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29 Σεπ 2024 · 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?
The killing was a mob hit, went one theory. He had been killed at a prominent entertainment executive’s mansion and taken to South-Central to avoid a scandal, others theorized.
Blinded by anger and alcohol, he wrapped himself in the sport coat — his only remaining piece of clothing — and confronted the motel manager, 55-year-old Bertha Franklin, who Cooke believed ...
26 Ιουλ 2010 · The details of the case involving Cooke's death are still in dispute. The official police record states that Cooke was shot dead by Bertha Franklin, manager of the Hacienda Motel, where Cooke had checked in earlier that evening.
22 Ιαν 2011 · Bertha Franklin moved to Michigan and died eight months later. Elisa Boyer was arrested for prostitution two months after Cooke’s death and, in 1979, was found guilty of second degree homicide...
13 Νοε 2009 · The authorities ruled Cooke’s death a case of justifiable homicide, based on the testimony of Ms. Franklin, who claimed that Cooke had threatened her life after attempting to rape a young woman...
The motel manager, Mrs. Bertha Lee Franklin, 55, said Mr. Cooke kicked in her door, accused her of harboring Miss Boyer and struck her twice with his fist. She fired three shots.
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