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Guns|hobby = N/A|goals = Assassinate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Succeeded)<br>Escape with his crimes (failed)|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Burglary<br>Mail fraud<br>Theft<br>[[Racism]] | Guns|hobby = N/A|goals = Assassinate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Succeeded)<br>Escape with his crimes (failed)|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Burglary<br>Mail fraud<br>Theft<br>[[Racism]] | ||
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Ray was convicted on March 10<sup>th</sup>, 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. | Ray was convicted on March 10<sup>th</sup>, 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. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Ray was born on March 10, 1928 in Alton, Illinois, the son of Lucille (née Maher) and George Ellis Ray. He had Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry and had a Catholic upbringing. | Ray was born on March 10, 1928 in Alton, Illinois, the son of Lucille (née Maher) and George Ellis Ray. He had Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry and had a Catholic upbringing. | ||