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Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke died at the age of 33 on December 11, 1964, at the Hacienda Motel, at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California. Answering separate reports of a shooting and of a kidnapping at the motel, police found Cooke's body, clad only in a sports jacket and shoes but no shirt, pants or underwear. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, which was later determined to have pierced his heart. The motel's manager, Bertha Franklin, said she had shot Cooke in self-defense after he broke into her office residence and attacked her. Her account was immediately questioned and disputed by acquaintances.

Top Cast

  • Sam Cooke

    Sam Cooke

    Self (archive footage)

  • Zelda Sands

    Zelda Sands

    Self

  • Al Schmitt

    Al Schmitt

    Self

  • Eugene Jamison

    Eugene Jamison

    Self

  • Bill Gardner

    Bill Gardner

    Self

  • Denise Dowse

    Denise Dowse

    Self

  • Erik Greene

    Erik Greene

    Self

  • Cyril Wecht

    Cyril Wecht

    Self - Forensic Pathologist

  • Joe B. Kellum

    Joe B. Kellum

    Self

Overview

Sam Cooke died at the age of 33 on December 11, 1964, at the Hacienda Motel, at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California. Answering separate reports of a shooting and of a kidnapping at the motel, police found Cooke's body, clad only in a sports jacket and shoes but no shirt, pants or underwear. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, which was later determined to have pierced his heart. The motel's manager, Bertha Franklin, said she had shot Cooke in self-defense after he broke into her office residence and attacked her. Her account was immediately questioned and disputed by acquaintances.

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