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==Confession== | ==Confession== | ||
''Loyd Jowers'' confessed on live TV in 1993 to involvement in the [[assassination]] of [[Martin Luther King]]. | ''Loyd Jowers'' confessed on live TV in 1993 to involvement in the [[assassination]] of [[Martin Luther King]]. | ||
| − | ==1999 Civil Trial== | + | ==1998-1999 Civil Trial== |
| − | Jowers' own layer did not deny that his client was involved in the conspiracy to kill King. | + | 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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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 05:50, 21 September 2014
 Loyd Jowers    (witness, whistleblower) | |
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| Exposed | Martin Luther King/Assassination |
| Perpetrator of | MLK/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. | |
Confession
Loyd Jowers confessed on live TV in 1993 to involvement in the assassination of Martin Luther King.
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.[1] He was found guilty by a unanimous jury verdict.
An event carried out
| Event | Location | Description |
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| MLK/Assassination | Lorraine Motel Memphis Tennessee | Officially a US-government assisted assassination! |
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