Difference between revisions of "James Earl Ray"
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| − | Ray was a "[[lone nut]]" [[assassin]] of [[Martin Luther King]]. | + | Ray was a "[[lone nut]]" [[assassin]] of [[Martin Luther King]]. After the assassination on April 4, 1968, he fled north to Toronto, Ontario, where he hid out for a month and acquired a Canadian passport under the false name of Ramon George Sneyd. He was captured at Heathrow Airport, London on June 8, 1968. On March 10, 1969, he entered a guilty plea, after advice from his lawyer, to avoid a jury trial and accompanying risk of a death sentence. Three days later, he had changed his mind, but was not permitted to change his plea. He spent the rest of his life in incarceration, unsuccessfully seeking a trial. |
===Problems=== | ===Problems=== | ||
| − | [[Loyd Jowers]] confessed on live | + | The [[US government]] has not presented any evidence of [[James Earl Ray]]'s guilt, since no trial was held. |
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| + | In 1993, [[Loyd Jowers]], owner of a restaurant (Jim's Grill) near the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where King was assassinated, confessed on live TV to involvement in the assassination. He stated that there was a conspiracy to kill King, and that James Earl Ray was a [[patsy]] not involved in the assassination. In 1998, the family of [[Martin Luther King]] filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Jowers and "other unknown co-conspirators" for the murder of King. A unanimous decision on December 8, 1999 by a Memphis jury found Jowers and other "governmental agencies" had plotted to kill King. Only a single reporter was sent from the US {{ccm}} (Memphis TV reporter, Wendell Stacy). | ||
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Revision as of 05:28, 21 September 2014
"“Lone nut”" James Earl Ray    (patsy) | |
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| Born | March 10, 1928 |
| Died | April 23, 1998 (Age 70) |
| Supposed perpetrator of | MLK/Assassination |
Official narrative
Ray was a "lone nut" assassin of Martin Luther King. After the assassination on April 4, 1968, he fled north to Toronto, Ontario, where he hid out for a month and acquired a Canadian passport under the false name of Ramon George Sneyd. He was captured at Heathrow Airport, London on June 8, 1968. On March 10, 1969, he entered a guilty plea, after advice from his lawyer, to avoid a jury trial and accompanying risk of a death sentence. Three days later, he had changed his mind, but was not permitted to change his plea. He spent the rest of his life in incarceration, unsuccessfully seeking a trial.
Problems
The US government has not presented any evidence of James Earl Ray's guilt, since no trial was held.
In 1993, Loyd Jowers, owner of a restaurant (Jim's Grill) near the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where King was assassinated, confessed on live TV to involvement in the assassination. He stated that there was a conspiracy to kill King, and that James Earl Ray was a patsy not involved in the assassination. In 1998, the family of Martin Luther King filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Jowers and "other unknown co-conspirators" for the murder of King. A unanimous decision on December 8, 1999 by a Memphis jury found Jowers and other "governmental agencies" had plotted to kill King. Only a single reporter was sent from the US commercially-controlled media (Memphis TV reporter, Wendell Stacy).
