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Named Person: | Martin Luther King, Jr.; James Earl Ray; Martin Luther King, Jr.; James Earl Ray; Martin Luther King |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
William F Pepper |
ISBN: | 0786702532 9780786702534 |
OCLC Number: | 33088830 |
Description: | xxxi, 537 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | pt. I. Background to the assassination -- 1. Vietnam : Spring 1966-Summer 1967 -- 2. Death of the new politics : Summer 1967-Spring 1968 -- 3. Memphis : the sanitation workers' strike, February 1968-March 1968 -- 4. Enter Dr. King : March-April 3, 1968 -- pt. II. The assassination -- 5. The assassination : April 4, 1968 -- 6. Aftermath : April 15-18, 1968 -- 7. Hunt, extradition, and plea : May 1968-March 10, 1969 -- pt. III. The initial investigation -- 8. Reentry : late 1977-October 15, 1978 -- 9. The visit : October 17, 1978 -- 10. James Earl Ray's story : October 17, 1978 -- 11. Pieces of the puzzle : 1978-1979 -- 12. Brother Jerry on the stand : November 30, 1978 -- 13. The HSCA report : January 1979 -- 14. Following the footprints of conspiracy : January-September 1979 -- 15. Disruption, relocation and continuation : 1978-1988 -- 16. More leads, more loose ends : Spring-Summer 1989 -- 17. James Earl Ray's legal representation reexamined -- pt. IV. The television trial of James Earl Ray -- 18. Preparations for the television trial of James Earl Ray : November 1989-September 17, 1992 -- 19. Pretrial investigation : September-October 1992 -- 20. Corroboration and new evidence : November 1992 -- 21. Making a case : December 1992 -- 22. The trial approaches : January 1993 -- 23. The eve of the trial : January 24, 1993 -- 24. The trial : January 25-February 5, 1993 -- 25. The verdict : February-July 1993 -- pt. V. The continuing investigation -- 26. Loyd Jowers's' involvement : August-December, 1993 -- 27. Breakthroughs : January-April 15, 1994 -- 28. Setbacks and surprises : April 16-October 30, 1994 -- 29. Raul : October 31, 1994-July 5, 1995 -- 30. Orders to kill -- 31. Chronology -- 32. Conclusion. |
Other Titles: | Truth behind the murder of Martin Luther King |
Responsibility: | William F. Pepper. |
Abstract:
In this explosive new book, a former associate of Dr. King and now the attorney for James Earl Ray debunks the myth and mystery surrounding King's assassination. Pepper concludes that Ray did not fire the fatal shot, but was the victim of a frame-up, masterminded by a cabal of government leaders and organized crime figures. Photos. Authot tour.
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