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Revision as of 10:20, 22 January 2014

Event.png MLK/Assassination Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Exposed byEarl Caldwell, Loyd Jowers
Interest ofGarrick Alder, HSCA, John Judge, Truth And Reconciliation Committee on the Assassinations Of The 1960s
SubpageMLK/Assassination/Perpetrators

Official Narrative

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr on 4th April 1968. At the time it was blamed on the lone nut, James Earl Ray, who originally plead guilty to forego a jury trial but later made many unsuccessful attempts to withdraw his confession and be tried by a jury.

1999 Civil Case

In a 1999 the King family and Lloyd Jowers brought a civil case and the jury ruled that Loyd Jowers and others, including unspecified governmental agencies, were all part of a conspiracy to kill Martin Luther King Jr.[1]

March On Washington

Dr. King was planning a mass march on Washington to demand the end if the Vietnam War.

See Also

  1. YELLIN, EMILY. "Memphis Jury Sees Conspiracy in Martin Luther King's Killing - New York Times." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., 9 Dec. 1999. Web. 8 June 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/09/us/memphis-jury-sees-conspiracy-in-martin-luther-king-s-killing.html>.