Marilyn Monroe, Murder or Suicide?
Nakayla Krahn
Marilyn Monroe
Who: Marilyn Monroe
What: Found dead in her bed naked, face down in the pillows
When: August 5th, 1962
Where: Marilyns house / Brentwood neighborhood, Westside of LA
Why: accidental, murder, suicide, homicide, etc.
Citations
"History's Mysteries - The Death Of Marilyn Monroe." YouTube. YouTube. Web. 5 May 2015.
"The Death Of Marilyn Monroe - Conspiracy Theories. August 4th 1962." YouTube. YouTube. Web. 5 May 2015.
The Media
Biases, Criticisms, and Media Outlets
Biases: I found bias by selection of sources in a lot of the articles I read. It would go from talking about how she was "found dead on her stomach" but when you go through and read the autopsies of the report, she actually died on her back but then was moved. Bias by omission was another one I came across multiple times. I would read an article but then when I finished it I realized they left a lot of the medical side of the story out. They were completely focused on only one part of the story.
Criticisms: I put Marilyn under the Feminist criticism because her entire life was build up of the person she eventually became, Norma to Marilyn. She self created herself into an actress and star that would become important to the Feminist Movement. Marilyn was able to keep herself financially stable without a male figure throughout her entire career. On the other hand no matter what she did, she public always viewed her as a whore. Hollywood men always viewed her as a party girl and nothing more.
Media Outlet: History channel displayed her death, American National Biography has a section for Marilyn Monroes death, Fox 59 news had an interview with some of the medical examiners, and also the documentaries on youtube I have in the links above, have credible information supported with facts.