By Felicia Pride, TheBackList.netAccording to EURweb.com, a new book by the brother of James Earl Ray, who was convicted of killing Dr. Martin Luther King, sets out to prove that Ray was not Dr. King's murderer.
TRUTH AT LAST: The Untold Story Behind James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. by John Larry Ray (and coauthor Lyndon Barsten), the 75-year-old brother of James Earl Ray, claims that there's forensic evidence that proves his brother did not assassinate Dr. King. The book also includes conversations between the brothers where James thinks he was being set up.
"Martin Luther King Jr. was a man admired by millions, but my brother didn't kill him," John told the New York Daily News. "I believe my brother was not only misused by conspirators within our government but also greatly misconstrued as a 'racist' and a 'murderer' by the media."
James Early Ray confessed to shooting Dr. King, but then took back his confession three days later. He died in 1998.
What do you think about a possible "government conspiracy"?
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By: dionice on 3/05/2008 4:15PM
There is a lot of evidence that came out just prior to Ray dying in 1998 that pointed to him not really being the shooter. Word was the CIA was behind it.
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By: Mama Grasshopper on 3/05/2008 5:31PM
J. Edgar Hoover
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By: mike Hunt on 3/05/2008 6:47PM
JESSE JACKSON !
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By: LadyK on 3/06/2008 12:49PM
God said it was time for Dr. King to come home. And the Lord don't make mistakes. So no matter how he did may he RIP.
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By: mike Hunt on 3/06/2008 5:07PM
WHO CARES ?
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By: makeda on 12/25/2008 3:21AM
J. Egar Hoover/Jessie Jackson
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By: James A on 3/07/2008 7:35PM
the hole thing was a government cover-up just like the
Kennedy assasination.
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By: Kay Won on 3/07/2008 7:15PM
It probably was a conspiracy by the government just like Malcolm X but God is in control. For all the people who say "who cares" you should! because without people like Dr. King we couldn't have made it this far. So praise God for Dr. Kings legacy.
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By: lenzie williams on 3/08/2008 6:20AM
idid not believe then & i do not believe now that james earl ray was the killer. i have always believed that it was a conspiracy
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By: miah18 on 3/08/2008 8:25AM
Malcolm X's murder was NOT a conspriracy by the Government...in fact X was killed by his own people...pharakan...Government had NOTHING to do with it...if u wanted to compare this "Murder" to an Government Conspiracy then perhaps you should have used the Murder of Kennedy...now THAT was indeed and Governmental Conspiracy (which will be released in the year of 2032..i think i dont remeber the year exactly)
Kamiah:"Young InTellect."
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