James Earl Ray
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James Earl Ray was an American criminal who was convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968.
Mug shot of Ray taken on July 8, 1955
FBI most wanted fugitive poster of James Earl Ray
The Lorraine Motel, now known as the National Civil Rights Museum, where King was shot
On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST, Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, whe
James Earl Ray
…James Earl Ray (March 10, 1928 – April 23, 1998) was an American criminal who was convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. After the assassination, Ray, who had planned on living in exile in Rhodesia (now…
The immediate aftermath of the shooting of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. This photograph was taken within just seconds of the shooting by photographer Joseph Louw, the only known photographer at the scene.
Lorraine Motel, pictured in 2022
The approximate location of King when he was shot on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel. The location can be seen marked with a white wreath and a tile on the floor of the balcony.
Demonstrator with sign saying "Let his death not be in vain", in front of the White House, after the assassination