For the record: 11:50 a.m. April 4, 2018 An earlier version of this story said Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated four months to the day after James Earl Ray met with the Rev. Xavier von Koss ...

James Earl Ray, who entered a guilty plea in March, 1969, in the killing of Martin Luther King, says he spends much of his ...

A plaque honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. mistakenly thanked his assassin, James Earl Ray, instead of actor James Earl Jones.

That's the way James Earl Ray was described by his accomplice in an armed robbery, telling the story afterward to his brother, Jerry Ray. "He said, 'I never been with nobody as bold as he is ...

He represented James Earl Ray and the King family in efforts to prove that Dr. King was the victim of a conspiracy, becoming a celebrity among the conspiracy-minded. By Clay Risen As the longtime ...

James Earl Ray FILE PHOTO: Nashville, TN.: James Earl Ray, who entered a guilty plea in March, 1969, in the killing of Martin Luther King, says he spends much of his time researching legal papers ...

He represented James Earl Ray and the King family in efforts to prove that Dr. King was the victim of a conspiracy, becoming a celebrity among the conspiracy-minded. By Clay Risen As the longtime ...

More than fifty years ago, James Earl Ray, after driving his white Ford Mustang from Atlanta, checked into the New Rebel Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. More than fifty years ago, James Earl Ray, after driving his ...