- Transcripts of apparent conversations between actress
Marilyn Monroe and her psychiatrist have shed new light on her state of
mind before she died in 1962.
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- John Miner, who worked for the District Attorney's office
in Los Angeles, says he made the transcripts as part of his investigation
into Monroe's death.
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- Miner says they support his belief that Monroe was a
victim of foul play.
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- The actress died of barbiturate poisoning in August 1962,
aged 36. Her death was ruled a probable suicide.
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- Miner claims he took "extensive" and "nearly
verbatim" notes from tapes that were played for him by Monroe's therapist,
Dr Ralph Greenson.
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- Yet questions have been raised as to the authenticity
of the transcripts.
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- Miner, 86, maintains the original tapes have probably
been destroyed, which means his claims cannot be verified.
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- The former prosecutor was interviewed when prosecutors
re-examined Monroe's death in 1982, but did not reveal he had the transcripts
because of promises to Dr Greenson.
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- At the time, prosecutors decided there was insufficient
evidence to warrant a new criminal investigation.
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- Conspiracy theories
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- The Los Angeles Times, which published excerpts from
the tapes on Friday, said Miner was allowed to hear the tapes on condition
he never revealed their contents.
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- He broke his promise after Dr Greenson's death, when
some Monroe biographers suggested the doctor might be considered a suspect
in her death.
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- Conspiracy theorists continue to dispute the circumstances
of Monroe's tragic death.
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- Miner claims there was "no possible way" the
actress could have killed herself, adding she had "very specific plans
for her future".
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- The transcripts reveal she was fascinated with the idea
of Shakespeare, and was determined to effect a career change.
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- "I feel certain I'll win an Oscar for one or more
of my Shakespeare women," the transcript reads.
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- Monroe also described a sexual liaison with actress Joan
Crawford, her failed marriages to baseball player Joe DiMaggio and playwright
Arthur Miller, and gave a frank assessment of her physical attributes.
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- The transcript also strongly suggests an involvement
with Robert Kennedy, brother of her alleged lover President JF Kennedy.
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- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4127998.stm
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