U.S. Government Found Guilty in the “Wrongful Death” of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1999 Civil Trial | The AntiMedia.Org

U.S. Government Found Guilty in the “Wrongful Death” of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1999 Civil Trial | The AntiMedia.Org

Coretta Scott King: “We have done what we can to
reveal the truth, and we now urge you as members of the media, and we
call upon elected officials, and other persons of influence to do what
they can to share the revelation of this case to the widest possible
audience.” – King Family Press Conference, Dec. 9, 1999.

Dr. Martin Luther King’s family and personal friend/attorney, William F. Pepper, won a civil trial that found US government agencies guilty in the wrongful death of Martin Luther King. The 1999 trial, King Family versus Jowers and Other Unknown Co-Conspirators, is the only trial ever conducted on the assassination of Dr. King. The King Center fully documents the case, with full trial transcript.

The King family’s attempts for a criminal trial were denied, as
suspect James Ray’s recant of a guilty plea were denied. Mr. Ray said
that his government-appointed attorney told him to sign a guilty plea to
prevent the death penalty for his part in delivering the murder weapon
for Dr. King’s assassination, and to prevent arrests of his father and
brother as probable co-conspirators. Mr. Ray produced a letter from
his attorney stating the promise that Mr. Ray would receive a trial.
When Mr. Ray discovered that he was solely blamed for Dr. King’s
assassination and would never receive a trial, the King family’s and Mr.
Ray’s subsequent requests for a trial were denied.

The US government also denied the King family’s requests for independent investigation of the assassination.