On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home. The official story said suicide. But the evidence says something else. In this gripping short podcast episode, host Kieran Caldwell pulls apart the tangled web of conspiracies, cover-ups, missing files, altered evidence, and high-level political secrets that still haunt Monroe’s death to this day.
Was the Hollywood icon silenced by the Kennedys? Did the FBI or mob have a hand in it? What really happened during the six-hour gap before the police were called? From secret red diaries to staged crime scenes and mysterious ambulance reports, this AI-powered podcast takes you deep into one of America's darkest celebrity mysteries.
Powered by Skoob, this short podcast cuts through the noise to deliver real investigation, real storytelling, and real questions—designed by AI, made for curious minds. Discover how AI podcast tools uncover secrets missed for decades.
Listen to "Spotlight Murder" on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio.
(0:00) The Marilyn Monroe Mystery: Death of an Icon
(0:58) The Official Story Falls Apart
(2:41) The Kennedy Web of Intrigue
(5:09) The Ambulance That Never Officially Existed
(7:34) The Medical Theory—Accident or Murder Weapon?
(9:48) The Six-Hour Cover-Up
(11:58) The Missing Pieces—Secrets Stolen in the Night
(13:49) The Unreliable Witnesses and False Narratives
(15:38) What Really Happened That Night?
(18:10) CLOSING
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