Sonny Bono, (February 16, 1935 - January 5, 1998) born Salvatore Bono, gained fame as half of the musical duo Sonny & Cher>. The musical duo were television stars married to one another, and by the time they were divorced, they had a daughter Chastity. Sonny entered politics when he became the mayor of Palm Springs. He later ran unsuccessfully for Senate, and the next election, won the race for member of the House of Representatives. A Scientologist, Sonny was killed in a skiing accident in January 1998. His headstone reads “And the beat goes on.”
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Profiles the singer-turned-politician, boing back to his songwriting, singing, and promotion, and finishing with his position in Congress as a Representative.
http://www.biography.com/people/sonny-bono-9542076
FBI Agent: ‘Sonny Bono Was Clubbed to Death’
An account of an investigator's findings which he says indicate that Sonny was not killed in an accident but was clubbed to death by hired hit men. The article includes details about the autopsy, forensics investigations, and the opinions of an FBI agent who is calling for exhumation of the late Congressman's body.
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/04/fbi_agent_sonny_bono_was_clubbed_to_deat
Consists of information about Sonny Bono's life and death, vital statistics, and details of his skiing accident as well as pictures of him in life and his place of death.
http://elvispelvis.com/bono.htm
Sonny Bono Killed in Skiing Accident
CNN's obituary of Sonny Bono, a small description of the accident, and his two stellar careers: one as a musician and the other in politics.
http://cgi.cnn.com/US/9801/06/bono.obit/index.html
The Cover-up of Sonny Bono’s Murder
Delves into the idea that the famed Congressman's death was not accidental but was a murder, this site includes evidence and reasoning including the autopsy and initial press reports.
http://www.dcdave.com/article5/080406.htm
