On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on a balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Who committed this heinous crime?
Answer James Earl Ray
On the evening of Thursday, April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray as he stood on a balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray was a fugitive on the run, and after his capture, he was sentenced to life in prison. A recording of the late Martin Luther King Jr.'s own words was played during his funeral in which he stated, “I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others.”
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