The MLK Tapes Reviews So well done!! More episodes please!! “Only 3 episodes in and I am hooked. This investigation and podcast are so well done. I truly hope that the entire world listens to the incredible work that has been done here. Dr. King and his legacy deserve to finally have the true story told.
Full Answer
What are the MLK tapes?
The MLK Tapes, a new true crime podcast from the creators of Atlanta Monster and Monster: DC Sniper, explores rare recordings of eye-witness testimony and new interviews with people who were there to reveal the true story of the plot to kill Dr. King.
Who killed Martin Luther King Jr?
The MLK Tapes on Apple Podcasts According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That man, James Earl Ray, pled guilty and for most people the case was closed.
What happened to Martin Luther King Jr’s security team?
The first episode drops several interesting truth bombs, including how King’s usual all-black security team was suddenly reassigned before Memphis, and that his room at the Lorraine Motel was changed for one with an outside balcony.
What is the exactly podcast about?
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Are the MLK tapes true?
The MLK Tapes, a new true crime podcast from the creators of Atlanta Monster and Monster: DC Sniper, explores rare recordings of eye-witness testimony and new interviews with people who were there to reveal the true story of the plot to kill Dr. King.
Who made the MLK tapes podcast?
William KlaberIt's hosted by William Klaber, an author, part-time journalist and co-host of the podcast “The RFK Tapes”, who has been investigating the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy for more than 30 years.
THE STORY SO FAR
According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That man, James Earl Ray, pled guilty and for most people the case was closed.
THE HOST
William Klaber is a part-time journalist, and co-host of the podcast The RFK Tapes. William is the coauthor of Shadow Play: The Murder of Robert F. Kennedy and author of the novel The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell.
The Gun Runner
Texas woman Glenda Grabow tells Bill Pepper she knew a gun runner in Houston named Raul, who she thinks was involved in the murder of Martin Luther King. Could this be the same Raul known by James Earl Ray?
Death of a King
Who killed Martin Luther King, and why? While some answers have emerged over the past 50 years, others have been hiding in plain sight.
Setting for a Murder
The black firemen across the street told to report elsewhere. The black detective surveilling King taken off the job. King’s all-black police security unit ordered to stand down. All this and more on just what happened to be the day Dr. King was shot.
Who Are You?
Attorney Art Hanes Jr. and his father decide to represent James Earl Ray who says he didn’t kill King. As they prepare for trial, they discover serious problems with the case against Ray.
Sweet-Talking Percy
Famous criminal lawyer Percy Foreman talks his way in by telling Ray that his will be the easiest case he ever argued. Then, at the last moment, he informs Ray that he must plead guilty. Was Foreman working for someone offstage?
The Death Slug
Bill Pepper’s petition to reopen the case against Ray lands in the courtroom of Judge Joe Brown, a firearms expert, who has his doubts that the rifle found on the street was murder weapon.
A Connected Man
A witness, John McFerren, overhears mob-connected Frank Liberto talking on the telephone, a conversation he’s not supposed to hear.
