Did James Earl Ray Actually Do It?

It was on this date in 1968 that James Earl Ray was arrested in London for the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Although he originally confessed to the crime to avoid the electric chair, he later recanted that confession, saying that he was framed.

With conspiracy theories abounding for both John and Robert Kennedy’s murders (with good reason as it turns out), there has been relatively little said about former small time criminal James Earl Ray.

Part of that has to do with the fact that Ray is not exactly a sympathetic character. He was a thug, a loser—and not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer. Add to that his original confession—and you can understand why he was convicted in the proverbial “court of public opinion” long before he ever faced a judge.

However, evidence that has surfaced since the murder in April of 1968 that has led many—some even members of King’s family—to believe that not only did Ray not act alone—there is good reason to believe that he wasn’t really involved much at all.

Check out this report from CNN on the questions regarding Ray’s guilt:




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKJUp0hZIME

Whether “Raoul” ever existed or whether James Earl Ray was the man who pulled the trigger will likely never be known, Ray is dead—claiming his innocence to the end. Others who may have been involved are also gone.

Makes one wonder how many OTHER events in our history books are not at all what we have collectively come to believe. A healthy skepticism is a necessary tool—especially when digging for any truth where the government may be involved.

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