Re: Celebrity Death Photos-WARNING WARNING GRAPHIC!!!!
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Originally Posted by BigSixxRaven
A Star Is Dead
Evelyn Carr, the motel owner, was an earwitness to the shooting. She listened in as Franklin put down the phone and went to the door to deal with the drunken man.
After hearing the shots, Carr hung up and phoned police at about 3:15 a.m. "I think she shot him," Carr said.
Seven minutes earlier, police had received a call from Elisa Boyer from a phone booth a block from the motel. Boyer reported she had been kidnapped.
She said she escaped in her underwear and stopped in a stairwell to dress.
Police cars, with sirens wailing, raced to the scene, and officers found Sam Cooke dead. His Ferrari was still sitting outside the office, the driver's door open and the engine running.
A few minutes after police arrived, Elisa Boyer walked up and presented herself as the victim of the dead celebrity.
Police found a bottle of Scotch in the Ferrari. They also inventoried Cooke's property: a wristwatch, a money clip with $108, and some loose change.
A thin wallet in which Cooke carried credit cards and his driver's license was never found. Witnesses at Martoni's said he had a wad of perhaps $1,000. Police found no wad—just the bills neatly folded in the money clip.
They searched Boyer's purse but found only a single $20 bill.
Barbara Cooke was shamed by the circumstances of her husband's demise, which made news from coast to coast. But she mounted a first-class farewell for him, including three full days of viewing in L.A. so his legion of fans could bid goodbye.
Thousands passed his casket, fitted with a plastic top to allow a final look at Sam Cooke. Many mourners pointed out the facial bruises from the broomstick whipping he took from Bertha Franklin.
The body was then flown to Chicago for a funeral in his adopted hometown. The Staple Singers sang "Old Rugged Cross," Billy Preston played an organ hymn, and Lou Rawls said goodbye to his friend with a tear-filled rendition of "Just a Closer Walk With Thee."
Damn, Sam Cooke was a gorgeous and talented man. SMDH!! I did not know he died that way. Thought it was a plane crash. He was only in his early 30s.
Re: Celebrity Death Photos-WARNING WARNING GRAPHIC!!!!
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Originally Posted by Deathfromabove
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it sounded kinda fucked up, but i feel what memyselfni is saying. i have a family full of druggies, and because of what i've witnessed with them, i don't tend to have as much sympathy for this stuff. i feel bad that he died alone cuz i imagine it's a scary and horrible feeling (especially after hearing he asked the hooker not to leave him), but for the most part my sympathy is reserved for those they leave behind. they themselves were being selfish and didn't have to die that way.
Re: Celebrity Death Photos-WARNING WARNING GRAPHIC!!!!
One of the most intriguing stories I've ever heard is the story of Medgar Evers, the civil rights leader who was shot in his garage back in the sixties.
They exhumed his body over three decades later and it looked almost EXACTLY the way it did when they first buried him.
Re: Celebrity Death Photos-WARNING WARNING GRAPHIC!!!!
So Sam Cooke was married and tried to rape a prostitute/woman then got shot. These are some shameful deaths. No wonder a lot of media/ celeb families choose to do cover-ups. I still think there were was more to Brittany Murphy's death (Clueless is on sorry, reminded me of her )
ETA: All I know is...Michael Jackson picture better not ever come up posted years from now on the Net. All hell would break loose.
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Re: Celebrity Death Photos-WARNING WARNING GRAPHIC!!!!
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Originally Posted by mizztree
One of the most intriguing stories I've ever heard is the story of Medgar Evers, the civil rights leader who was shot in his garage back in the sixties.
They exhumed his body over three decades later and it looked almost EXACTLY the way it did when they first buried him.
With that said.....noone should ever ask the question "Is there a GOD?". Bless Him and his family.
I feel bad for the circumstance in which he died but I'm sure he knew the potential outcome of his lifestyle...I wonder if that rosary was placed there or if he had it in his hand the whole time.
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Originally Posted by ImTamarBish.Org
So Sam Cooke was married and tried to rape a prostitute/woman then got shot. These are some shameful deaths. No wonder a lot of media/ celeb families choose to do cover-ups. I still think there were was more to Brittany Murphy's death (Clueless is on sorry, reminded me of her )
In Etta James book, she said she saw him and the prostitute hanging around each other for some time. Sam wasn't trying to rape her. I think the girl had been planning on robbing Sam, he was just too drunk to handle the situation properly (if the situation wasn't already scandalous). Plus they found bumps and swellings on his head as if someone was beating him as well. I really can't give sympathy to Sam or his wife, both of them were cheating and had people on the side.
I wish I could be numb to seeing death, but I don't think I ever will be.
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