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Marilyn's Last Words: Her Secret Tapes and Mysterious Death

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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.

Oh my. Where to start. Tapes made by Marilyn talking to her shrink, she spills the beans, then the tapes get destroyed and their content shared with us decades later by total recall.
As a seasoned Marilyn researcher that has seen and heard it all...am i impressed with the latest installment of conspiracy claims?
Yes, about as much as i was over her "Little red diary full of state secrets",as claimed by fantasist Robert Slatzer.
The claims made over these tapes are not realistic whatsoever. Just another chapter in trying to rip off unsuspecting Marilyn fans.

Though the tape portions of the book is scant, they clear up a lot of things. Also the tapes included are incomplete. Other books refer to portions of tapes that are not included in this book. All in all a great read. More truthful than most.

If you have the time to read it I would encourage it. Really interesting and gives a new angle of the story.

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.

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.

...I never review books on Amazon, but for this one, I just had to. I'm a huge Monroe fan, have been for many years. When you've read enough books and watched enough docs, you understand this woman was extremely complex and not an angel, but another wonderous human being with extraordinary talents. However, I picked this book up at my local book store because the curiousity got the best of me. First of all, if these transcripts are legit from Monroe's last tapes to her psychiatrist then I feel guilty reading something so personal that was never meant to be heard. And then on top of that angry at the publishers/writers who took this private info and made a book out of it (tho they claim they did this to clear Greenson and let Marilyn's voice be heard to prove she was in no state that would have caused suicide). Regardless, it's private info and quite frankly - disturbing at that. Like I said, i've read some hard core truths about Monroe but it never tarnished my thoughts of her as woman, as a human being...but in these transcripts (and i'll say again IF they are real) this is a woman who truly refers to herself in 3rd person ALOT, much more than the expected or norm, a person who goes on about enemas (such a private topic I can't believe they published it and i'm saddened I gave in and read it), a woman who is obsessed with Shakespeare, obsessed with many different things, obsessed with the Kennedy's and how to "break it off". I've read transcripts from other interviews with her and in my opinion, this "voice" of MM in this book (to me), does not match up. However that said, it's not totally unrelated to what MM might have sounded like. It's the voice of a woman who sounds like she is spliting in two, cracking straight down the middle. My heart broken, I wish I'd never picked the darn book up. I'm promptly throwing it in my garbage can this evening...

thank you thank you thank you

I can't stress that enough. I have believed and it's so obvious that the Mob and Kennedy's were behind this the whole time. Anyone can do there own research and declare the same truth but, most decided it's propsterious to think some one like the "Kennedy's" could conjure such a horrible thing. WAKE up people and give me a break. Do your history research of Joesph Kennedy and the government alone. There's crap they get away with constantly don't be niave. There's has been so many facts about this I can't believe it took this long for the justice of Marilyn Monroe. I am a huge fan and now she CAN rest in peace.

ashley mosely

I made it a point to come and write a review for all considering this book. Mr.Smith, the author is an English writer (a far left American hating writer I might add) who has to bring up his love for Marilyn and the Kennedy's along with his contempt for any American politics. This book was to make his case known, not so much to remember Marilyn. I feel sorry for her, wherever she is to have to be remembered with some of this trash. Take what few facts are in this book, most is heresay and speculation, but enjoy Marilyn's few chapters of her tapes and what those close to her have said. I don't doubt her murder, but the CIA? That's laughable and it's more likely that I did it, and I was born twenty years after her death.

Mr. Smith also suggests the CIA, mob, and the Kennedy's all bugged the house...wouldn't one have run into the other's bugs? The facts of the crime scene are intriguing although no questions are really answered. Smith claims to have American gov't officials on his side saying his sources are credible but cites no one. Not to mention Smith lumping Marilyn with liberals, although there's nothing wrong with that, he has little to no proof except she gave money to the poor. What that has to do with anything I'm not sure...He also rants for a Chapter on McCarthyism - he clearly has little knowledge on the subject. It's very irritating. Marilyn, despite this I hope you can rest in peace.

thank you thank you thank you

I can't stress that enough. I have believed and it's so obvious that the Mob and Kennedy's were behind this the whole time. Anyone can do there own research and declare the same truth but, most decided it's preposterous to think some one like the "Kennedy's" could conjure such a horrible thing. WAKE up people and give me a break. Do your history research of Joseph Kennedy and the government alone. There's crap they get away with constantly don't be naive. There's has been so many facts about this I can't believe it took this long for the justice of Marilyn Monroe. I am a huge fan and now she CAN rest in peace.

ashley mosely
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