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Bombshell

By: Mike Rothmiller, Douglas Thompson
Narrated by: Mark Elstob
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Publisher's summary

"Bobby called. He's coming to California. He wants to see me."

Drawing on secret police files, Marilyn Monroe's private diary, and never before published first-hand testimony, this book proves that Robert Kennedy was directly responsible for her death. It details the legendary star's tumultuous personal involvement with him and his brother, President John Kennedy, and how they sought to silence her.

The new evidence and testimony is provided by Mike Rothmiller who, as a detective of the Organized Crime Intelligence Division (OCID) of the LAPD, had direct personal access to hundreds of secret LAPD files on exactly what happened at Marilyn Monroe's Californian home on August 5, 1962.

Rothmiller used that secret information to get to the heart of the matter, to the people who were there the night Marilyn died—two of whom played major roles in the cover-up—and the wider conspiracy to protect the Kennedys at all costs.

There will be those with doubts, but to them, the lawman—who directed international intelligence operations targeting organized crime—says the printed, forensic and oral evidence are totally convincing.

©2021 Mike Rothmiller & Douglas Thompson (P)2022 Tantor

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Bombshell IS a Bombshell

I have read Mark Shaw’s version of events, as told by the men who claimed responsibility…and Bobby Kennedy and Peter Lawford were “in attendance,” but this pins responsibility squarely on Robert Kennedy. We reap what we sow.

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A must listen!

Such a clear and concise book. I could not stop listening. Highly recommend to anyone who loves conspiracy, politics and old Hollywood. Loved the narrator too!

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We’ll done

The Kennedy’s both father and sons were protected by their money and dubious friends. None of them had any regard for ethics . All of them killed to protect the public image. More than a few eye opening facts here. JFK was planning to send more troops to Vietnam , 10 shots at Bobby from a six shot revolver. Smoke clouds and BS continues to this day.

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Interesting

The sources appear reliable. If it really happened the way they said then a mystery has been solved. On the other hand, it doesn’t really pass the Occam’s Razor test. It’s up to the reader to decide what to believe.

I found the first half of the book rather boring but in the second half, all the dirt was spilled and it got very interesting.

The stuff about Daryl Gates spying on the rich and famous is fact. I remember the scandal from my days in So Cal and I’m sure you can access it on the internet.

The narrator had a rather insinuating, thrilling type voice and I had to get used to it. Whatever it was about it just made me less inclined to believe what I was hearing.

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Fascinating

There's so much detail and lots of connection to primary documentation that this seems to be believable/reliable. It most certainly is interesting and does a thorough job of connecting the dots.

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Murder of the Phenix

Murdered. MM was more experienced w life & Hollywood at 36. More experienced w ups & downs & disappointment in men & career. She had won back on top looking forward to her next projects bouncing back as a Phenix does. I feel entities that wished to harm, ruin, embarrass the Kennedy Brothers (or, even entities who wanted to protect them & the positions they held) were at work in her Murder. I think she knew the brothers reputation w the many other Hollywood Women & knew this was just a fling. Peter Lawford was an unfortunate Drunk. His last wife said you couldn’t believe anything he said regarding Marilyn.. Reveal of hidden police observations & diary were interesting.

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Fascinating

I totally believe this. Sickening how people in power can get away with things like this

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AMAZING!

Any lover of 1960s history will enjoy this!
His indepth review of the life and death of Marilyn Monroe will have you rethinking everything you knew about it.

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Interesting, But ...

This is an interesting book and it provides a pretty convincing chronicle of the tawdry lives led in Hollywood in the 1950s and 1960s. It also provides a decent biography of Marilyn.

The most important part of the book is about the L.A. police. Why were they using resources to profile, well, just about everyone, and why were they operating outside of L.A.? The FBI is once again shown to be corrupt. Frankly, it's all pretty outrageous if even half of what is reported is true.

The author convinced me that the Kennedys were hardly the good family men portrayed in the media at the time. They were cads. One can only wonder how they had the time for all the filandering. They were protected by a fawning press that never seems to do its job.

Did Bobby kill Marilyn? To me, the story is not convincing. He may have had some involvement, but there really is not much here beyond the hearsay story of an aging alcoholic.

The book also meanders in places and could definitely use a good editing.

Sensational? Yes. Credible? In places.

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Great Book

This is the second book I have read on Marilyn Monroe. This book puts the whole thing on the Kennedys which puts a dagger in there legendary status for me. They did great things in government but there morality is seriously questionable.

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