FBI and NYPD conspired to assassinate Malcolm X, late cop alleges in surprising letter

Raymond stated within the letter that as a result of his well being was declining, he feared that the household of Thomas Johnson, one of many males wrongfully convicted of Malcolm X’s homicide, wouldn’t be capable to clear his identify within the occasion of Raymond’s dying. Johnson died in 2009, Spectrum Information reported. Raymond stated within the letter that he was employed on April 17, 1964 and assigned to the Bureau of Particular Providers and Investigations (BOSSI) unit. It was a workforce Raymond wrote he wasn’t educated to affix however the group’s objective for him was “to infiltrate civil rights organizations” and “discover proof of prison exercise, so the FBI may discredit and arrest its leaders.”

“After witnesssing repeated brutality by the hands of my coworkers [Police], I attempted to resign,” Raymond wrote. “As an alternative I used to be threatened with arrest by pinning marijuana and alcohol trafficking prices on me if I didn’t observe via with the assignments.”

He stated his handlers advised him ”to encourage leaders and members of civil rights teams to commit felonious acts.” These members included Walter Bowe and Khaleel Sayyed, members of Malcolm X’s safety element who Raymond allegedly satisfied to try a bombing of the Statue of Liberty. “On February 16, 1965 The Statue of Liberty plot was carried out and the lads have been arrested simply days earlier than the assassination of Malcolm,” Raymond wrote. “At the moment I used to be not conscious that Malcolm X was the goal.” Raymond stated within the letter that he was ordered to be within the Audubon Ballroom the day of Malcolm’s dying and witnesses noticed him leaving the scene. “Thomas Johnson was later arrested and wrongfully convicted to guard my cowl and the secrets and techniques of the FBI and NYPD,” Raymond wrote. “I’ve positioned my full confession into the care of my cousin Reginald Wooden Jr.

“I’ve requested that this info be held till after I’ve handed away,” Raymond added. “It’s my hope, that this info is obtained with the understanding that I’ve carried these secrets and techniques with a heavy coronary heart and remorsefully remorse my participation on this matter.”

Each civil rights lawyer Ben Crump and Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm X’s daughter, known as for an investigation into the brand new proof throughout the information convention. “Any proof that gives larger perception into the reality behind that horrible tragedy ought to be completely investigated,” Shabazz stated.

“A number of months in the past, the Manhattan District Legal professional initiated a evaluate of the investigation and prosecution that resulted in two convictions for the homicide of Malcolm X,” the NYPD stated in an announcement Spectrum Information obtained. “The NYPD has supplied all out there data related to that case to the District Legal professional. The Division stays dedicated to help with that evaluate in any means.”

Reggie Wooden stated throughout the information convention that Raymond’s letter helped him perceive “the ache and guilt” Raymond felt. “I hope that this info helps the Shabazz household, excuse me, to extra clearly perceive what occurred to their father on that horrible day,” Reggie Wooden stated. “As a Black man, I’m disgusted to know that what occurred 60 years in the past continues to be happening right this moment. We live beneath (former director of the FBI) J. Edgar Hoover’s Jim Crow system of policing our Black and brown individuals.”

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