James Earl Ray photos, letters, recovered
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:56 pm
James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King Jr in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. (I realize this is now ancient history to some young adults.) Ray died of natural causes in prison in 1998.
Recently a misplaced file of photos of Ray at the time of his arrest and trial, letters that he wrote from prison, and other papers were discovered in the Shelby County archives. According to reports, they seem to reveal nothing striking about Ray or his motives.
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Ray's murky past (including numerous felony convictions), lack of a clear motive other than being a racist, and flight to Europe using a forged passport have given rise to conspiracy theories, none of which has been proven—as they never are.
- Jim
Recently a misplaced file of photos of Ray at the time of his arrest and trial, letters that he wrote from prison, and other papers were discovered in the Shelby County archives. According to reports, they seem to reveal nothing striking about Ray or his motives.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... =134984503" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Ray's murky past (including numerous felony convictions), lack of a clear motive other than being a racist, and flight to Europe using a forged passport have given rise to conspiracy theories, none of which has been proven—as they never are.
- Jim
