Memphis, 1968

A civil trial in 1999 quietly found a conspiracy. Few papers carried the verdict.

King v. Jowers (Memphis, 1999): the King family's civil suit ended with a jury verdict that Loyd Jowers and 'others, including governmental agencies' participated in a conspiracy — a real verdict, though civil standard, uncontested defense, and DOJ's 2000 review rejecting its evidentiary basis are all part of the record. Underneath: Ray's guilty plea (recanted in three days), the bundle's fingerprint gaps, and the documented COINTELPRO campaign against King (the suicide letter, FBI hotel surveillance). The node holds the unique artifact: an American jury on record for state involvement, and a government review on record against it.