Autopsy by Noguchi

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Marilyn Monroe

MARILYN MONROE was Noguchi's first celebrity autopsy, performed while he was a pathologist in the county coroner's office. Monroe was found in her bedroom on 4 August 1962, her lifeless body stretched out on her bed, with an empty bottle of sleeping pills nearby. Based on Noguchi's autopsy, chief coroner Theodore Curphey concluded that Monroe died from an overdose of drugs -- specifically the sedatives chloral hydrate and Nembutal. Curphey ruled the case "probable suicide."