The History Channel: 'Conspiracy': 'Who Killed Martin Luther King Jr? ’ Season 1: Episode 5 (2004).

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The leader of the Civil Rights Movement, a passionate advocate of non-violent resistance who had studied Gandhi's methods and had brought them to bear on American racism, Martin Luther King Jr moved the nation towards justice through the sheer force of his personality and conviction.

But on Early Evening, April 4, 1968, a sniper's bullet claimed King's life as he stood on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. Almost immediately, there were charges of cover ups and government complicity in the tragic crime.

This intriguing and informative programme reveals how those suspicions have lingered for decades and examines evidence which suggests they might be grounded in reality.

Experts analyse the competing versions, from the official story naming James Earl Ray as the lone killer to the 1978 'House Select Committee on Assassinations' report which proposed that Ray acted on behalf of a conspiracy.

Detailed, far-reaching and filled with expert interviews, 'Who Killed Martin Luther King Jr?' is the ultimate examination of one of the 20th century's most defining events.

For those who believe James Earl Ray did not kill Martin Luther King or did not do so alone, the list of alternative conspirators is long and diverse. This program presents the preeminent theories that have enriched their proponents.

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