Grassy Knolls of the King Case Spark Fresh Conspiracy Talk
Memo of the Memphis reporter highlights unanswered King murder questions after James Earl Ray trial. Items like an ashtray and a duplicate license fuel conspiracy talk while officials note open FBI inquiry and potential Warren Commission style analysis. Coretta King and Ralph Abernathy urge belief in a plot.
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No Arrests After Lorraine Motel Shooting Trial
The article details claims from Memphis police that more than a dozen officers nearby paused at a fire station and then searched a vacant lot after the shot at the Lorraine Motel. Witnesses described a hooded figure, but no one saw James Earl Ray fleeing, despite the proximity of patrols and the getaway in a white Mustang.
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