The Murder of Sonny Liston: A Story of Fame, Heroin, Boxing Las Vegas

Shaun Assael

Secondhand. On December 30th, 1970, at the age of 38, former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston died from what Las Vegas police suspected was a heroin overdose. When police arrived, they found a one-ounce balloon on Sonny's nightstand but the coroner quickly labelled Sonny's passing as death by natural ...