James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr.
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The United States House Select Committee on Assassinations was a congressional body established in the late 1970s to reinvestigate the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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| James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr. canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | person ⓘ |
| allegedRole | shooter in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| arrestDate | 1968-06-08 ⓘ |
| arrestedIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| associatedWithEvent | assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1928-03-10 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from hepatitis C ⓘ |
| chargedWith | assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| claimed | that he was a pawn in a larger conspiracy ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1998-04-23 ⓘ |
| denied | firing the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr. in later statements ⓘ |
| disputedBy | United States House Select Committee on Assassinations regarding sole responsibility ⓘ |
| escapeAttempt | escaped from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in 1977 ⓘ |
| escapedFrom | Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| extraditedTo |
Tennessee
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| fullName | James Earl Ray ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn |
Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
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Riverbend Maximum Security Institution ⓘ |
| incarcerationEndYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| incarcerationStartYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| knownFor | assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| laterRecanted | guilty plea in the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| legalStatusInMLKCase | convicted assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| linkedTo | rifle found near the scene of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination ⓘ |
| militaryServicePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| occupation | criminal ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Alton, Illinois
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surface form:
Alton, Illinois, United States
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| pled | guilty to the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| priorCriminalRecord |
armed robbery
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burglary ⓘ mail fraud ⓘ |
| recaptured | after 1977 prison escape ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic (convert) ⓘ |
| representedBy |
attorney Percy Foreman
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attorney William Pepper ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | 99 years in prison ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States Department of Justice investigations into the King assassination
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surface form:
FBI investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations ⓘ
surface form:
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations investigation
numerous conspiracy theories regarding the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| usedAlias |
Eric S. Galt
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Ramon George Sneyd ⓘ |
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James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr.
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