William F. Pepper - Orders to Kill: The Truth Behind the Murder of Martin Luther King Jr.

WHY WAS A MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER CHECKING THE VITAL SIGNS OF THE FALLEN DR. KING LESS THAN A MINUTE AFTER THE SHOOTING?

WHY WERE THE HEDGES FROM WHICH EYEWITNESSES SAY THE SHOT WAS FIRED CUT DOWN SHORTLY AFTER THE SHOOTING?

WHY IS IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE PROSECUTIONS CHIEF WITNESS TO HAVE SEEN JAMES EARL RAY LEAVING THE ROOMING HOUSE AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY SHOT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.?

WHO WAS THE MAN WITH THE PLAID SHIRT AND ARMY JACKET THAT EYEWITNESSES SAY FIRED THE FATAL SHOT AND WHOM DID HE WORK FOR?

During an investigation that has lasted for more than eighteen years, William F. Pepper has interviewed witnesses long silenced by fear or conflicting loyalties. Piece by piece he now presents a chilling story of conspiracy, ruthlessness, raw power, a cruel travesty of justice, and former special forces agents with...

William F. Pepper, L.L.D., is James Earl Ray's attorney. An American practicing international, human rights, and constitutional law from London, he is a member of the Society of Lincolns Inn and a barrister with the High Court of England. He attended the London School of Economics & Political Science and holds graduate degrees from Columbia University, the University of Massachusetts, and Boston College Law School. From 1967 to 1968, he was an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and executive director of the independent political coalition that hoped to put King forward as a third-party presidential candidate in 1968. William F. Pepper has published two other books and various articles.

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Library of Congress-in-Publication Data

Pepper, William
Orders to kill: the truth behind the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. / William F. Pepper. Warner Books ed.
p. cm.
Originally published: New York: Carroll & Graf, 1995. With new introduction and afterword.
Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN0-446-67394-3
1. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968Assassination. 2. Ray,
James Earl, 1928-. I Title.
E185.97.K5P43 1995b
323'.092dc21 97-26202
[B] CIP

Phillip Jones, Executive

This book and my underlying investigation are dedicated to:

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. James Earl Ray and The People of America, Victims All.

The Memphis Police Department (MPD) in 1968