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   Westernair, Columbia, RCA, Decca, OKeh. Musical artist. Donnell Clyde "Spade" Cooley (December 17, 1910 – November 23, 1969) was an American Western swing musician, big band leader, actor, television personality and convicted murderer. In 1961 he was tried and convicted for the murder of his second wife, Ella Mae Evans.

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3. www.bakersfield.com › entertainment › bakersfieldsBakersfield's trial of the century: The talented and ...

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   Jun 12, 2015 · A handwritten letter by Spade Cooley to his daughter from his jail cell. Dated August 16, 1961 Provided by The Law Office of Tim Lemmucchi. ... John, sits to Melody’s right. Cooley's daughter ...

4. www.rocksoffmag.com › spade-cooleySpade Cooley: The King of Western Swing That Murdered His Wife

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   Spade Cooley and his daughter Melody pose for a publicity photo aboard his yacht (1949). The Murder Of Ella Mae Cooley Spade received a life sentence for murdering Ella Mae, but proved so popular and model a prisoner that he was granted parole after serving a scant nine years.

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   Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Melody Cooley, 14, waits to testify today in the trial of her father, Donnell 'Spade' Cooley on charges he murdered her mother, Ella May."

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   Mar 11, 1995 · Cooley's jealousy peaked over a nine-day spree of savagery leading up to his wife's death. On April 3, at their Willow Springs home, Cooley made Melody watch as he dragged the already unconscious ...

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   Nov 14, 2017 · Cooley's 14-year-old daughter Melody witnessed much of the attack, and her courtroom testimony helped put him behind bars. The trial was a spectacle, much like the O.J. Simpson trial that would ...

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   What happened to Cooley's 14-year-old daughter Melody?

   • Cooley's 14-year-old daughter Melody witnessed much of the attack, and her courtroom testimony helped put him behind bars. The trial was a spectacle, much like the O.J. Simpson trial that would take place 30 years later. Gruesome details about Ella Mae's death spellbound witnesses who waited for hours to get a seat in the courtroom.

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   Why did Ella Mae divorce Spade Cooley?

   • At one point, Ella Mae entered into a hospital after one of Cooley's vicious abusive episodes. She pleaded not to be released by the hospital for fear of her life. In March 1961, Ella Mae and Spade Cooley filed for divorce. Cooley had long been suspicious of Ella's infidelity, though Ella plainly knew of Spade's own affairs.

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   Who is Spade Cooley?

   • Western band leader Spade Cooley, the self-titled “king of western swing,” in a publicity photo. Accused of murdering his wife, Spade Cooley looks over papers with his defense attorney Basil Lambros, center, and investigator Leonard Winters, right. Cooley had become convinced his wife was unfaithful with, among others, singing cowboy Roy Rogers.

   Bakersfield's trial of the century: The talented and tormented Spade Co…

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   Who is Dorothy Cooley?

   • Sister-in-law Dorothy Cooley, wife of her brother, John, sits to Melody’s right. Cooley's daughter has declined several requests for interviews about the case. The photo album cover “Spade Cooley, Mr. Music Himself” was shot at the Cooley home where he later murdered his wife, Ella Mae.

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9. www.alamy.com › melody-cooley-14-daughter-ofMelody Cooley, 14, daughter of country star Spade Cooley, is ...

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   Apr 12, 2023 · Download this stock image: Melody Cooley, 14, daughter of country star Spade Cooley, is shown as she testified in the coroner's inquest into the death of her mother, Ella Mae Cooley, April 13, 1961, in Bakersfield. Spade Cooley is accused of murdering his estranged wife. (AP Photo) - 2N92CAA from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.