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About James Earl Ray
James Earl Ray was an American criminal with a Danish background, convicted of the assassination of civil rights and anti-war activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ray was convicted on March 10, 1969, after entering a guilty plea to forgo a jury trial. Had he been found guilty by jury trial, he would have been eligible for the death penalty. He was sentenced to 99 years in prison. He later recanted his confession and tried unsuccessfully to gain a new trial. He died in prison of hepatitis C.
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James Earl Ray's Timeline
| 1928 |
March 10, 1928
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Alton, Madison County, Illinois, United States
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| 1998 |
April 23, 1998
Age 70
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Columbia Nashville Memorial Hospital, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
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Ireland
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