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62. The MLK Assassination, What Is The Truth??

2024/3/20
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Payton Moreland: 本期节目探讨了马丁·路德·金遇刺案,以及围绕其遇刺事件的各种阴谋论。官方说法是詹姆斯·厄尔·雷枪杀了马丁·路德·金,但许多人对此表示怀疑,包括马丁·路德·金的家人。节目中提到了FBI长期监视和骚扰马丁·路德·金,甚至试图利用其婚外情来敲诈他,这加剧了人们对其遇刺事件的怀疑。此外,沃尔特·克朗凯特的报道、不确定的弹道测试结果以及警方的部署异常,都为马丁·路德·金遇刺案增添了疑点。詹姆斯·厄尔·雷本人也坚称自己是被陷害的,并声称另有其人(Raul)策划了刺杀。劳埃德·乔尔斯(Lloyd Jowers)的证词进一步加剧了人们的怀疑,他声称自己受黑手党指使雇佣杀手杀害了马丁·路德·金。尽管法院裁定乔尔斯与政府机构合谋,但官方调查并未得出确凿结论,甚至提出了乔治·华莱士(George Wallace)可能参与其中的可能性。美国司法部对乔尔斯和前联邦调查局探员唐纳德·威尔逊(Donald Wilson)的证词进行了调查,但结论仍然模棱两可。官方结论是詹姆斯·厄尔·雷杀害了马丁·路德·金,但阴谋论依然存在,并且由于调查机构的自身局限性,真相可能永远无法揭晓。虽然一些人认为政府机构暗杀马丁·路德·金不合逻辑,但也不排除这种可能性,因为他的死阻止了他继续推动变革。马丁·路德·金的死因至今仍是一个谜团,各种说法和证据交织在一起,难以分辨真伪。

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In this episode, Payton dives into the case of Martin Luther King and the possible “tinfoil” theories surrounding his assassination. 

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Case Sources: 

The National Archives - https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-2b.html

Encyclopedia Britannica - https://www.britannica.com/event/assassination-of-Martin-Luther-King-Jr/Conspiracy-theories 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther-King-Jr

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Poor-Peoples-March 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-C-Wallace 

The US Department of Justice - https://www.justice.gov/crt/overview-investigation-allegations-regarding-assassination-dr-martin-luther-king-jr 

Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/03/30/who-killed-martin-luther-king-jr-his-family-believes-james-earl-ray-was-framed/ 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/mlk/memphis/memphis.htm 

Reader’s Digest - https://www.rd.com/list/conspiracy-theories-mlk-death/ 

NPR - https://www.npr.org/2018/04/04/598826351/despite-swirl-of-conspiracy-theories-investigators-say-the-mlk-case-is-closed 

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/18/956741992/documentary-exposes-how-the-fbi-tried-to-destroy-mlk-with-wiretaps-blackmail 

CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/28/conspiracy.theories/index.html

The King Center - http://www.thekingcenter.org/sites/default/files/KING%20FAMILY%20TRIAL%20TRANSCRIPT.pdf 

Time - https://time.com/5930571/martin-luther-king-jr-fbi/ 

https://time.com/5783976/martin-luther-king-jr-economic-justice/ 

Vox - https://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/11/12/7204453/martin-luther-king-fbi-letter 

The CIA - https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00552R000303290002-4.pdf 

Page Six - https://pagesix.com/2009/01/08/racists-hired-mafia-to-kill-king/

History - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-assassination-suspect-arrested

ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/inside-international-manhunt-martin-luther-king-jrs-killer/story?id=54094361 

Civil Rights Museum - https://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/50-voices-for-50-years/posts/poverty-racism-and-the-legacy-of-kings-poor-peoples-campaign 

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