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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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