RFK and FBI Alerted about Revelations in Book Exposing Marilyn Monroe Affair

A recently disclosed file uncovers that Bobby Kennedy and the FBI were given advance notice about a forthcoming controversial book detailing his alleged affair with actress Marilyn Monroe and speculating about her demise in 1962.

The document, spanning 11 pages and directed to the then-attorney general and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, discloses the contents of Frank Capell's book from 1964 entitled “The Strange Death of Marilyn Monroe.”

According to the book, Kennedy, the younger sibling of the late president, supposedly orchestrated the death of the iconic actress after she threatened to reveal their relationship.

It was reported by an FBI agent that although Monroe's connection with Kennedy was common knowledge among her companions and journalists in Hollywood, it was never brought to light publicly.

Capell, a resident of Staten Island, visited the FBI's New York field office on July 2, 1964, to inform them about his upcoming book, scheduled for release eight days later at a price of $2 per copy as detailed by the Daily Mail.

Within the document are various memos, including one dated July 8, 1964, from Hoover to Kennedy, in which he mentioned that Capell planned to mention the alleged friendship between Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe in his book.

The author aimed to indicate in his work that Kennedy and Monroe were romantically involved, with Kennedy being present at Monroe's residence during her passing, according to the memo.

Capell asserted in his book that Kennedy, the brother of JFK, had Communist operatives eliminate Monroe after she threatened to expose their affair, as reported by the UK's Express.

The author suggested that Monroe believed Kennedy's promises of a serious relationship, including marriage after divorcing his wife, which led her to threaten disclosure, jeopardizing Kennedy's political ambitions.

Subsequently, Kennedy allegedly resorted to extreme measures, utilizing the Communist network's expertise in eliminating adversaries to stage Monroe's death as a suicide.

Monroe passed away on August 5, 1962, due to a barbiturate overdose in her Los Angeles residence.

According to an FBI memo, Kennedy was in San Francisco with his spouse at the time of Monroe's demise, as highlighted by the Daily Mail.

While the book did not receive significant public recognition, a recent discovery emerged last year, providing additional evidence of the affair between Kennedy and Monroe through a letter found in Monroe's possessions written by his sister, Jean Kennedy Smith.

The letter read: “Understand you and Bobby are the new item!

We all think you should come with him when he comes back East!”

This revelation surfaced among over 2,800 declassified documents unveiled recently to comply with a deadline established 25 years ago by the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of October 25, 1992.