Huie says he warned House panel of Ray jail escape plan
William Bradford Huie testified to a 12 hour session that he warned the House committee investigating Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination that James Earl Ray planned to escape from jail. He denied a conspiracy and accused Coretta King and Andrew Young of injecting politics into the case.
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Lawyer claims courts forced Ray to escape from prison
Washington attorney James H. Lesar says James Earl Ray believed there was no alternative but to escape from a Tennessee prison. He argues Ray would not have faced trial if the courts had given him the trial he deserved and notes Ray’s expectation of a quick release.
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King Case Inquiry Burdened by Ray Escape
U S House Assassinations Committee members warn Ray escape endangers the King assassination inquiry. Chair Louis Stokes says no evidence of a conspiracy but fears his client may be silenced. Rep Christopher Dodd and Del Walter Fauntroy demand Ray be recaptured alive to keep the key link intact.
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Manhunt Fire at Prison Endangers Escaped Inmate
Correction officials say a prisoner escaped with five others after a wall crossing sparked a gunfight with guards. One inmate was shot twice and captured. another injured during the wall climb. FBI coordinated search with 40 agents and five helicopters as authorities described a hail of gunfire at the final climber.
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King Killed Nine Years Ago
Memphis AP recounts the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr in Memphis at the Lorraine Motel. It notes James Earl Ray as the captured suspect in London, his extradition, guilty plea, and later recantation as the case moved through Memphis Criminal Court.
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Ray E Ray Claims Escape Motive In Nashville Interview
James Earl Ray told the Nashville Tennessean he wanted to escape from Brushy Mountain State Prison. He cited a desire to be free and said inmates aided his Missouri escape while denying prison-official help. He asserted his innocence in King’s 1968 assassination and described his legal coercion claim by attorney Percy Foreman.
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