We can't take this story as literal fact because it was broken by the Globe tabloid, but an FBI agent claims he has evidence Sonny Bono did not die in a pathetic little skiing accident.
Ted Gunderson, now a private investigator, told the gossip rag that
"It's nonsense for anyone to now try to suggest that Bono died after
crashing into a tree. There's zero evidence in this autopsy report...
to show such an accident happened. Instead, there's powerful proof he
was assassinated."
One month before his death on a Nevada slope, Congressman Bono was
approached by another FBI agent named Bob Fletcher about government
officials involved in smuggling and arms dealing. Basing his opinions
on autopsy photos, Gunderson concludes that Bono was beaten to death by
several individuals, probably using blunt objects, and then placed near
a tree to be found by authorities.
It's
possible that both the arms story and the Bono assassination theory are
little more than conspiracy theory nuttiness. Nonetheless, it sounds
like Gunderson's story warrants further investigation:
"(Bono) was going to make [the allegations] his No.1 priority... There's no doubt in
my mind Sonny was murdered by someone who needed him silenced," Mr.
Fletcher told the paper.
