King's Assassination
A single shot in Memphis that still echoes with unanswered questions.
4.3 (26)
166 mins
In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. travels to Memphis, unaware that history is about to change. Nearby, fugitive James Earl Ray waits in the shadows beside the Lorraine Motel. Years later, the mystery remains—was it a lone act or a hidden conspiracy?
Ep 1:
FBI's Black Messiah
Long before the assassination, the FBI under Hoover secretly waged a covert war against MLK Jr., branding him a national threat and deploying surveillance and psychological attacks to destroy his influence.
Ep 2:
Death of the American Dream
On April 4, 1968, a sniper’s bullet struck MLK Jr. on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, igniting nationwide riots and a storm of doubts about whether James Earl Ray truly acted alone.
Discussions (8)
Santino
Level 6 · 6 mo agoYou're ignoring that Ray was a racist loser who wanted fame. Acting like he needed the CIA to hold his hand to buy a gun is pure conspiracy slop.
Tyrone
Level 7 · 6 mo agoHoover was truly unhinged
Ronald
Level 7 · 6 mo agoActually the lack of a match between the bullet and Ray's rifle is definitive. The ambiguity mentioned ignores basic forensic failure in the case.
