Murder or Cover-Up? Investigator Paul Holes Questions the Official Marilyn Monroe Story

What if the most famous death in Hollywood history was never what the official records claimed it to be? Investigator Paul Holes is raising serious questions about Marilyn Monroe’s 1962 death, and his conclusions go far beyond simple investigative negligence.

When Holes dug into the evidence behind Monroe’s passing for the new documentary Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe, he found something that bothered him more than inconsistencies in a case file: he found what he believes was a deliberate reshaping of the narrative. Speaking on TMZ Live on Friday, Holes didn’t mince words—the case should have been treated as a homicide first, with every other conclusion secondary. Instead, it was ruled a suicide, and that determination has defined the story for over six decades.

Here’s what makes Holes’take different from the usual conspiracy theorists and armchair detectives: he’s not suggesting the LAPD was simply sloppy or incompetent. Rather, he believes there were other forces at work—powerful figures who had reason to control the outcome and the means to influence the investigation. Given Monroe’s documented affairs with President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy, the implications hang heavy in the air.

The documentary takes viewers through Monroe’s final hours with fresh eyes, examining evidence that challenges the suicide narrative. For a woman whose name has been synonymous with Hollywood glamour and tragedy, the question of what really happened that night in 1962 remains frustratingly unresolved—and according to Holes, intentionally so.

Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe premieres on FOX Sunday at 8 PM Eastern, 7 Central.