tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post8866623946349500000..comments2024-03-24T20:40:46.666-04:00Comments on Pan-African News Wire: The Death of Sam Cooke: Conspiracy Theories Still Abound 42 Years LaterPan-African News Wirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958190577776906688noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-71627768382002269292013-06-07T08:17:31.985-04:002013-06-07T08:17:31.985-04:00How ironic is your story... In an attempt to discr...How ironic is your story... In an attempt to discredit the North Carolina newspaper and the L.A. Times for 'inaccuracies' in their reporting of this most tragic story, you (unwittingly and unbelievably) did the very same thing you accused those two papers of doing.<br /><br />First of all, 9137 S. Figueroa St was the actual address of the killing- NOT 9131 S. Figueroa! <br /><br />Secondly,neither address is located in the Watts section of Los Angeles, as you inaccurately indicated.<br /><br />Thirdly, you 'questioned' the L.A. Times' report that Mr. Cooke's was 33 when he died. He was born January 22, 1961, and killed on December 11, 1964. Therefore, Mr. Cooke (indeed) would have been 34 in January of 1965; unfortunately, he deceased before the New Year came in... He was, IN FACT, 33 years young at the time of his death.<br /><br />PLEASE correct you inaccuracies before attacking othe media outlets.<br /><br /><br />PiabloDiabloTiablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291075653679306449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-2964774943080049912013-06-07T08:17:08.715-04:002013-06-07T08:17:08.715-04:00How ironic is your story... In an attempt to discr...How ironic is your story... In an attempt to discredit the North Carolina newspaper and the L.A. Times for 'inaccuracies' in their reporting of this most tragic story, you (unwittingly and unbelievably) did the very same thing you accused those two papers of doing.<br /><br />First of all, 9137 S. Figueroa St was the actual address of the killing- NOT 9131 S. Figueroa! <br /><br />Secondly,neither address is located in the Watts section of Los Angeles, as you inaccurately indicated.<br /><br />Thirdly, you 'questioned' the L.A. Times' report that Mr. Cooke's was 33 when he died. He was born January 22, 1961, and killed on December 11, 1964. Therefore, Mr. Cooke (indeed) would have been 34 in January of 1965; unfortunately, he deceased before the New Year came in... He was, IN FACT, 33 years young at the time of his death.<br /><br />PLEASE correct you inaccuracies before attacking othe media outlets.<br /><br /><br />PiabloDiabloTiablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291075653679306449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-40940283749601929182013-01-03T00:35:45.884-05:002013-01-03T00:35:45.884-05:00Let's try this on.. Sam was followed by some g...Let's try this on.. Sam was followed by some goons from the Mob, RCA, ABKCO, all one in the same when it comes to Sam the artist.They were the ones trying to start trouble...There job was to kill Sam that night. Elisa and Bertha's job was to rob him..they didn't know anything about the hit.When Elisa runs out of the room with clothes and money, she runs by two men....CookeLarry Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244658449181343678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-8755625506706967672012-12-14T18:44:59.804-05:002012-12-14T18:44:59.804-05:00I think Etta James' observations have been cal...I think Etta James' observations have been called into serious question by existing photographs, both of the crime scene and of Cooke in his coffin.surferjoe1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13515442970375703574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-58467525023907561672012-12-14T12:27:15.463-05:002012-12-14T12:27:15.463-05:00
Cooke’s family still believed there was some s...<br /><br /><br /><br />Cooke’s family still believed there was some sort of cover up and that evidence was suppressed. They maintained that there was a conspiracy to murder Cooke and that the murder took place in some manner entirely different from the three official accounts.<br /><br />They hired a private investigator who uncovered the following information: (1) Cooke had dated Elisa Boyer three weeks prior to his murder despite the fact that numerous people warned him about her colorful past which included prostitution, and (2) Bertha Franklin had a .32 registered in her name yet she killed Cooke with a .22.<br /><br />Additionally, singer Etta James revealed in her book, “Rage To Survive”, that when she viewed Cooke’s body in the funeral home he was so badly beaten that his head was decapitated from his shoulders, his hands were broken and crushed, his nose was smashed and he had a two inch bump on his head. These injuries were never explained, and some found it hard to believe that a 55-year old woman could inflict these types of injuries. (Cooke, as police found him, above.)<br /><br />In 1979 Elisa Boyer was found guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of her boyfriend. Bertha Franklin moved to Michigan and died 18 months after Cooke’s passing.<br /><br />No concrete evidence supporting a conspiracy theory has been presented to date.<br /><br /><br />ewashington7000https://www.blogger.com/profile/17775562790615207207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-32443344186592776702012-03-09T20:15:00.888-05:002012-03-09T20:15:00.888-05:00This is amazing! YOU are amazing! Really a great i...This is amazing! YOU are amazing! Really a great indeed job. Keep posting always..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bostonhotelsinfo.com/hotels-travel/boston-leather-district.html" rel="nofollow">boston leather district</a>Melany Flemmingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065393201884458838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-55758561524377890582010-09-24T17:40:48.615-04:002010-09-24T17:40:48.615-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-28254510228005096952010-09-17T12:24:29.578-04:002010-09-17T12:24:29.578-04:00I had to leave this comment after reading the comm...I had to leave this comment after reading the comments regarding what really happened to Sam Cooke.No one really knows what happened that night other than Sam, the two women and the so called witness. Have anyone stop to think or ask. why would Sam drive past all of the nice hotels and check into a sleezy one. did anyone check the shooters had for gun powder to see if she really fired the gun. It was said Sam hands were broken both of them. How could this lady do so much damage and come away with no bruises at all? Was she left handed or right handed. My theory is someone killed Sam somewhere else and dumped his body there and either paid the two ladies into silence or scared them into silence.With todays technology. I don't know why the family won't exhume the body and reopen the case. Just for his name sake. Put the facts and findings on the table whether it be good findings or bad. Bring the truth to the light. In reference to his song " A change is gonna come". Well, Sam a change did come when Obama became our first black president, but we still have a long way to go.<br /><br />Lindalindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695620713313518349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-13216057149965836062010-07-13T09:16:53.637-04:002010-07-13T09:16:53.637-04:00I just hope Bertha Franklin died a slow painful de...I just hope Bertha Franklin died a slow painful death and if Boyer is still alive I hope she is in ill health, because niether one deserve better for taking such a great talent from us, I was only 3 years old when he was murderd but reading everything about his death even I can tell that they were working together.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864313983756781036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-5541071768769873112010-07-13T09:15:45.703-04:002010-07-13T09:15:45.703-04:00I just hope Bertha Franklin died a slow painful de...I just hope Bertha Franklin died a slow painful death and if Boyer is still alive I hope she is in ill health, because niether one deserve better for taking such a great talent from us, I was only 3 years old when he was murderd but reading everything about his death even I can tell that they were working together.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864313983756781036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-41826172219683914772010-06-07T23:03:12.377-04:002010-06-07T23:03:12.377-04:00Great, great report- well-researched, well-written...Great, great report- well-researched, well-written, and well-reasoned. Excellent information and perspective.<br /><br />It's hard for me to see the conspiracy here...just a very, very sad and tragic drunken episode that changed music history.surferjoe1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13515442970375703574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-45835256124331083082010-05-21T23:45:16.936-04:002010-05-21T23:45:16.936-04:00i totally agree with deshon. and i think this site...i totally agree with deshon. and i think this site has shed some light on the matter. during that century, its unlikely that most persons died due to self defense etc when the black man was indeed fighting for a change. its prevalent in history that conspiracy always lies in the disappearance or death of a important figure whenever a revolutionary stage is about to occur. i didn't know how sam cooke died or even know is name until the other day. i knew the song but decided i wanted to know the singer. then i found is story on wikipedia. i must say while reading i was enraged and i had came to the conclusion that all the facts were not present. the facts presented were not equivalent to the real truth behind his death. but it is sad to say that all great men die great deaths and its usually for a change. knowing this we should look towards that change that is still yet to come while focusing on the contribution of these men hence we have reached thus far and more great men will die or their positions compromised in the name of CHANGE.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896866741349784917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-46751659888077259102010-01-12T06:35:16.082-05:002010-01-12T06:35:16.082-05:00the fact that a bright articulate gifted socially ...the fact that a bright articulate gifted socially concious young man with a family and career/record label to maintain. that happens to like multiple females, would find himself at a 3 dollar motel in a ferrari upset and angered about some female who just ran off with his clothing and money because he was holding her against her will is a bit ridiculous to me. its 1964 there is a movement amoungsnt the people for eqaulity and sam is a bright shinning star who is in control of his destiny not to mention he just found the formula to mixing social content w/ popular music! definition; "a change's gone come" it was too much too powerful too bold and he delivered it with a beautiful god given voice,a clean cut handsome user friendly honest delivery! great article, it really opens doors to what was, what is, and what could be!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702690596202868513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-5197838609401731372009-12-12T18:45:58.032-05:002009-12-12T18:45:58.032-05:00Hi!!! panafricannews.blogspot.com is one of the mo...Hi!!! panafricannews.blogspot.com is one of the most outstanding innovative websites of its kind. I enjoy reading it every day. Keep it that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-63457157107919878002007-04-14T01:50:00.000-04:002007-04-14T01:50:00.000-04:00good report kauffman. in guralnik's book, 'the tr...good report kauffman. in guralnik's book, 'the triumph of sam cooke', he quotes bobby womack as saying that a '$500 high hooker' would do what you needed, no questions asked. and, bumps blackwell said 'sam would pass a nice girl to get to a whore'. sam's wife kidded her brother-in-law, l.c. cooke, that sam liked them 'ugly women'. and, last, a cooke family friend said that sam liked cheap hookers. <BR/>also, bertha franklin brought suit against sam's estate for $200,000.00. the suit was settled for $30,000.00. it's a big mystery. people talk of writing a movie. i'd script a movie from bertha franklin's point of view. she supposedly dies 18 months after sam. <BR/>a couple other interesting observations. one of sam's 'models', nat king cole, died the week after sam; sam, the son of holiness minister, was 33 years old when he died (the same as the Lord Jesus) and he had a pop career of seven years (the biblical number representing 'completion').Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134559845419278479noreply@blogger.com