Martin Luther King's Son Says: James Earl Ray Didn't Kill MLK!
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The Newsletter of CTKA Citizens for Truth about the Kennedy Assassination Vol. 4, No. 4 May-June, 1997 1997 All Rights Reserved x5.00 Martin Luther King's Son Says: James Earl Ray didn't kill MLK! By Lisa Pease that the evidence shows con- spiracy, and that Ray was most On Thursday, March 27, nearly 29 INSIDE THIS ISSUE likely not thg assassin. years after his father's death, Dexter Likewise, this would not be the King met with James Earl Ray in a first time someone accused media small room at the Lois DeBerry Spe- people of covering up for the gov- cial Needs Facility. Ray's current Inside the Clay Shaw ernment in this case. During the home. Dexter faced Ray, and after HSCA, Walter Fauntroy, one of the several awkward minutes of small Defense Team members studying the King assas- talk came to the question to which sination, charged that reporters so many want the answer: "I just An in-depth look at the Wegmann Files, and what covering the HSCA were linked to want to ask you for the record, did they reveal about Garrison's case the CIA and suggested the HSCA you kill my father?" might investigate them. A few "No I didn't," came Ray's reply. days later, for reasons about which And in a display of the grace and How Three Investigations we can readily speculate, Fauntroy compassion for which his family has backed down, saying the HSCA long been known, Dexter King re- had "no plans now or in the fu- to know that Got it Wrong plied, "I just want you ture" to seek testimony of journal- I believe you, and my family believes ists regarding their possible ties Part Two of our look at the medical/autopsy you. and we are going to do every- to the intelligence community.' thing in our power to try and make evidence in the JFK assassination Fauntroy was most likely cor- sure that justice will prevail." rect in his charge, if the history of True to his word, Dexter, recently this case means anything. One of supported by his older brother Mar- record that the HouseAssassination committee IHSCAJ the earliest books written on the James Earl tin Luther King III, has continued to talk to compiled 19 years ago. There's really no depute among continued on page 27 the media at every turn, calling for a trial to people that know this history well about Mr. Rays guilt.' answer the questions long buried in this case. The week after this historic meeting, Dex- King, besides wondering aloud how any- ter King appeared opposite David Garrow on one could object to the family's wanting to In This Issue... out: NBC's Today show, Garrow is the author of know who killed their loved one, pointed Letter from the Chairman 2 King. He the book The FBI and Martin Luther The House Committee did not have all the information. Review Board Seeks Renewal 3 was also one of the ARRB's guests at the "Ex- If it was such an open-and-shut case, why today are Inside Clay Shaw's Defense Team: perts Conference" held in 1995. At that ap- we asking this question? The Wegmann Files 7 pearance, Garrow was pushing the ARRB to Just a few days after this exchange, King investigate the FBI's possible role in the as- What Dld the Weg,manns Know? 8 and Garrow met again on CNN's Crossfire. On sassination of President Kennedy. Target: Mark Lane 9 that show, King openly accused Garrow of On NBC, Garrow and King were clearly at The Mystery Deepens: Charles Spiesal. 13 being a spook: cross purposes. King was calling for a new The Wegmann "Experts" 15 trial, and Garrow was there to convince all that Mr. Garrow, I've been told—and I am now more than Michael Baden's Deceptions 17 Ray's guilt was beyond question. Garrow made ever convinced—is an agent for the national security How Three Investigations of the and intelligence forces to distort the truth in the case. an astonishing, insulting attack on the King Medical/Autopsy Evidence family by saying: Garrow responded by saying it was "very Got it Wrong (Part 2) 18 I think it's very sad that the King family and the King sad and very embarrassing for the King family J. Lee Rankin: Conspiracistl 24 children are so uninformed of the history that they could to be in a position where it's saying things Action Alert 33 be open to believing that Mr. Ray was not involved in like that." But indeed, it is Garrow who should Ministry of Truth 34 Dr. King's assassination.. be embarrassed. Anyone who knows the his- Notebook 35 Unfortunately, the King family has not looked at the tory of the King assassination knows full well TWISZ5VMStPtektIMIRIWIMMFONFIVWWWri-,A,-7,,,,,,r,:,:*rTVZ.,3•Fizo...15IMPIAMIPMPO CTKA From the Chairman's Desk: CITIZENS FOR TRUTH ABOUT THE Dexter King and Bill Pepper are progressing nicely in their struggle to KENNEDY ASSASSINATION get the Martin Luther King case reopened. Now they have been given per- mission to test the alleged rifle used by supposed assassin James Earl Ray. If www.webcom.corn / ctka this happens and the tests come back negative, its onward and upward. In other words, Ray may finally get a real trial. Lisa Pease overviews that case Chairman and shows you some of the points that will be brought up if there is one. Jim DiEugenio Dexter and his family are to be congratulated and honored for their support in this painful struggle. We only wish the Kennedy family would do the Executive Board same. Jim DiEugenio, Chuck 141arier, The Review Board has issued a quite creditable report for their efforts in Lisa Pease the year 1996. Probe examines that report in detail for you and gives you the highlights of the Board's assessment of its progress so far. Thankfully, they Board of Directors have asked for a renewal of one year to complete their task. We instruct you Gary Aguilar, M.D. in our Action Alert on how to support that effort. Doug Carlson We pride ourselves in giving our subscribers the best in new research Kathleen Cunningham based on the file releases by the Board. We continue in that vein here. Gary Gaston Fonzi Aguilar and Kathy Cunningham complete their two part article profiling Edwin Lopez Soto. J.D. how all three examinations of the medical ended up wrong. Along the way David Mantik. M.D., Ph.D. they expose some shocking nuggets declassified by the Board, especially Jim Marrs from the HSCA. Milicent Cranor adds some sharp and interesting observa- Wayne Smith, Ph.D. tions on a book by the master of the HSCA medical panel, Michael Baden. William Turner Another major file release has been the collection donated to the Board Cyril Wecht. M.D., J.D. by Cynthia Wegmann, daughter of Clay Shaw's civil attorney Ed Wegmann. Jack White I have spent the last two months going over these papers and now some light can be shed on whit really went into Shaw's defense. Although its PROBE STAFF truthful, it ain't pretty. Also, J. Lee Rankin's phone contact with the HSCA has also just been declassified. It seems Rankin had some second thoughts Co-Editors about a lot of what the Commission did and advised as to what paths to Jim DiEugenio & Lisa Pease follow for a new investigation. Finally, Travis Kelly offers another funny panel, this time on Dan Rather. Layout Lisa Pease Photo and Document Scans David Stern, M.D. What is CTKA? PROBE Volume 4 Subscriptions Citizens for Truth about the Kennedy Assassination was organized as a result of the April (6 issues): 1993 Chicago Midwest Symposium on Assassinations. At the end of that conference, it was S30 USA, S35 Canada, generally decided that the time had come to create a political action group, which would urge the executive branch of our government to reopen the unsolved assassina- $39 Other International tions of the 1960s—i.e„ the murders of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Back Issues Volume 3: 54 Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King. CTKA endeavors to ensure that the Review Board fulfill its mandate to release all the remaining records pertaining to the JFK assas- Send Check or Money Order sination; to amend the current Freedom of Information Act to render future covert payable to "CTKA" at: actions more difficult to hide; and to urge the American people to discover the truth about their history. CTKA If you are not already a member of CTKA, please consider supporting our efforts P.O. Box 3317 with a subscription to PROBE or a donation to help cover the hidden costs of running Culver City. CA 90231 a nor-for-profit organization. Tel: (310) 838-9496 Thanks to all of you who are already CTKA supporters. Let's continue to work together to get the truth out about our collective past. non May-June, 1997 Page 3 Review Board. Seeks Renewal ...and issues a frank and candid assessment of where they've been and where they're going By Jim DiEugenio s a congressionally man- cooperation and compliance, the one person film JFK. This is even more odd since the Board dated agency, the Assassina- who receives no critique is Clinton himself. invited Stone to testify at its Los Angeles hear- tion Records Review Board Yet he is the one who made the Board a low ing on 9/17/96.