Watching Marilyn

by Jack Chapman

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CORONER

  FILE: 81128

  The body is that of a 36-year-old well-developed Caucasian female. The scalp is covered with bleached blond hair. The eyes are blue. The fixed lividity is noted in the face, neck, chest, upper portions of arms and the right side of the abdomen. The faint lividity which disappears upon pressure is noted in the back and posterior aspect of the arms and legs. A slight ecchymotic area is noted in the left hip and left side of lower back.

  DIGESTIVE SYSTEM:

  No residue of the pills is noted. A smear made from the gastric contents and examined under the polarized microscope shows no refractile crystals.

  SPECIMEN:

  blood is taken for alcohol and barbiturate examination. Liver, kidney, stomach and contents, urine and intestine are saved for further toxicological study. A vaginal smear is made.

  T. NOGUCHI, M.D.

  DEPUTY MEDICAL EXAMINER