On this day in history, August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe is found dead in Los Angeles
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foxnews.comIconic Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36 on this day in history, August 5, 1962.
The actress was discovered face down and lying nude on her bed holding a telephone in one hand, according to History.com. Scattered throughout her room were empty pill bottles; the medication reportedly was prescribed to treat her depression, the same source recounted.
A brief investigation after her death resulted in conclusions by the Los Angeles police that Monroe’s cause of death was suicide.
The report said Monroe’s death was "caused by a self-administered overdose of sedative drugs and that the mode of death is probable suicide," according to multiple sources.
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