it was me who first read william pepper s book and actually brought him to meet my family where we dialogued. isaac farris, dr. king s nephew and the head of the king center, says that book and that dialogue persuaded the king family to get involved. i feel that my family, mr. ray and the american people have been unjustly denied the due process that is the birthright of every citizen. we came very close to getting a real trial for james, because there was a black judge called joe brown. i would object to the entire line of questioning. we re trying to get the facts. we ve got dr. king dead, in his grave, a national hero, a world hero of national holiday named after him and i m not going to allow is vicissitudes of somebody s artful cross examination to keep me as a
the slope toward the hotel. fireman george loneky reached the fallen king. the whole side of his right jaw was gone. i took a crushed cigarette out of his hand. he didn t want kids to see him smoke. and i took the package out of his pocket. i have them in my possession somewhere now. i have a handkerchief where i wiped much blood off off my hands. i couldn t feel a pulse beating. i knew that he was done gone. so he probably never even heard the shot. just ahead, the evidence left behind. i knew it was a rifle, it was a hunting-type rifle. and the doubts that remain. you don t think james earl ray acted alone? i don t think james earl ray acted. you don t think he pulled the trigger? i don t think he had anything to do with the killing. there was nothing nervous about him that last day in memphis. i m not worried about anything! i m not fearing any man! kapow! he probably never even heard the shot. this is the rifle that has the fingerprints of