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Trial of James Earl Ray Gets Under Way Tuesday
The trial of James Earl Ray opens in Shelby County Criminal Court over the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Ray, captured in London after a $1.5 million FBI manhunt, faces charges based on circumstantial evidence and possible eyewitness testimony. The prosecution links a Birmingham rifle purchase and a Memphis bundle to the slaying on April 4 at the Lorraine Motel.
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James Earl Ray
Memphis
Martin Luther King, Jr
Shelby County Criminal Court
King
Lorraine
Ray
London
Scotland Yard
FBI
Tennessee
Charles Q. Stephens
Stephens
Bessie Brewer
Apt. 5B
Atlanta
Ray’s