James Earl Ray
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1928 – 1998
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Who was James Earl Ray?
James Earl Ray was an American criminal convicted of the assassination of civil rights and anti-war activist Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ray was convicted on March 10, 1969, after entering a guilty plea to forgo a jury trial. Had he been found guilty by jury trial, he would have been eligible for the death penalty. He was sentenced to 99 years in prison. He later recanted his confession and tried unsuccessfully to gain a new trial. He died in prison of hepatitis C.
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- Born
- Mar 10, 1928
Alton - Also known as
- James Ray
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Quincy
- Alton
- Died
- Apr 23, 1998
Nashville
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on July 23, 2013
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