Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Norma Jeane Mortenson adopted the name and persona of Marilyn Monroe when she began modelling as a teenager in Hollywood. She would become one of the most recognizable movie actresses of her time, but also have affairs with very famous and powerful men. When she was found dead of an apparent overdose, the coroner concluded it was suicide. Based on eyewitness testimony and autopsy analysis, it could have been murder. But if she was killed, who did it and why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Cash-Landrum Incident

The Cash-Landrum Incident

Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and Vickie’s grandson Colby claimed they encountered a diamond-shaped UFO that spit fire on their way home from B-I-N-G-O. They later suffered symptoms consistent with radi...

25 Mar 39min

JFK Jr.

JFK Jr.

John F. Kennedy, Jr. was born into the spotlight and remained a public fixture until his untimely death at the age of 38. The NTSB concluded that John crashed his private plane – with his wife, Caroly...

18 Mar 59min

Painted with Poison: The Radium Girls Cover-Up

Painted with Poison: The Radium Girls Cover-Up

They called them the "ghost girls" – young women who glowed in the dark after painting watches with radium. The company told them it was safe. They knew it wasn't. When the women started dying, the co...

11 Mar 49min

Priests vs. Presidents: Who Really Orchestrated the Lincoln Assassination?

Priests vs. Presidents: Who Really Orchestrated the Lincoln Assassination?

We’ve all heard the story of John Wilkes Booth firing a bullet in Ford’s Theater… but maybe you haven’t heard the theory he was a puppet, with his strings pulled by a much bigger organization. In the ...

4 Mar 46min

Silver Screen Stabbing: Did a Starlet Cover Up a Gangster's Murder?

Silver Screen Stabbing: Did a Starlet Cover Up a Gangster's Murder?

In 1958, movie star Lana Turner was trapped in an abusive relationship with mafia bodyguard Johnny Stompanato. Until her teenage daughter Cheryl Crane ended the couple’s last argument by fatally stabb...

25 Feb 48min

Did the Pope Cover Up His Son's Murder?

Did the Pope Cover Up His Son's Murder?

When Juan Borgia died in 1497, his father, Pope Alexander VI, swore he’d find the killer. But just two weeks later, the Pope suddenly closed the case – without naming or punishing the murderer. The Po...

18 Feb 47min

The Spymaster and the Exiled Queen: Was Mary Queen of Scots Framed?

The Spymaster and the Exiled Queen: Was Mary Queen of Scots Framed?

By the time she was 25, Mary, Queen of Scots had lost her thrones in two countries, France and Scotland. And officially, she was executed for conspiring to take a third throne: England’s. But was Mary...

11 Feb 54min

Mexico's Elvis: Long Live Pedro Infante!

Mexico's Elvis: Long Live Pedro Infante!

Superstar Musician Pedro Infante’s death sent shockwaves throughout Mexico. However, many fans believe he faked his death to escape the government or drug cartels. These were just rumors of course… un...

4 Feb 44min

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