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CIA • 1968

RAY IS FLOWN TO U.S. FOR TRIAL IN SLAYING.

[104-10129-10402 _ L.SRIDAY;;jULT , l'"a--66- PAGE ;.:1445--�404 " Qt- , Ray Is Flown to For Trial in Slayin Guard Heavy During Trip To Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) � James Earl Ray, handcuffed and wearing what appeared to be a bullet-proof vest, was whisked into the Shelby County Jail before dawn today to await trial on a charge of murdering Dr. Martin Luther King...
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Declassified

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Created
Jul 16, 2025
Released
Jul 19, 1968
Publication
Jul 19, 1968
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Metadata

Document #

00459965

Case #

Document Type

SPECIALCOLLECTION

Collection

Records Related to the Assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Release Decision

RIFPUB

Original Classification

U

Sequence

Pages

7 pages

File Size

1.08 MB