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|description=Confessed on TV to involvement in the assassination of Martin Luther King, and was subsequently found guilty of involvement in a conspiracy to kill him.
 
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'''Loyd Jowers''' was a bar and grill owner involved in the [[MLK assassination]]. In spite of admitting this, and being found guilty by a US jury in a civil trial, the only investigation by the FBI was a single interview 3 days after the assassination.
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==Confession==
 
==Confession==
''Loyd Jowers'' confessed on live TV in 1993 to involvement in the [[assassination]] of [[Martin Luther King]], stating that he had hired a Memphis police officer{{who}} to kill Dr. King from the bushes behind his restaurant. Mr. Jowers said he had been paid to do so by a Memphis grocery store owner with Mafia connections.{{who}}
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|caption=The televised confession by Loyd Jowers of involvement in the [[MLK assassination]]
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|date=16 December 1993
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''Loyd Jowers'' confessed in a  TV interview  on ''Prime Time Live'' on 16 December 1993, to involvement in the [[assassination]] of [[Martin Luther King]],<ref name=jg>https://www.justice.gov/crt/iv-jowers-allegations</ref> stating that he was paid $100,000 by a Memphis produce merchant with Mafia connections, [[Frank Liberto]], to arrange an assassin to kill King.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/23/us/loyd-jowers-73-who-claimed-a-role-in-the-killing-of-dr-king.html</ref> He hired a Memphis police officer{{who}} to kill Dr. King from the bushes behind his restaurant. The [[USDOJ]] report that "we attempted to interview Jowers, but he refused to speak with us. ".<ref name=jg/> According to a FOIA request by [[MuckRock]] his confession did not prompt any investigation by the FBI.<ref name=MR/>
  
 
==1998-1999 Civil Trial==
 
==1998-1999 Civil Trial==
 
Jowers was charged in 1998 with involvement in the MLK assassination. Jowers' own layer did not deny that his client was involved in the conspiracy to kill King. He said he agreed with 80 percent of [[William Pepper]]'s evidence and disagreed only on the extent of his client's involvement. In his closing speech of the civil trial, Mr. Garrison repeated his claim that Jowers had participated in the conspiracy, but was unaware that the plot was intended to kill Dr. King.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/09/us/memphis-jury-sees-conspiracy-in-martin-luther-king-s-killing.html</ref> He was found guilty by a unanimous jury verdict.
 
Jowers was charged in 1998 with involvement in the MLK assassination. Jowers' own layer did not deny that his client was involved in the conspiracy to kill King. He said he agreed with 80 percent of [[William Pepper]]'s evidence and disagreed only on the extent of his client's involvement. In his closing speech of the civil trial, Mr. Garrison repeated his claim that Jowers had participated in the conspiracy, but was unaware that the plot was intended to kill Dr. King.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/09/us/memphis-jury-sees-conspiracy-in-martin-luther-king-s-killing.html</ref> He was found guilty by a unanimous jury verdict.
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==FBI's Lack of Interest==
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[[image:loyd jowers FBI.jpg|left|400px]]
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A [[FOIA]] request by [[Muckrock]] established that in spite of his confession of involvement in the [[MLK assassination]], and the verdict of the jury, the FBI reported having no records about him beyond a single page pertaining to his interview 3 days after the MLK assassination. In 2017, [[Emma Best]] termed the FBI's lack of interest in Loyd Jowers "alarming".<ref name=MR>https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2017/apr/04/fbi-mlk-jowers/</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 26 November 2020

Person.png Loyd Jowers  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(witness, whistleblower)
LoydJowers.JPG
Born1926-11-20
Lexington, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMay 20, 2000 (Age 73)
Union City, Tennessee, U.S.
ExposedMartin Luther King/Assassination
Perpetrator ofMLK/Assassination
Confessed on TV to involvement in the assassination of Martin Luther King, and was subsequently found guilty of involvement in a conspiracy to kill him.

Loyd Jowers was a bar and grill owner involved in the MLK assassination. In spite of admitting this, and being found guilty by a US jury in a civil trial, the only investigation by the FBI was a single interview 3 days after the assassination.

Confession

The televised confession by Loyd Jowers of involvement in the MLK assassination

Loyd Jowers confessed in a TV interview on Prime Time Live on 16 December 1993, to involvement in the assassination of Martin Luther King,[1] stating that he was paid $100,000 by a Memphis produce merchant with Mafia connections, Frank Liberto, to arrange an assassin to kill King.[2] He hired a Memphis police officer[Who?] to kill Dr. King from the bushes behind his restaurant. The USDOJ report that "we attempted to interview Jowers, but he refused to speak with us. ".[1] According to a FOIA request by MuckRock his confession did not prompt any investigation by the FBI.[3]

1998-1999 Civil Trial

Jowers was charged in 1998 with involvement in the MLK assassination. Jowers' own layer did not deny that his client was involved in the conspiracy to kill King. He said he agreed with 80 percent of William Pepper's evidence and disagreed only on the extent of his client's involvement. In his closing speech of the civil trial, Mr. Garrison repeated his claim that Jowers had participated in the conspiracy, but was unaware that the plot was intended to kill Dr. King.[4] He was found guilty by a unanimous jury verdict.

FBI's Lack of Interest

Loyd jowers FBI.jpg

A FOIA request by Muckrock established that in spite of his confession of involvement in the MLK assassination, and the verdict of the jury, the FBI reported having no records about him beyond a single page pertaining to his interview 3 days after the MLK assassination. In 2017, Emma Best termed the FBI's lack of interest in Loyd Jowers "alarming".[3]

 

An event carried out

EventLocationDescription
MLK/AssassinationLorraine Motel
Memphis
Tennessee
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