1 9 3 4 - 1 9 7 0 , ▁Newton ▁writes ▁that ▁Ham pton ▁" was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁his ▁sleep ▁by ▁Chicago ▁police ▁with ▁F BI ▁coll usion ." ▁This ▁view ▁is ▁aff ir med ▁in ▁Jak obi ▁Williams ' s ▁book ▁From ▁the ▁Bul let ▁to ▁the ▁Ball ot : ▁The ▁Illinois ▁Chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁Party ▁and ▁Ra cial ▁Co al ition ▁Polit ics ▁in ▁Chicago ▁( 2 0 1 3 ), ▁published ▁by ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Press ▁( UN C ▁Press ). ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Leg al ▁and ▁political ▁impact s ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁report , ▁" The ▁ra id ▁ended ▁the ▁prom ising ▁political ▁career ▁of ▁Cook ▁County ▁State ' s ▁A tty . ▁Edward ▁V . ▁Han ra han , ▁who ▁was ▁ind icted ▁but ▁cleared ▁with ▁ 1 3 ▁other ▁law - en for cement ▁agents ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁ob struct ing ▁justice . ▁Bernard ▁Care y , ▁a ▁Republican , ▁defeated ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁election , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁out rag ed ▁black ▁vot ers ." ▁The ▁families ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁Clark ▁file d ▁a ▁US $ 4 7 . 7 ▁million ▁civil ▁suit ▁against ▁the ▁city , ▁state , ▁and ▁federal ▁govern ments . ▁The ▁case ▁went ▁to ▁trial ▁before ▁Federal ▁Judge ▁J . ▁Sam ▁Perry . ▁After ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁of ▁testim ony ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁Pla int