Rodney King, key figure in L.A. riots, dead at 47 Rodney King, the black motorist whose'91 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation's history, was found at the bottom of his swimming pool early Sunday and later pronounced dead. He was 47. Article: Rodney King Dead At 47 Rodney King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation's history, was declared dead early Sunday after being pulled from the bottom of his swimming pool. He was 47. Rodney King was haunted by memories, daunted by pain The 1991 beating by LAPD officers and years of drug and alcohol abuse left Rodney King unmoored. But he sought a new beginning. Rodney King and the beautiful plea of a flawed man Rodney King used to tell a harrowing story about growing up outside Pasadena, Calif., where he and his three brothers rode their bicycles through the vacant hills behind the nearby Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the weekends. When he was 9, he and his older brother sat astride their Sting-Rays on a rise in the San Gabriel Mountains when they saw a Los Angeles County sheriff's squad car roll to a ... Rodney King's Fiancee to 911: 'I Heard Something Fall' From Stan Wilson CNN LOS ANGELES (CNN) — In a frantic 911 call early Sunday, Rodney King's fiancee, Cynthia Kelley,... Rodney King: Legacy of a flawed martyr Rodney King used to tell a harrowing story about growing up in Altadena, Calif., where he and his th Rodney King's fiancee frantic in 911 call In a frantic 911 call early Sunday, Rodney King's fiancee, Cynthia Kelley, described how she discovered King's body at the bottom of his pool and made repeated efforts "to wake him up," but there was no response to her efforts. Rodney King 911 audio released by police he Rialto Police Department has released the audio from the frantic 911 call by Rodney King's fiancée, Cynthia Kelley. Rodney King's fiancee to 911: 'He's at the bottom of the pool ... oh my God!' RIALTO, CA - JUNE 17: Detective Carla McCullough with Rialto Police investigates the death of Rodney King who was found in his pool on June 17, 2012 in Rialto, California. 911 call details moments after Rodney King found in pool Rodney King's fiancée made a frantic 911 call after finding him at the bottom of his pool.
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