Sold! Crypt Above Marilyn Monroe Sells for $4.6 Million

Update (8/25/09): Top bidder for the crypt backs out.

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Last week, we reported a crypt directly above screen legend Marilyn Monroe was being auctioned off with the starting price $500,000. A week later, the auction has ended and the winning bid for the crypt is $4.6 million, according to ABCNews.com.

The price is well above the $1.6 million the crypt’s owner, Elsie Poncher, needed to pay off the mortgage on her Beverly Hills home so that her kids will have the home free and clear someday.

Once the deal is legally signed, sealed and delivered, Elsie’s deceased husband, Richard, — who is presently occupying the crypt face-down over Monroe — will be moved to the adjacent crypt.