Summary

Bill Cosby and his family are in mourning after the murder of his only son. Ennis William Cosby was gunned down on a southern California roadside after he stopped to change a tire. Police say robbery may have been the motive. The elder Cosby is at his home in New York, where his CBS show "Cosby" is produced. He said today of his son: "He was my hero." Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner says Ennis Cosby was a friend he loved. Warner played Bill Cosby's son on "The Cosby Show" on N-B-C. Ennis Cosby was in his mid-twenties. Bill Cosby canceled the taping of his show and is in mourning with his family.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 26052
Story Slug COSBY MOURNS MURDERED SON (1/17/1997)
Location NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Format Vo/Nat
Date 1/17/1997
Archive Time 45:36
TRT 1:23
Supers New York, New York
Video Description Zoom into handwritten sign posted on door regarding The Cosby show tapings being canceled, security inside building, exterior Kaufman Astoria Studios, signs on door, night video, Bill Cosby and his wife leaving building, getting into car, car pulls away, flashing lights from cameras going off
Description Bill Cosby and his family are in mourning after the murder of his only son. Ennis William Cosby was gunned down on a southern California roadside after he stopped to change a tire. Police say robbery may have been the motive. The elder Cosby is at his home in New York, where his CBS show "Cosby" is produced. He said today of his son: "He was my hero." Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner says Ennis Cosby was a friend he loved. Warner played Bill Cosby's son on "The Cosby Show" on N-B-C. Ennis Cosby was in his mid-twenties. Bill Cosby canceled the taping of his show and is in mourning with his family.
Script Bill Cosby and his family are in mourning after the murder of his only son. Ennis William Cosby was gunned down on a southern California roadside after he stopped to change a tire. Police say robbery may have been the motive. The elder Cosby is at his home in New York, where his C-B-S show "Cosby" is produced. He said today of his son: "He was my hero." Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner says Ennis Cosby was a friend he loved. Warner played Bill Cosby's son on "The Cosby Show" on N-B-C. Ennis Cosby was in his mid-twenties. Bill Cosby canceled the taping of his show and is in mourning with his family.
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Keywords

Bill Cosby
Ennis Cosby
murder
“Cosby”
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