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The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II

2025/3/27
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This chapter delves into the FBI's extensive manhunt for James Earl Ray, the accused assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., tracing his movements and aliases.
  • The FBI launched the largest manhunt in its history to find MLK's killer, James Earl Ray.
  • Ray used multiple aliases and traveled to various locations, including Canada and Europe.
  • Despite the extensive search, Ray was ultimately caught due to a passport discrepancy.

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A manhunt is launched for MLK’s killer, James Earl Ray. After his capture he pleads guilty. With no trial the world won’t hear the facts of the case laid out in court, giving rise to decades of conspiracy theories that even the King family came to believe.

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