On April 4th, 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead by an assassin. His death sparked off riots in many cities and 46 people were killed during these. In March 1969, James Earl Ray was found guilty of King's murder and sentenced to 99 years in prison. Many years after starting his sentence, Ray claimed that he was innocent and that he could not have killed King.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassin, James Earl Ray, was sentenced to 99 years in prison as punishment for killing King. Ray only served only about 29 years of his sentence, though, because he died on April 23, 1998.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassin, James Earl Ray, was sentenced to 99 years in prison as punishment for killing King. Ray only served only about 29 years of his sentence, though, because he died on April 23, 1998.
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No, James Earl Ray did not get killed after killing Martin Luther King, Jr. Ray was charged with murder and sentenced to 99 years in prison, where he later died of liver failure in 1998.
James Earl Ray confessed and plead guilty to the killing of Martin Luther King, Jr. on March 10, 1969. Ray was subsequently sentenced to 99 years in prison.
Yes, James Earl Ray was arrested for killing Martin Luther King, Jr. Ray was arrested a little more than two months after King's death at London Heathrow Airport and was extradited back to Tennessee.
James Earl Ray became infamous because he was convicted of killing Martin Luther King, Jr.
yes and they found out that he used a sniper rifle.
Yes, James Earl Ray went to jail for shooting and killing Martin Luther King, Jr. He was sentenced to 99 years in prison.
Yes, James Earl Ray did time in jail after he killed Martin Luther King, Jr. He was sentenced to 99 years for the murder.