Conspiracy theories about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, relate to different accounts of the assassination. King was shot on the balcony of the Lo
Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964
The Lorraine Motel, a wreath marks where King was standing when he was shot.
James Earl Ray
The Memphis Police Department patch
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
Martin Luther King Jr. assassination conspiracy theories
…Conspiracy theories about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, relate to different accounts of the assassination. King was shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, the day…
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