William Pepper
William Pepper (lawyer, activist) | |
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As the King family looks on, William F. Pepper addresses the media following the trial of Loyd Jowers in connection to the MLK assassination. Atlanta, December 9, 1999. | |
Born | August 16, 1937 |
Interests | • MLK Assassination • JFK Assassination • RFK Assassination • US Deep state • Unschooling |
The lawyer who successfully brought a legal case against the US government for the MLK assassination. |
William Francis Pepper is the US lawyer who lead the successful 1999 civil legal case in which a US jury unanimously decided that the MLK Assassination was part of a conspiracy involving members of the US government.
On the MLK, JFK and RFK assassinations |
MLK Assassination
Pepper initially didn't look into the MLK assassination, but believed the official narrative that blamed James Earl Ray.
- Full article: MLK/Assassination
- Full article: MLK/Assassination
On the MLK assassination |
In June 2016, William Pepper published The Plot To Kill King which contains extensive appendices of the interviews carried out by William Pepper - to prevent critics saying that he took quotes out of context. The book reveals “that J. Edgar Hoover used his number two, Clyde Tolson, to come into Memphis on a regular basis and liaise with the Dixie Mafia and organize the on the ground killing of Martin King. It shows that Tolson carried $25,000 in, and that money was carried to the prison where James Earl Ray was. He - James - had been profiled and never knew this. That given to the warden, Swenson, and James was allowed to escape, and then he became part of their network. He was under a handler whom he knew as Raoul and who I later came to know as Raoul Coelo. He was an ex Portuguese intelligence officer who lived in Yonkers New York."” [1]
JFK Assassination
RFK Assassination
He has been trying to establish that Sirhan Sirhan was not a "lone nut" shooter who killed Robert F. Kennedy.
Event Witnessed
Event | Description |
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Truth And Reconciliation Committee on the Assassinations Of The 1960s | A call for a Truth And Reconciliation Committee |