| Jack Clemmons | |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Police Department | |
| February 2, 1924 – April 10, 1998 | |
| Place of birth | Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Place of death | Reseda, California, U.S. |
| Service branch | United States |
| Years of service | 1945 - 1965 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
Jack Clemmons (2 February 1924 - 10 April 1998)[1] was a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. He was the first to arrive at the death scene of Marilyn Monroe on 5 August 1962. He was with the LAPD for 20 years, from 1945 to 1965. Clemmons thought that Monroe was murdered and that her room was a staged death scene. He made some major accusations that the LAPD were involved in a cover up .[2] He stated: "Somebody murdered her. It was an out and out case of murder!"[3]
Clemmons claimed that when he entered Monroe's house, her housekeeper was washing the laundry, and that Monroe's room appeared as though it had been cleaned prior to his arrival: "Marilyn was lying face down in what I call the soldier's position. Her hands were by her side and her legs were stretched out perfectly straight. It was the most obviously staged death scene I have ever seen. The pill bottles on her bedside table had been arranged in neat order and the body deliberately positioned. It all looked too tidy."[4]