Marilyn Monroe's final purchase shows she was NOT about to commit suicide, claims psychologist

A check signed by Marilyn Monroe the day before her death proves she was not planning to kill herself, according to a forensic psychologist.
The actress used the check, which is now being auctioned off, to purchase a white chest of drawers worth $228.80 from Pilgrim's Furniture, an act Harvard-trained Dr S. David Bernstein believes is inconsistent with someone contemplating suicide.

Dr Bernstein said people about to take their own lives often engage in shopping sprees, but the fact all Ms Monroe bought was the chest of drawers suggests she was planning to be around to use it.

Bombshell: Marilyn Monroe, pictured, was not contemplating suicide, according to a forensic psychologist

'What my thoughts are is that this purchase wouldn't be consistent with planning to kill yourself,' he told MailOnline.
'A chest of drawers is a very personal item, and fairly low cost, and that is indicative that she was making plans for herself in the future.'

 

It's not like she was getting a high out of buying a lot of stuff or big ticket items, which is often what people who are feeling depressed do to elevate themselves,' Dr Bernstein said.'If I was doing a psycho autopsy and determining whether it was suicide or an accident, this particular piece of data - and of course I don't know what else she did that day - is not consistent with someone who was planning to not be around to enjoy what they were buying.
'It easily could have been an accident,' said Dr Bernstein. 'It probably was.'

Starlet: The actress, pictured, died on August 5, 1962, almost 50 years ago

Suicide: Ms Monroe's death was ruled a probable suicide, but Dr Bernstein believes she was not suicidal

Memorabilia: The check is among 15 of Ms Monroe's items up for sale with Heritage Auctions

Favourite: No star commands the hearts and wallets of collectors like Ms Monroe, Heritage Auctions says

The current online bid for the check is $8,000.

Ms Monroe banked with City National Bank of Beverly Hills and the check was written by someone other than Marilyn, possibly her caretaker Eunice Murray, according to the auction house.
It is signed in blue ballpoint ink by the starlet.

'No star will ever capture the hearts and wallets of collectors quite like Marilyn Monroe,' Heritage's director of Entertainment and Music Memorabilia Margaret Barret told the Huffington Post.