A Bizarre Turn of Events
Norman Edelen, one of the few men of color who served in the LAPD precinct in 1964, explained (to PEOPLE), that the attitude then was, “Oh well, another ***** got shot.” It took hours before the authorities learned the dead man’s identity. Only then did the shock set in.
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33-year-old Sam Cooke, the soul forerunner who brought gospel to American popular music with songs like You Send Me, Wonderful World, and Another Saturday Night was lying there on the floor after a bizarre and unexpected turn of events. And to this day, those events remain unclear, even after more than six decades have passed.