In November 2012 Mel Ayton signed a book publishing contract with Regnery Publishing Inc, (http://www.regnery.com/about.html) publishers of the New York Times bestseller "The Amateur" by Ed Klein

http://www.regnery.com/books/theamateur.html

NEW BOOK BY MEL AYTON

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 1ST 2013 

Justice Denied - Bermuda's Black Militants, the 'Third Man' and the Assassinations of a Police Chief and Governor 

By Mel Ayton

Justice Denied - Bermuda's Black Militants, the 'Third Man' and the Assassinations of a Police Chief and Governor is the first full account of the 1972/1973 assassinations of Bermuda's Governor and Police Chief. The book includes a Foreword by Dr. Carol Shuman,  psychologist, former newspaper reporter,editor and author.

During the 1970s, a black power organization in Bermuda who modelled themselves on the American Black Panthers, conspired to bring about social change "by any means necessary", including assassination. The struggle for equal rights in Bermuda during this period both imitated events in the United States and was heavily influenced by them, especially the role American black militants played in encouraging Bermuda's youth to challenge the white power structure on the island. Bermuda became the first nation to suffer the violent effects of the importation of 1960s-style American Black Power militancy. As a result, Governor Richard Sharples was murdered as well the island's Police Chief George Duckett and others.

Justice Denied points the finger of guilt at a faction of the black militant group, led by the 'Third Man', who controlled the convicted assassins. The author names the Bermuda businessman, a convicted drug dealer, who assisted the assassins in financing their political aims through drug deals and bank robberies. He also concludes that the real story about the assassinations was 'whitewashed' by consecutive Bermudian Governments in the interests of racial harmony.

This investigative book is based on interviews with police officers involved in the investigation into the assassinations and murders as well as interviews with prison officers familiar with two members of the assassination team. Additional material for the book was gleaned from the previously secret Scotland Yard Murder Files, British Foreign Office Files, court records, newspaper archives and interviews with the Governor's widow.

PDFSUNDAY SUN ARTICLE 

BERMUDA'S ROYAL GAZETTE ARTICLE

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ENDORSEMENTS FOR JUSTICE DENIED 

Mel Ayton has written a superb portrait of an enraged island on the verge of collapse…Ayton's decade of research exposed what he demonstrates clearly is the real story behind the murders, the hangings, and the riots that ensued… It's fortunate that Mel Ayton took on the job of telling the story behind the murders and riots because the media could not.

Ayton's character detail-both victims and accused-deliver outstanding examples of professional journalistic follow-up for which he is well known, having investigated and published investigations of the controversies surrounding the John F. Kennedy assassination and the murders of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King. His reporting of details that only those directly involved would know, along with official secret communications, and trusted correspondence with the murdered governor's widow, all were the products of hard digging and commitment.

The proprietorship of Justice Denied frightened more than a few publishers, despite Ayton's judgment and clarity. Fortunately, Ayton and his agent didn't despair. Readers will find that in this new publication, Ayton tells the story wisely and clearly, deciphering the obvious tale and leading us through a maze that some in Bermuda continue to deny exists.

Ayton has compiled a portrait of an island in denial when it comes to crime and politics that threatens to cast a dark shadow on Bermuda, neither sugar coating, nor shaping his work into morbid excess. Although charades recounted here likely will make your blood boil, as does mine, Ayton's tenor is not anger, but objectivity.

Dr. Carol Shuman, Behavioural Medicine Psychologist, Journalist, Bermuda Sun and Mid Ocean News

 "Murders in paradise... Mel Ayton has proved in previous books that he has a consummate skill for unravelling the facts behind conspiracies or debunking them where they don't exist (JFK, RFK, MLK to name but three). His latest book is no exception. It reads like a thriller but every word is true and his telling of racism, riots, murders, and cover-ups on Bermuda makes this an unputdownable page-turner." - best-selling author Paul Donnelley, http://www.pauldonnelley.com/page4.htm

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December 2011 - California Attorney General seeks assistance of author Mel Ayton in challenging Sirhan Sirhan's claims of innocence.

In 2011 Sirhan Sirhan, the sole person convicted of killing Kennedy, sought a new trial or freedom from his life sentence asserting his innocence and "horrendous violations" of his rights.

In December 2011 the California Attorney General, Kamala Harris, requested Mel Ayton's assistance in preparing a brief challenging Sirhan's claim that he is innocent of the murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy -

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN, Petitioner, v. GEORGE GALAZA, WARDEN, et al., Respondent CV-00-5686-CAS (AJW) REPLY BRIEF REGARDING ACTUAL INNOCENCE; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES.

The following story appeared on CNN's website in February 2012. Readers are unlikely to know that reporter Brad Johnson is a committed conspiracy theorist who has been trying for years to prove RFK's assassin Sirhan Sirhan did not act alone. In his CNN story here: Johnson makes no mention of the numerous rebuttals to Sirhan's claims which are mentioned in the Attorney General's report here: PDF version:

Additionally Johnson has ignored research carried out by acoustics experts and a leading American ballistics expert which challenges the claims made by Sirhan's lawyers there was a second gunman involved in the assassination. See here: PDF ANALYSIS OF THE PRUSZYNSKI TAPE BY ACOUSTICS EXPERT PHILIP HARRISON (JUNE 2006)

PDF REPORT ON RFK'S WOUNDS BY BALLISTICS EXPERT LARRY STURIDVAN

  "It is almost unbelievable what lengths people will go to to stand up their (conspiracy) theories and I think you are doing a fabulous job of setting history right." August 2011

"Fresh from deconstructing myths about the John and Robert Kennedy assassinations, Mel Ayton has turned his sharp, and inquisitive but rational mind to the other political murder from the 1960s that still haunts the American psyche. The result is a tour d'force that exposes the pseudo-exposers, conspiracy theorists who have, unfortunately, flummoxed even the family of Martin Luther King Jr."

Max Holland , author and editor of Washington Decoded and the Kennedy Assassination Tapes

The Guardian.co.uk - "Shot Heard Around The World"

Article by Stephen Kinzer - RFK Assassination, a political act

The New York Observer - "I Went to See Bobby and Found It Moving, Somehow Inadequate"

 "Mel Ayton, a writer I've found to be a valuable debunker of unwarranted conspiracy theorizing"....... Read More

The Sydney Morning Herald - "JFK Conspiracy Theories Shot Down"

Article by Tim Shipman

The Sunday Telegraph - "Oswald was the Sole Assassin of JFK"

Article by Tim Shipman

The New York Observer -"Pavane for Princess: No Poison for Marilyn, Shakespearean Dream"

Article by Ron Rosenbaum

Al-Ahram Weekly On Line -"Still Wondering"

Nehad Selaiha writes about Sirhan Sirhan........ Read More