, Variety reported at the time.

No note was found.“The first red flag, of course, was the lack of documentation,” said Holes.“There are very few photos of the death scene.

However, even with the one photograph that exists, showing her dead in her own bed, my eyes, based on my experience and expertise, immediately picked out inconsistencies, such as the sheets being [clean and]...