International Manhunt for Ray Ends in London Arrest
A global pursuit for Ray culminated with his capture in London after he fled through Toronto and Lisbon using Canadian passports under an alias. British detectives Butler and Thompson led the arrest, part of a case tying two U S assassinations to a high profile criminal. Singapore and the Soviet Union agreed to establish diplomatic relations.
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Ray
United States
Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Singapore
Soviet Union
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Brother of James Earl Ray Hopes He Lives to Stand Trial
John Larry Ray, brother of James Earl Ray, says he is surprised Ray was captured in London and hopes he lives to stand trial. He contends Ray killed King for money, denies group ties, and compares potential punishment to John Patterson’s 20 year sentence for Rockwell’s slaying.
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ST. Louis
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
London
King
John Larry Ray
John Ray
Rockwell
John Patter
Lincoln Rockwell
Missouri Penitentiary
Missouri
Jerry
Chicago
James
Birth Certificate Too Ray Stole Name of Toronto Policeman to Get Passport
In Toronto on April 16 a man using the alias Ramon George Sneyd bought a London round trip and a passport. The man, later identified as James Earl Ray, briefly lived at 962 Dundas Street and posed as Toronto police constable Sneyd to obtain travel documents. Canadian and FBI probes linked the badge to Ray and spurred an inquiry into passport practices.
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Ray
Sneyd
Toronto
London
New York
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Kennedy Travel Bureau, Ltd
Canada
Lillian Spencer
British Overseas Airways Corporation
FBI
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
James Earl Ray
Dr. King
Ramon George Sneyd
Dundas Street
Spencer
Henry Moos
External Affairs Ministry
Municipal Records Office
Explosion wrecks cabin cruiser at Ohio River marina
An explosion damaged a cabin cruiser moored at a marina on the Ohio River Saturday afternoon injuring a young couple from Michigan aboard the craft. Police identified the injured as Mr and Mrs David Brades of Webster Groves Missouri.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
David Brades
Webster Grove, Mo
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Canadian Mounted Police
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Kennedy
Kennedy Airport
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Brussels
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Thomas Butler
Kenneth Thompson
Butler
Yard
Britain
Cannon Street
Ray Ap
Peared
External Affairs
Mitchell Sharp
Walkers
Long Beach
Park
Victoria
Marvelair
Brana
America
Dad
Dacron
Parker
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