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James Earl Ray

James Earl Ray was an American criminal convicted of the assassination of civil rights and anti-war activist Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ray was convicted on March 10, 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.

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-James Earl Ray was the racial murderer who assassinated [[wikipedia:Martin Luther King|Martin Luther King]] after black people had bee[[File:408px-James_Earl_Ray.jpg|thumb|James Earl Ray]]n granted the right to vote. He was sentenced to 99 years in prison and eventually died in prison of [[wikipedia:Hepatitis C|Hepatitis C]]. Some believe he was innocent. Some also say he was an idiot.
+[[File:408px-James_Earl_Ray.jpg|thumb|James Earl Ray]]'''James Earl Ray'''  was an American criminal convicted of the assassination of civil rights and anti-war activist Martin Luther King, Jr.
-For more information click [[wikipedia:James Earl Ray|here]]
+Ray was convicted on March 10, 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.
 [[Category:Murderer]]
 [[Category:Imprisoned Villains]]