Shrewd Little Sleuth

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"Leckie is one of our most outstanding agents. It is men like he that have made the organization what it is today". —J. Edgar Hoover (1939) " ... mince no words with Leckie. Let him have it." —J. Edgar Hoover (1940) Something went terribly wrong. In just one year, Hoover's praise turned to condemnation. What triggered the FBI director's sudden shift, from close ally to alleged adversary? Despite his controversial ousting in 1939, A.B. Leckie remained in contact with Hoover for over two decades. Why? And why was Leckie found dead with Marilyn Monroe's unlisted number in his pocket—reported to have died in four different ways, five if you count murder? He died just two days before Marilyn, in the same upscale LA neighborhood, after weeks of spying for—or on—her. He worked for Lockheed Aircraft Corporation alongside Robert Mitchum and Norma Jean before she became Marilyn. Did their connection