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Memoirs of a Deputy Coroner: The Case of Marilyn Monroe presents a compelling new account of the official coroner's investigation into Marilyn Monroe's death. This real-life story is based on a memoir written by the deputy who officially investigated Marilyn's case and signed her death certificate. In 1962, Lionel Grandison was a Deputy for the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. A graduate of San Fernando High School in Pacoima, he had married his high school sweetheart who gave birth to his three kids. Arriving to work that fateful Sunday morning, Monroe's death would change his life forever. Discover fascinating new details about what transpired at the L.A. Coroner's Office and how the massive cover-up he witnessed unfolded. Never has Marilyn Monroe's story been told through the eyes ofsomebody who participated in the official investigation. Discover fascinating new details about what transpired at the L.A. Coroner's Office and how the cover-up unfolded. His explosive memoir exposes a far-reaching web of deceit surrounding Marilyn's death. Grandison, then 22-years-old, had the responsibility of gathering all available reports and evidence for the investigation. During his inspection, he witnessed revised medical results, and files hidden from the public. However, his complaints went ignored by his superiors. He was also the last public official to possess and examine Marilyn's secret diary, which arrived at the office with personal property recovered from her house, then later vanished. The book revealed startling facts about Marilyn's secret involvement with powerful men and organizations. It suggested she found herself playing a high-stakes game, which may have gotten her killed. The disappearance of the diary was just another one of many strange mishaps that plagued Grandison's investigation of the Monroe case. But nothing could have prepared him for what was still to come. After signing the death certificate, he would get set up and formally charged with a crime. His story has been the subject of numerous documentaries and TV specials over the years. In 1982, Grandison would lead the charge to reopen the Marilyn Monroe investigation and clear his name. He would testify before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, who would request a Grand Jury investigation. His efforts to see justice for one of Hollywood's biggest legends made him an unsung American hero who stood up, no matter the cost. Author Lionel Grandison Jr. delivers a powerful look at his father's life and memoirs. This special edition volume features 17 previously unreleased photos, notes, and documents from Lionel Grandison's private Marilyn Monroe scrapbook, including his family life in Pacoima. See previously unreleased photos of the 22-year-old coroner's deputy and secretive FBI notes and documents he catalogued over the years.

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Samir Muqaddin, formerly named Lionel Grandison, is the coroner's deputy who officially investigated Marilyn Monroe's death in 1962 and signed her death certificate. His incredible true-life story stands above all others regarding the details of that legendary case. During his investigation, Grandison observed medical and police evidence hidden from the files, while his complaints went ignored by his superiors, who included Dr. Theodore Curphey, the chief medical examiner for the county of Los Angeles. While investigating he discovered a little red diary, apparently written by Marilyn Monroe herself, which later disappeared from the coroner's office entirely.After signing the death certificate, Lionel Grandison would be set-up and charged with a crime, then forced to resign from his deputy position. His story has been the subject of numerous documentaries and TV specials over the years. In 1982, he would lead the charge to reopen the Marilyn Monroe investigation and clear his name. He would testify before the County Board of Supervisors, who would request a Grand Jury investigation and force the Los Angeles District Attorney to launch an official probe into her death.Today, Grandison's entire story is detailed in the book, Memoirs of a Deputy Coroner: The Case of Marilyn Monroe. It provides an in-depth look at his entire investigation and gives detailed accounts of events at the Coroner's office including what he read in Marilyn's Diary. Samir Muqaddin is an unheralded American hero who serves as an example of persevering against odds in the interest of truth and justice. A man that stood up for not only himself, but for one of Hollywood's biggest legends .

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