7. Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was one of the most popular actresses of all time. She was only performing for 10 years, but she managed to cement her place as an iconic sex symbol and one of the most beloved women of all time. But beneath that guise of sexiness and femininity lay a life many people wouldn’t believe. She was extremely depressed, and had many problems with her marriage.
She died of a Barbiturate overdose in 1962, and this event was so shocking to the public that suicide rates among other people rose significantly after hearing of Monroe’s death. The official story is that she killed herself. Many people, however, think she was murdered, and for a number of reasons. First of all, there was a very prevalent rumor that she had an affair with president John F. Kennedy, and that she was threatening to reveal it to the world. The coroner in charge of taking care of her body after she had died noticed many strange bruises, but these were absent from the police report. Monroe also kept a diary, which mysteriously disappeared. Her housekeeper, was found washing sheets when the police arrived.
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