Hampton Sides - Hellhound on His Trail - The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. And the International Hunt for His Assassin

325 they demanded ten thousand dollars:Honey, Going Down Jericho Road , p. 432.149

326 "Hosea, no one will be on our payroll":Garrow, Bearing the Cross , p. 622.

327 "I don't negotiate with brothers":Branch, At Canaan's Edge , p. 760.

328 Cabbage stormed out:Honey, Going Down Jericho Road , p. 432.

329 "Got any binoculars?":The passage concerning Galt's purchase of binoculars at York Arms sporting goods store is largely drawn from the initial FBI interview with Carpenter, conducted on April 5, 1968, by Special Agents Robert Goodwin and Ralph Liewer. I also relied on the Memphis Police Department statement "Ralph Meredith Carpenter, Salesman, York Arms Company," April 9, 1968, Hughes Collection.

330 back at their surveillance post:My account of Redditt and Richmond undertaking surveillance work from inside the fire station is largely drawn from the Memphis Police Department statements "Edward E. Redditt, Detective with the Memphis Police Department," April 10, 1968, and "Ptm. W. B. Richmond, Inspectional Bureau," April 9, 1968, box 5, Posner Papers, Gotlieb Center, as well as my interview with Richmond, December 30, 2009.

331 They all sat around joking:Author interview with Georgia Davis Powers, May 7, 2008, Louisville, Ky.

332 decided to call their mother:Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down , p. 438; Garrow, Bearing the Cross , p. 622.

333 "He really sensed":Author interview with Georgia Davis Powers.

334 "Senator, you like soul food?":Ibid.

335 Where you been all day?: Young, Easy Burden , pp. 463-64.

336 full-scale pillow fight:Ibid., p. 464.

337 Elizabeth Copeland:Copeland was interviewed by Memphis FBI agents on April 5, 1968, FBI, MURKIN Files, ME, sub. D, sec. 1, p. 18.

338 Peggy Hurley:The FBI interviewed Hurley on April 5, 1968, FBI, MURKIN Files, ME, sub. D, sec. 1, p. 3.

339 Once inside 5B:Details about what Galt did inside 5B are primarily drawn from the Memphis Police Department and FBI investigations of the room immediately after the assassination. His binocular straps were found on the floor; the dresser had been moved away from the open window; the straight-backed chair was placed in front of the window.

340 At that moment, King was inside the room with Abernathy:My account of King's last hour is adapted from multiple sources, including Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down , pp. 438-39; Garrow, Bearing the Cross , p. 623; Branch, At Canaan's Edge , p. 765. See also Abernathy's testimony in House Select Committee on Assassinations, Appendix Reports , vol. 1, p. 30.

341 Magic Shaving Powder:Frank, American Death , p. 66.

342 "Billy, we're not going to get real soul food":Kyles's recollection of the late afternoon he spent with King and Abernathy at the Lorraine is primarily drawn from his interviews for the Insignia Films documentary Roads to Memphis , produced for the PBS program American Experience .

343 Richmond, watching through his binoculars:Memphis Police Department statement, "Ptm. W. B. Richmond, Inspectional Bureau," April 9, 1968, box 5, Posner Papers. I also relied on Richmond's report to the Inspectional Bureau of the Memphis Police Department, dated April 4, 1968, and signed "W. B. Richmond," Hughes Collection.

344 George Loenneke:FBI interview with Loenneke, conducted on April 13, 1968, by Special Agents Edward Quinn and Shields Smith, Hughes Collection. I also consulted the Memphis Police Department statement "George Loenneke, Lieutenant at Fire Station #2," box 5, Posner Papers.

345 could hear the new roomer's footsteps:FBI interview with Stephens, conducted on April 4, 1968, by Special Agents John Bauer and Stephen Darlington, Hughes Collection.

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346 "I'd feel like a bird in a cage":Garrow, Bearing the Cross , p. 607.

347 He wouldn't even let his children carry toy guns:See Dexter King, Growing Up King , pp. 34-35.

348 "He just act so different":Bailey, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal , April 6, 1968, p. 8.

349 Willie Anschutz:FBI interview with Anschutz, conducted on April 4, 1968, by Special Agents John Bauer and Stephen Darlington, Hughes Collection.

350 "an undue length of time":FBI interview with Stephens, conducted on April 4, 1968, by Special Agents John Bauer and Stephen Darlington, Hughes Collection.

351 "In a second":This passage is primarily drawn from Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down , p. 440. See also Abernathy's testimony in House Select Committee on Assassinations, Appendix Reports , vol. 1, p. 20.

352 "Nothing is gained without sacrifice":In December 2008, this scrap of paper found in King's coat pocket after his death was put up for auction at Sotheby's in New York City by King's friend the actor and singer, Harry Belafonte, and was widely reported in the media. Belafonte said proceeds from the sale would go to charity.

353 "I want you to come to dinner":King's last words to members of his staff, uttered from the balcony, have been adapted from a multitude of sources. See Young, Easy Burden , p. 464, and Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down , p. 440. See also Garrow, Bearing the Cross , p. 623; Branch, At Canaan's Edge , p. 766; Frank, American Death , pp. 73-74; and Raines, My Soul Is Rested , p. 469. I have also made use of interviews with the Reverend Billy Kyles and Andrew Young taken for the Insignia Films documentary Roads to Memphis , produced for the PBS program American Experience by WGBH in Boston.

354 Georgia Davis was down in 201:Author interview with Georgia Davis Powers, May 7, 2008, Louisville, Ky.

355 Inside the mildewy bathroom:My depiction of Galt's actions inside the bathroom is taken from James Earl Ray's own confession (as part of his plea bargain in 1969), as well as Memphis Police Department and FBI investigations of the bathroom immediately following the assassination and interviews conducted with the tenants Charlie Stephens and Willie Anschutz. Among the findings: the bathroom window facing the Lorraine was opened several inches, the screen pried loose and found lying on the ground below; a palm print was left on the wall; and scuff marks were found in the tub.

356 bathroom was disgustingly dirty:My detailed description of the flophouse bathroom, including the condition of the toilet and bathtub, is primarily drawn from crime scene photographs taken by homicide detectives of the Memphis Police Department, on April 4 and 5, 1968, Hughes Collection. I also consulted photographs of the bathroom taken by the Memphis photographer Ernest Withers, Withers Collection.

357 watching the Lorraine:Memphis Police Department statement "Ptm. W. B. Richmond, Inspectional Bureau," April 9, 1968, box 5, Posner Papers, Gotlieb Center.

358 "He's been shot!":Ibid.

359 "I know a shot when I hear one":FBI interview with Stephens, April 4, 1968.

360 Charlie Stephens opened the door:Ibid.