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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}} | + | ''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}} This 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== | ||
| + | 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: | ||
| + | [[loyd jowers FBI.jpg|left|400px]] [[Emma Best]] 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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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 15:20, 11 November 2018
 Loyd Jowers    (witness, whistleblower) | |
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| Born | 1926-11-20 |
| Died | 2000-05-20 (Age 73) Union City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| 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. | |
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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?] This confession did not prompt any investigation by the FBI.[1]
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.[2] He was found guilty by a unanimous jury verdict.
FBI's Lack of Interest
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: left|400px Emma Best the FBI's lack of interest in Loyd Jowers "alarming".[1]
An event carried out
| Event | Location | Description |
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| MLK/Assassination | Lorraine Motel Memphis Tennessee | Officially a US-government assisted assassination! |
