The MLK Tapes
17
Episodes
4.6 / 5
Rating

The MLK Tapes

by iHeartPodcasts and Tenderfoot TV

Category
History
Frequency
Weekly Series
Language
English
According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That man, James Earl Ray, pled guilty and for most people the case was closed. The MLK Tapes, a new true crime podcast from the creators of Atlanta Monster and Monster: DC Sniper, explores rare recordings of eye-witness testimony and new interviews with people who were there to reveal the true story of the plot to kill Dr. King.

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Recent Reviews

Good podcast, bad audio

Poteva9993/20/2026

Really interesting and compelling but some of the worst audio I’ve heard on a podcast. Even with noise canceling headphones whole chunks were unintelligible.

Phenomenal

mamajuwa9/25/2025

Be warned this podcast will make you angry… It’s obvious our government murdered Dr. King but this podcast just supports that “conspiracy”. Our government is rotten to the core. It is infuriating that those involved got away with this. This podcast is beautifully put together with all the facts from credible sources. I wish that it was all one long episode to make accessibility easier for those not text savvy to listen to.

Alarming!

Mike Vide8/1/2025

This podcast was very well done. It involved very credible people, with serious and balanced research.

The Complexity of Truth is Easy to Subvert

Hagstoz7/23/2024

I just finished this…..mind blowing. Sometimes it just takes distance and time to learn the truth of things. This is one of the most important corrections of an historical event that will probably take several more decades to be accepted. If I were a history teacher I would include it in the curriculum after teaching the obligatory history on the assassination of MLK and use it as an example of how a true conspiracy is orchestrated and how truth is constantly stranger than fiction.

Truth

Vela553/16/2024

The meticulous care taken to reveal the truth about this heinous crime that affected humanity and the everyday lives of Americans is appreciated. All Americans would have benefited so much from MLK’s movement for justice, equality and equity.