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Mar 25, 2018 · The world's eyes turned on Brushy Mountain Prison when James Earl Ray, convicted killer of Martin Luther King Jr., and six others escaped in 1977.
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Victims. Martin Luther King Jr., 39. Date. April 4, 1968. James Earl Ray (March 10, 1928 – April 23, 1998) was an American fugitive who was convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. After the assassination, Ray fled the United States and was captured in the United ...
- 100 years in prison
- April 23, 1998 (aged 70), Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
- March 10, 1928, Alton, Illinois, U.S.
- Being convicted for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Apr 19, 2024 · James Earl Ray (born March 10, 1928, Alton, Illinois, U.S.—died April 23, 1998, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American assassin of the African American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Ray had been a small-time crook, a robber of gas stations and stores, who had served time in prison, once in Illinois and twice in Missouri, and ...
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Jan 10, 2024 · James Earl Ray was born on March 10, 1928, in Alton, Illinois, was the eldest of George and Lucille Ray's nine children. ... Sandhu drew Ray during his trial for a prison escape attempt. The two ...
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Jun 11, 1977 · PETROS, Tenn., June 10—James Earl Ray, serving 99 years for the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., climbed over the wall of Brushy Mountain State Prison with six other inmates ...
Jun 11, 1977 · June 10, 1977 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. PETROS, Tenn., June 10, 1977 -- James Earl Ray, the convicted King Jr., broke out of the maximum security Brushy Mountain Prison in a hail of gunfire tonight ...
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