
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.
Release Date: 5/5/2014
Runtime: 95 minutes
Languages: English
Director: David Czarnetzki
00Companies: Signed Media
Countries: Germany

Denise Dowse
Self

Sam Cooke
Self (archive footage)
Zelda Sands
Self
Al Schmitt
Self
Eugene Jamison
Self
Bill Gardner
Self

Denise Dowse
Self
Erik Greene
Self

Cyril Wecht
Self - Forensic Pathologist
Joe B. Kellum
Self
Anthony Samad
Self

Dick Clark
Self (archive footage)
John Antonelli
Self