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James Earl Ray eventually went to jail for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. After the shooting, Ray escaped to Toronto, Canada, where he hid for a month. Ray eventually made his way to London, England, where he was captured at London Heathrow International Airport on June 8, 1968. Ray was then extradited back to the United States where he confessed to killing King and was sentenced to 99 years in prison on March 10, 1969.

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Yes, James Earl Ray was convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. in 1969 and sentenced to 99 years in prison. He died in 1998 while serving his sentence.

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