Marilyn Monroe’s Final Terrifying Encounter with RFK
After a harrowing encounter with RFK, Marilyn Monroe found herself in a state of distress. Author Patterson recounts the chilling moment when Monroe, lying in bed with her white telephone, turned to pills to calm herself. Seeking solace, she reached out to friends in hopes of finding comfort.
Monroe managed to “hold it together” when her former stepson, Joe DiMaggio Jr., called. However, as the evening wore on, her demeanor shifted. By the time she spoke with her friend and hairdresser, Sydney Guilaroff, after 8 pm, she was “rambling.”
During the conversation, Monroe cryptically mentioned “danger, betrayals, men in high places, and clandestine love affairs.” She went on to reveal, “I know a lot of secrets about the Kennedys. Dangerous ones,” leaving Guilaroff shocked by the gravity of her words.
Expected to attend a dinner at Peter Lawford’s home, Monroe’s absence raised concerns among the guests. Lawford informed them that she wasn’t feeling well and wouldn’t be joining them.
As Lawford spoke with Monroe over the phone, he noticed a troubling shift in her demeanor. Desperate to reach her, he tried to engage her attention, only to be met with a disconnected response. Monroe’s final words to him were haunting: “Say good-bye to Pat, say good-bye to Jack, and say good-bye to yourself, because you’re a nice guy.”
The author reflects on Lawford’s silence in response to Monroe’s words, questioning his role in her final moments. The chilling reality of Monroe’s state of mind becomes all too apparent as she slips further away.
Tragically, Monroe was discovered dead at her Brentwood, California, home on August 4, 1962, with acute barbiturate poisoning cited as the cause of death.
