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Podcast The MLK Tapes

The MLK Tapes

iHeartPodcasts and Tenderfoot TV

History
True Crime
Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/79d. Total Eps: 18

Hosting podcast Omny Studio
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 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.
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BONUS: Memphis Blues

Season 1

lundi 11 avril 2022Duration 36:41

Interviews with Ryan Jones, historian at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, & Brian Dominski, court reporter for the '93 HBO trial and the '99 Civil Trial.

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125,000 Reasons [13]

Season 1 · Episode 13

lundi 4 avril 2022Duration 41:38

After King is murdered, John Curington notices increased contact between H.L. Hunt and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. One day, Hunt gives Curington a satchel to bring to Ray's attorney, Percy Foreman. As he hands the bag to Foreman, Curington says the words he was told to say: "Here are 125,000 reasons for Ray to plead guilty."

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Jim's Grill [5]

Season 1 · Episode 5

lundi 31 janvier 2022Duration 55:07

The back door of Jim's Grill in Memphis opens onto a yard just opposite the Lorraine Motel. Waitress Betty Spates hears a sharp noise and then sees her boss, Loyd Jowers, come through the door carrying a smoking rifle.

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Sweet-Talking Percy [4]

Season 1 · Episode 4

lundi 24 janvier 2022Duration 43:26

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?

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Who Are You? [3]

Season 1 · Episode 3

lundi 17 janvier 2022Duration 53:31

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.

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Setting for a Murder [2]

Season 1 · Episode 2

lundi 10 janvier 2022Duration 45:54

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.

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Death of a King [1]

Season 1 · Episode 1

lundi 10 janvier 2022Duration 44:45

Who killed Martin Luther King, and why? While some answers have emerged over the past 50 years, others have been hiding in plain sight.

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The MLK Tapes - Official Trailer

Season 1

mardi 4 janvier 2022Duration 02:43

Explore the rare recordings of eye-witness testimony that reveal the true story of the plot to kill Martin Luther King Jr. From the creators of Atlanta Monster, this is The MLK Tapes. The first two episodes are available now.

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The MLK Tapes Teaser

vendredi 31 décembre 2021Duration 01:00

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Campaign To Destroy King [12]

Season 1 · Episode 12

lundi 28 mars 2022Duration 43:46

Dallas oilman H.L. Hunt hated communists, and in his mind this included Martin Luther King. He attacked King regularly on his program Life Line, carried daily on 500 radio stations across the country. Hunt believed this would be enough to destroy King, but J. Edgar Hoover had other ideas.

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