August 5th: The Day Marilyn Monroe was Discovered Dead

August 5th 1962 was a tragic day for all fans and friends of movie star and Hollywood sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. Fifty years ago today, the actress was found dead in her home in Los Angeles, lying face down naked in bed with a telephone in her hand. The premature death of Monroe at just 36 years old is one of the world's biggest conspiracy theories to date.

Monroe: a true star

   Born under the name Norma-Jeane Mortenson, Monroe suffered an unhappy and unstable childhood, with her absent mother sending her to orphanages and foster homes for several years. The movie actress and model had also been in several failed marriages, most famously to baseball player Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller, and experienced miscarriages too. Two months prior to her death, Marilyn was fired by Fox Productions for repeatedly failing to attend work for Something has Got to Give. The star suffered from insomnia and depression: these anxieties most likely arose from the constant pressure on her to be heart-breakingly beautiful all the time.
   These are just some of the possible reasons doctors and police have used to suggest Monroe committed suicide on August 5th. However others believe the actress' death was induced merely by an accidental drug overdose, which would explain the open bottle of sleeping pills found near her bedside. Others have insinuated a much more sinister circumstance, that someone intended to kill Monroe, but no murder charges have been filed thus far, and no suspects have been identified.
What do you think? Did Marilyn Monroe commit suicide, accidently overdose, or was she the victim of murder?