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Apr 23, 2022 · On December 11, 1964, R&B legend Sam Cooke was shot to death by a hotel manager named Bertha Franklin. It was ruled self-defense, but was that really the case? On December 11, 1964, singer Sam Cooke burst into the main office of the Hacienda Motel in El Segundo outside Los Angeles.
After an inquest and investigation, the courts ruled Cooke's death to be a justifiable homicide. His family has since questioned the circumstances of his death. Cooke is included on Billboard ' s 2015 list of the 35 greatest R&B artists of all time.
Nov 13, 2009 · On December 11, 1964, in response to a reported shooting, officers of the Los Angeles Police Department are dispatched to the Hacienda Motel, where they find musician Sam Cooke dead on the...
Jan 21, 2021 · Now, questions about Cooke's mysterious death are resurfacing just as a new film, One Night in Miami starring Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. as the singer, chronicles the pivotal role Cooke and...
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11 (AP)—Sam Cooke, Negro singing star, was shot to death early today by a woman motel manager after he burst into her apartment in pursuit of a Eurasian girl he had met in a...
Mar 3, 2023 · The manager claimed self-defense when she shot and killed Cooke. A jury ruled justifiable homicide. For her part, Boyer would be convicted in 1979 of second degree murder in the death of a boyfriend.
Apr 2, 2014 · Cooke died on December 11, 1964, in Los Angeles, California. Early Life. Sometimes called the father of soul music, singer Sam Cooke first reached the top of the charts in 1957 with "You...
