18 episodes
The MLK Tapes Tenderfoot TV
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- History
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4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
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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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Death of a King [1]
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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Setting for a Murder [2]
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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Who Are You? [3]
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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Sweet-Talking Percy [4]
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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Jim's Grill [5]
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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The Death Slug [6]
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.
Customer Reviews
Truth
The meticulous care taken to reveal the truth about this heinous crime that affected humanity and the everyday lives of Americans is appreciated. All Americans would have benefited so much from MLK’s movement for justice, equality and equity.
History that is all lost
I never have done a review for a podcast. This show made me sad. So very sad. The injustice done. So many involved criminals that got away. Our government was extremely criminal and still is. Young people today don’t even care about history. This is more than history. We move so fast nowadays, news is fresh for 24 hours and gone. So much fluff is pushed out, that real enemies are right in front of us. We don’t care enough it would seem. I’m 42. I read so much about older times, read books, about the actual times. Spoke to my father about the times he lived through. We let so much go and be. The system of government is overpowering and it would seem no way to bring down. It’s unfortunate. I’m not a conspiracy person. I am an actual factual seeking person. It’s just too obvious what happened. Money and power will destroy everything good. This is America.
Black lives matters
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