Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
| Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Date | April 4, 1968 6:01 p.m. (Central Time) |
| Target | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Weapon(s) | Remington 760 Gamemaster |
| Death(s) | 1 (King) |
| Injured | None |
| Perpetrator(s) | James Earl Ray |
Martin Luther King, Jr., a prominent American leader of the African-American civil rights movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39. On June 10, 1968, James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged with the crime. On March 10, 1969, Ray entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee state penitentiary.[1] Ray later made many attempts to withdraw his guilty plea and be tried by a jury, but was unsuccessful; he died in prison on April 23, 1998, at the age of 70.[2]...[Full Article]
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