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Summary
A former Green Beret is suing over a book that says he was part of a government plot to assassinate the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.The book-- published two years ago-- is by a London lawyer who's trying to win a new trial for James Earl Ray. In the book, William Pepper claims that Billy Ray Eidson and seven other special forces troops were sent to Memphis in April 1968 to kill the civil rights leader. Eidson filed the libel suit in South Carolina. He's seeking 15 (M) million dollars. Pepper's book also claims that Eidson was killed after King's death to keep him silent. But Eidson is alive... living in Costa Rica.
Footage Information
Source | CONUS Archive |
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Record ID | 12753 |
Story Slug | Assassination Lawsuit (07/02/1997) |
Location | Charleston, South Carolina |
Format | vo/sot |
Date | 7/2/1997 |
Archive Time | 27:50 |
TRT | 3:02 |
Supers | Steven Antonio, Eidson's attorney |
Video Description | Attorney sot,, "Orders To Kill" book about the "true" murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Description | A former Green Beret is suing over a book that says he was part of a government plot to assassinate the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.The book-- published two years ago-- is by a London lawyer who's trying to win a new trial for James Earl Ray. In the book, William Pepper claims that Billy Ray Eidson and seven other special forces troops were sent to Memphis in April 1968 to kill the civil rights leader. Eidson filed the libel suit in South Carolina. He's seeking 15 (M) million dollars. Pepper's book also claims that Eidson was killed after King's death to keep him silent. But Eidson is alive... living in Costa Rica. |
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