$4.6M Bid Falls Through for Crypt Above Monroe's

Current resident gets to stay a bit longer
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Aug 26, 2009 7:00 PM CDT
$4.6M Bid Falls Through for Crypt Above Monroe's
Flowers adorns the crypt of movie star Marilyn Monroe at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo)

The $4.6 million bid for the crypt above Marilyn Monroe has fallen through. Attorney David Camel, who represents the widow auctioning off her late husband's crypt on eBay, says the bidder declined. Camel says he's working with eBay to resolve the outcome of the auction. He also says there are no plans to move Elsie Poncher's husband until a new occupant is found. (More Marilyn Monroe stories.)

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