James Earl Ray was born on March 10, 1928, in Alton, Illinois, USA. He grew up in a working-class family and faced various challenges during his early life, which contributed to his later criminal behavior. Ray became infamous for assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Following the assassination, he fled and was eventually captured, leading to his conviction and imprisonment.
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He did what he set out to do and killed MLK
After having been convicted of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Earl Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison. He died in prison of hepatitis C in 1998, aged 70.
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Both could probably have been called racists.
James Earl Ray was white.
James Earl Ray
James Earl Ray
James Earl Ray was white.
James Earl Ray did not have cancer.
No, James Earl Ray was not a politician.
James Gerald Ray was James Earl Ray's father.
No, James Earl Ray was never mayor.
No, James Earl Ray was not on death row.
James Earl Ray was born on March 10, 1928.
James Earl Ray was born on March 10, 1928.
James Earl Ray was capture in Nashville,Tennesee.