VOLUME I
November 15, 1999
pp. 1-17
(Original Vol.1)
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Jury selection begins. It is closed to the public.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal is granted
permission to file an appeal against the public being
excluded for jury selection.
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VOLUME II
November 16, 1999
pp. 18-199
(Original Vol.2)
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Testifying:
- Mrs. Coretta Scott King, wife
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., currently - Founder, The Martin Luther
King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc.
- Dr. Cobey Smith, founder, The
Invaders (Black Organizing Project) - 1968, educator consultant (current)
- Mr. Charles Cabbage, Executive
Secretary, The Invaders
- Mr. John McFerren, founder,
Fayette County Civic & Welfare League and local businessman
- Mr. Nathan Whitlock, taxicab
driver, musician
- Captain Thomas Smith, Memphis
Police Department, Homocide Detective (1968), currently retired
- Mr. Charles Hurley, advertising
manager, National Food Stores, Memphis (1968), Division Manager,
Save-A-Lot Food Stores (current)
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VOLUME III
November 17, 1999
pp. 200-355
(Original Vol.3)
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Testifying:
- Mr. James Milner, taxicab driver
- Mr. Floyd Newsom, Memphis Fire
Department, retired
- Mr. Norville Wallace, Chief,
Memphis Fire Department, retired
- Mr. Leon Cohen, special deputy
at Juvenile Court, took photos around the Lorraine Motel the morning
after the assassination, retired
- Mr. Ed Redditt, Memphis Police
Department, detective, Community Relations Officer, retired, volunteer
high school coach
- Mr. James McCraw (deceased),
taxicab driver, via previous deposition
- Mr. Jerry Williams, captain,
Memphis Police Department (1968), real estate currently
- Mr. Solomon Jones (deceased), Dr.
King’s chauffeur on April 4, 1968
- Mr. Philip Melanson, professor,
political science, author “The Martin Luther King
Assassination”
- Ms. Kaye Pittman Black, reporter,
The Memphis Press Scimitar (1968), via sworn testimony in 1993
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VOLUME IV
November 18, 1999
pp. 356-536
(Original Vol.4)
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Testifying:
- Rev. James Lawson, Jr., SCLC Board Member, Pastor, Centenary
United Methodist Church in Memphis (1968), retired
- Mr. Maynard Stiles, Division Superintendent, Department of
Sanitation, retired
- Ms. Olivia Catling, neighborhood resident around Lorraine
Motel
- Mr. Ed Atkinson, Memphis Police Department, Traffic Division,
retired
- Mr. Hasel Huckaby, South Central Bell, employee, via sworn
statement in 1993
- Mr. James Lesar, lawyer, represented James Earl Ray (1970-76),
currently specializes in Freedom of Information Act litigation
- The Honorable Andrew J. Young, Executive Vice President of
SCLC (in 1968), currently Chairman, GoodWorks International, LLC
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VOLUME V
November 22, 1999
pp. 537-746
(Original Vol.5)
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Testifying:
- Videotape of the meeting
between Loyd Jowers, Dexter Scott King, Andrew J. Young and
Lewis Garrison, Little Rock, AR
- Mr. Arthur Haynes, Jr.,
James Earl Ray’s first attorney (with his father), currently,
Circuit Judge 10th Judicial Circuit, AL
- Ms. Bobbie Balfour,
Jim’s Grill, employee, currently a cook
- Mr. William R. Key,
Clerk of Court, Shelby County
- Mr. Joe B. Brown,
Judge, 30th Judicial District, State of TN, Division 9, Criminal
Court, Shelby County
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VOLUME VI
November 23, 1999
pp. 747-917
(Original Vol.6)
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Testifying:
- Dr. Jerry Francisco, professor of pathology, University of TN,
Shelby County Medical Examiner (1968 and currently)
- Mr. John Billings, surgical assistant, St. Joseph’s
Hospital (1968), private investigator (current)
- Mr. Royce Wilburn, master electrician (1968-present),
brother of Ms. Glenda Grabow
- Mr. Sidney J. Carthew, merchant seaman, British Merchant Navy,
via teleconference deposition in 1999
- Mr. Joe B. Hodges, Memphis Police Department, dog squad (1968), retired
- Rev. James Orange, Executive Staff, SCLC, via previous affadavit
- Mr. James W. Smith, Memphis Police Department, special services (1968)
- Ms. Barbara Reis, journalist, Publico newspaper, Portugal
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VOLUME VII
November 24, 1999
pp. 918-991
(Original Vol.7)
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Testifying:
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VOLUME VIII
November 29, 1999
pp. 992-1183
(Original Vol.8)
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Testifying:
- Mr. William B. Hamblin, taxi-cab driver (1968), part-time
security guard (currently)
- Mr. James Joseph Isabel, taxi-cab and charter bus driver
(1968), retired
- Mr. Jerry William Ray, brother of James Earl Ray
- Ray Alvis Hendrix, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Government on the Dredge Oakerson
- William Zinny Reed, salesman for photography firm in Memphis area
- Mr. Willie B. Richmond, captain, Memphis Police Department
- Internal Affairs, retired
- Mr. Douglas Valentine, author, The Phoenix Program
- Mr. Carthel Weeden, Memphis Fire Department (1968),
construction company owner (currently)
- The Honorable Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy, SCLC Washington, DC
Chapter Director (1968), later chair of the Congressional
Subcommittee investigating the Assassination, pastor
- Ms. April R. Ferguson, attorney, one of the post conviction
defense attorney for James Earl Ray.
- James E. Adams, taxi-cab driver
- Yolanda King, actress/producer, eldest daughter of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King
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VOLUME IX
November 30, 1999
pp. 1184-1364
(Original Vol.9)
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Testifying:
- Mr. Jack Kershaw, attorney, for James Earl Ray (’77)
- Mr. Jack Terrel, Civilian Military Assistance, via videotaped
deposition
- Mr. Louis Ward, security police and taxi-cab driver (1968),
part-time roofer (current)
- Mr. Raymond Kohlman, attorney
- Mr. Earl Caldwell, reporter, The New York Times (1968)
via videotaped deposition
- Mr. Roy Grabow, husband of Glenda Grabow
- Mr. John C. Smith, member, The Invaders
- Mr. William Schaap, attorney, military and intelligence
specialization, co-publisher “Covert Action Quarterly”
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VOLUME X
December 1, 1999
pp. 1365-1544
(Original Vol.10)
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Testifying:
- Mr. Loyd Jowers, via deposition Nov. 2, 1994
- Mr. Mark Glankler, investigator, appointed by District Attorney
General-December, 1993
- Mr. Dexter King, Chairman, President & CEO - The Martin Luther
King, Jr. Center For Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., youngest son of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King
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VOLUME XI
December 2, 1999
pp. 1545-1718
(Original Vol.11)
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Testifying:
- Rev. Samuel B. Kyles, pastor, Monumental Baptist Church,
Memphis, TN, (1968-present)
- Mr. Frank W. Young, Shelby County Criminal Clerk’s Office
- Mr. Eli Arkin, Memphis Police Department - inspection
bureau (1968), currently - The Cottonwood Company
- Ms. Rebecca A. Clark, ex-wife of Captain Earl Clark, Memphis
Police Department (1968)
- Mr. John Doe, via videotaped desposition of Novemebr 5, 1999
- Lavada Anderson, testimony via deposition
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VOLUME XII
December 6, 1999
pp. 1719-1933
(Original Vol.12)
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Testifying:
- Ms. LaVada Addison, restaurant owner (1968), self-employed,
LaVada Estate Sales (current)
- Mr. James Earl Ray, deposition of March 11-12, 1995 in the
case of James Earl Ray versus Loyd Jowers
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VOLUME XIII
December 7, 1999
pp. 1942-2157
(Original Vol.13)
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Testifying:
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VOLUME XIV
December 8, 1999
pp. 2158-2288
(Original Vol.14)
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Closing Statements and
verdict
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