James Earl Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He died in prison in 1998 after serving nearly 30 years of his sentence.

Yes, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1969. He later recanted his confession and attempted to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming he was set up as a scapegoat.

James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968.

James Earl Ray was 40 years old when he assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.

James Earl Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

James Earl Ray was convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. and sentenced to 99 years in prison. He died in prison on April 23, 1998, after serving 29 years of his sentence.

James Earl Ray, a white supremacist, killed Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 out of racial hatred and a desire to ignite racial tensions. Ray was also motivated by a personal grudge against King's activism for civil rights.

James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, but later recanted his confession. There are still doubts and conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination, with some believing that Ray may not have acted alone. The official stance remains that Ray was responsible for the killing.

Yes, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. He later recanted his confession and claimed he was framed, but he was convicted and sentenced to 99 years in prison.

James Earl Ray shot Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968 in a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The exact motive for the assassination remains unclear, but Ray's stated reason was his opposition to King's civil rights activism. Ray pled guilty to the murder in 1969 and was sentenced to 99 years in prison.

James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King Jr. because of his racist beliefs and opposition to the civil rights movement that King was leading. Ray was motivated by a desire to promote segregation and suppress the advancement of African Americans.

Obviously not only was James Earl Ray a racist person that believed the freedom of blacks a dangerous thing. He decided the only way to deal with the problem was to assassinate the source: Dr. Martin Luther King. However his death only served to fuel the fires, since people across the nation saw him as a martyr.

James Earl Ray is related to Martin Luther King, Jr. because he killed Martin Luther King, Jr. Ray shot and killed King on April 4, 1968, while King was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Yes, James Earl Ray was buried at George County Memoria Gardens in Lucedale, Mississippi after his death in 1998.

James Earl Ray, who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, is buried at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.

I believe he was Roman Catholic, but if he was a christian no one could tell, with him killing some one,(and this wasn't just any body, this was the civil rights movement Leader!) not only that, he was pastor, a man of God! Now i don't know about anyone else but that just sounds crazy! If he was a christian,(i highly doubt It!) how could a sheep kill the sheard!!!! Of course the above explanation assumes that first of all Catholics don't kill anyone... which is incorrect (especially in the case of Catholics killing protestants - and the namesake of protestantism himself...). Not to mention that the opposition to the civil rights movement has always, and almost exclusively been christian. I highly doubt that the above answerer's personal opinion about James Earl Rays religious beliefs are relevant to the question. An improvement to this answer would be an unopinionated: Roman Catholic.

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James Earl Ray's fingerprints were reportedly found on the rifle that was used to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. The fingerprints helped to link Ray to the crime scene and were a key piece of evidence in the case against him.

No, James Earl Ray died in 1998 while serving his sentence in prison. He was convicted for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968.

James Earl Ray died in prison from complications related to liver disease caused by hepatitis C. He had been serving a 99-year prison sentence for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

D. Ray White was a civil rights activist in Mississippi who was murdered in 1966. His killing was believed to be racially motivated due to his activism in fighting for the rights of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. His murder remains unsolved.

James Earl Ray confessed to the shooting of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, but later recanted his confession, claiming he was coerced into confessing. Some believe he confessed in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence or for publicity. Ray maintained his innocence until his death in 1998.

James Earl Ray was stabbed and killed by another inmate named Dewayne Boyd at the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Tennessee in 1998. Boyd attacked Ray in the prison courtyard with a knife.

James Earl Ray was incarcerated in Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville, Tennessee, following his conviction for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

James Earl Ray committed a good many of crimes. His was convicted of his first crime, a burglary in California, in 1949. In 1952, he served two years in prison for the armed robbery of a taxi driver in Illinois. In 1955, Ray was convicted of mail fraud and served three years in prison because he stole money orders in Hannibal, Missouri and used the money to travel to Florida. In 1959, Ray committed armed robbery after he stole $120 from a Kroger in St. Louis. In 1969, he was charged with the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. and sentenced to 99 years in prison. In 1977, while serving his murder charge, Ray escaped from prison and, when caught again, a year was added to his 99 year sentence, making it a total of 100 years.

So, to put it shortly, James Earl Ray committed around seven crimes.