For decades, Fred Otash was alleged to have kept the darkest secrets of Hollywood stars, including America’s most famous sex symbol. Tinseltown’s most notorious private detective died in 1992 at age 70. The World War II Marine veteran is the subject of a new book, 'The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn.' It delves into shocking revelations from his never-before-seen investigative files.
One of the driving forces was to tell the story of his life, the cases he was involved in and what really happened — what actually happened,' co-author Josh Young told Fox News Digital. 'Not only was this a chance to do that, but also a chance to delve into this fascinating world of this extraordinary … larger-than-life character who walked out of a Raymond Chandler novel,' Young shared.
Fred equalized the playing field for a lot of people,' Young explained. 'The LAPD and the FBI were wiretapping celebrities and getting information that way. But Fred had his own wiretapping system that was just as sophisticated as theirs, if not more. … He busted a Hollywood casting couch early on in his career where a producer was taking advantage of a young who came to town.
Marilyn Monroe was certainly the most famous movie star ever recorded having sex with Kennedy, but she wasn’t the first,' the book alleged. 'That dubious honor went to fellow bottle blonde actress Jayne Mansfield. A close friend of Lawford, ‘The Girl Can’t Help It’ star was considered by some to be Monroe’s competition at 20th Century Fox.' In his own recordings, Otash noted, as quoted by the book, 'Monroe became the central figure.
Otash, who kept private surveillance on Monroe, also alleged that he heard the blonde bombshell die. He claimed that Monroe called Lawford twice, then Kennedy once, from her home in August 1962. She then called Lawford once more and purportedly said, 'Say goodbye to Pat. Say goodbye to the president and say goodbye to yourself because you’re a nice guy.' After the call, Lawford rushed over to Monroe, where he found her dead.