ENCORE: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke

ENCORE: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke

Singing his way through the 1950s and early 1960s, appealing to audiences across a segregated music industry, churning out hits of dreamy quality like “You Send Me” and inspirational fortitude like “A Change Is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke was more than an artist. He lived – and died – a legend. So how did he end up shot in a Los Angeles motel in 1964? In this episode, we’ll trace the tale: start to finish.

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S6 Ep1: Brief Against Death: The Murder of Victoria Zielinski

S6 Ep1: Brief Against Death: The Murder of Victoria Zielinski

In 1957, Edgar Smith was sentenced to death for the murder of a teenage girl in New Jersey. From his prison cell, he began writing letters, essays and arguments build a case not in court, but on the p...

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S5 Ep46: The Mysterious Death of Hitler's Niece

S5 Ep46: The Mysterious Death of Hitler's Niece

In 1931, Adolf Hitler’s 23-year-old niece, Geli Raubal, was found dead in the Führer's Munich apartment. Authorities ruled it a suicide. But the evidence didn’t settle easily—and neither did the silen...

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S5 Ep44: Mary Meyer: The Mysterious Murder of JFK's Mistress

S5 Ep44: Mary Meyer: The Mysterious Murder of JFK's Mistress

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S5: From What If They're Wrong: The Justice Who Won't Let Go

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From Amber's other podcast, titled What If They're Wrong? After the Accusation: After charges against former death row inmate Elwood Jones were dismissed, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Joe Deters—the for...

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S5 Ep43: The President's Silence: How Thousands Died Before Reagan Said 'AIDS'

S5 Ep43: The President's Silence: How Thousands Died Before Reagan Said 'AIDS'

In October 1982, journalist Lester Kinsolving asked the White House press secretary about a mysterious disease that had already killed hundreds of Americans. The response? Laughter. For years, as the ...

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S5 Ep42: Mary Ann Cotton: Britain’s First Serial Killer

S5 Ep42: Mary Ann Cotton: Britain’s First Serial Killer

In the industrial villages of 19th-century England, death was common—but not this common. Over two decades, Mary Ann Cotton married, buried, and moved on with chilling regularity as children, husbands...

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S5 Ep41: My Lai and the Cost of Following Orders

S5 Ep41: My Lai and the Cost of Following Orders

The massacre at My Lai was one of the most lethal attacks on civilians carried out by American troops in Vietnam. For more than a year, the Army’s official line held firm: it was an encounter with the...

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