Orders to kill : the truth behind the murder of Martin Luther King /

An account of the author's eighteen year investigation -- the facts, the false leads, the threats, the players, the conspiracy, and the cover-up -- of the murder of King.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pepper, William F., 1937-
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: New York : Carroll & Graf, 1995.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Assassination.
Ray, James Earl, > 1928-1998.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
King, Martin Luther.
Assassination.
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Table of 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.

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