#1259 – John Avery Emison
- Author
- Len Osanic
- Published
- Thu 10 Jul 2025
- Episode Link
- https://podcast.blackopradio.com/1259-john-avery-emison/
- John in 1967-1968, a senior at Alamo High School at Alamo, Tennessee.
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- Len inquires how John got interested into the MLK assassination and the set up of James Earl Ray.
- John lives in Alamo, Tennessee, about 75 miles northeast of Memphis.
- John was a senior in high school in the spring of 1968 when Martin Luther King was assassinated.
- After high school, John attended Memphis State University, obtaining his master’s degree while living in Memphis.
- From the start, John had inside information about the situation with James Earl Ray.
- Harry S. Avery, John’s maternal Great Uncle was Commissioner of Corrections at the time in 1969.
- Prior to this, Mr. Avery had been a government arson investigator for years, started an independent MLK investigation.
- Mr. Avery had worked with the prosecution on the Jimmy Hoffa Chattanooga jury tampering case.
- John’s curious and inquisitive uncle, Harry Smith Avery died December 18, 1989 at Dandridge, Tennessee.
- Before Harry died, John had several talks about Harry’s investigation into James Earl Ray.
- Harry was fired by Governor Buford Ellington after two months of his investigating.
- James entered Brushy Mountain Correction Complex on March 21, 1970.
- As a reporter for the Oakridger, a daily paper, John was able to interview James Earl Ray
- Twice in person at Brushy Mountain.
- You wouldn’t hire James Earl Ray to wash your car, he would mess something up. James was not a mastermind.
- When met Ray, James had already been in prison for 12 years or so, becoming well read with his excess time in prison.
- Even with all of the reading James had done while in prison, John could still tell he wasn’t highly intelligent.
- Len and John discuss the catalyst that inspired John to start an independent investigation into MLK’s murder.
- John’s uncle had overheard a phone conversation while at the Govenor’s office, when James Earl Ray was being discussed.
- This conversation was heard BEFORE James Earl Ray had the opportunity to go to court and make the guilty plea.
- The person in the office was reassuring the person on the phone that James was going to plead guilty, with no trial.
- Who was the person on the other end of the phone? The Attorney General? It was definitely a person of authority.
- While attending to his laundry one day, an interview with Gerald Posner was aired, filled with disinfo, infuriating John.
- Len created “50 Reasons For 50 Years” video series for the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination for the same reason.
- Since the early 90’s, John knew that it was in his future to write a book regarding what he knew about MLK’s murder.
- The first time John met James at Brushy Mountain in the early 90’s, it was a contact visit, where they shook hands.
- It appeared as if there wasn’t a serious amount of observation to their meeting by security, communication was easy.
- James Earl Ray gave John 2 cassette tapes, that James had had in his jail cell for the past 12 years in his cell.
- These recordings were of John’s uncle, Harry Smith Avery! Avery had been interviewed by Ray’s wife!
- In the recordings, Avery talks about suspicious letters that came in to Ray, including one with a McGill University letterhead!
- It was clear to John that the assassination was being orchestrated by military intelligence. McGill = MKUltra
- Ray identified the person who directed him and gave him money.
- The government denies the existence of Ray having a handler.
- Who was Raoul? What is Raoul’s true identity? Clearly both the Canadian and American governments know.
- Len and John agree that if you look at any one aspect of this case, it falls apart!
