*In 1961, Cooke started his own label and record company so he could own his own music — Klein secretly made himself the owner, which Cooke discovered just days before his murder. He was going to fire Klein, but died before he could, leading to speculation that Klein was involved in his death. The power and wealth Cooke was accruing also apparently made the mafia take notice of Cooke.
There are other potential suspects, like his wife, who knew he was cheating.
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