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underline_thejazz — 20 years ago(May 03, 2005 06:44 PM)
yea the whole series of events sounds odd. but the hooker's story is that sam 'intended' to rape her by bringing her to the hotel ( mhm).. he didn't rape anyone.
if you haven't already- all sam cooke fans must read here:2000
http://www.ultimatesamcooke.com/id32_m.htm
it's very insightful of what actually happened and the sources are credible.
here's some excerpts :):
franklin: motel manager
boyer: woman who accused sam of kidnapping and intention of rape
There is absolutely no evidence of (Sam's intentions to) rape beyond Boyer's unsupported accusation. There is, however, evidence that Sam's accuser was a prostitute, that she went willingly to the hotel, that she never tried to leave when she had the chance, and that she lied under oath at the inquest.
As for Franklin and her claim that Sam attacked her, there is ample evidence to support her story. But it should be remembered that Sam, according to Franklin herself, never punched Franklin, threw anything at her or verbally threatened her with physical harm. He grabbed her by the wrists and twisted her arms, she said, demanding simply to know where "the girl" was. Franklin, not knowing where this would lead, grabbed her gun and opened fire.
It's telling that Sam's reaction to being shot was one of surprise, not anger as if he suddenly realized that Franklin was ignorant of his intentions and was genuinely in fear for her life.
Fittingly, his final words sounded more like those of a shocked and surprised crime victim, not like those of an attacker addressing his prey:
"Lady, you shot me."
improtant contradictions:
*** Boyer testified that she met Sam that night at a "Hollywood dinner party" and that Sam even sang a song at the party. In fact, they met at Martoni's, and there's no indication Sam stood up in the bar and sang to the other patrons.
*** Boyer said she was "kidnapped" by Sam, and said the only reason she didn't hop out of the car and run away en route to the motel was that Sam took the freeway and was driving too fast. But when Sam went into the motel office to register, he left Boyer in the car. She could easily have left at that point or run into the office and asked the manager to call the police. She did neither. She got out of the car and followed Sam into the office and, according to Franklin, "didn't say a word."
*** If Sam had, in fact, intended to "rape" Boyer, it's highly unlikely he would have used his real name which was rather well-known in those days when signing in at the motel office.
*** According to Boyer, Sam didn't hesitate to leave her alone in the motel room while he used the bathroom.
*** Boyer said she mistakenly took Sam's clothes when she fled the room meaning that she didn't notice that in addition to her sweater, shoes, handbag and dress she also had a man's pants, shirt and sport coat under her arm leaving sam with nothing but an overcoat. Did she take his clothes deliberately to get the wad of cash he had flashed and to prevent his pursuit? If so, that would explain why police never found Sam's credit cards or the "thousands" of dollars Joan Schmitt recalled seeing.