Washington Post Article 4-2-18
The
King Family Still Wonders: Who killed him?
Fifty years on, the children of the civil rights icon do not believe James Earl Ray was responsible
(Headline
in the Washington Post, Page One, 2 Apr 2018)
“It
pains my heart that James Earl Ray had to spend his life in prison
paying for things he didn’t do.”
– Bernice King
“There
is abundant evidence of a major, high-level conspiracy in the
assassination of my husband.”
Coretta
Scott King
“There
was a major conspiracy to remove Doctor King from the American
scene.” Rep. John Lewis
It is astounding to see these quotes on the front page of WaPo.
An earlier, internet version of the article was published on March 30 under the title "Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? His family believes James Earl Ray was framed."
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The article has a few problems. For instance at one point it claims that "Because Ray suddenly pleaded guilty in 1969, less than a year after the shooting, there was no trial." While technically true, that is highly misleading because it leave out the fact that Mr. Ray's plea was actually an "Alford Plea" of "legally guilty" that was not a confession. It's the kind of plea a guy makes when he's facing the death penalty and lacks the resources to put on a defense.
And then look at this howler: "[A]fter 50 years, the King assassination seems destined to remain mired in
controversy, the subject of infinite debate over whether Ray was a lone
gunman inspired by racism, a hired assassin aided by secret government
forces, or simply a patsy manipulated to kill a civil rights hero." Huh? What about option four, which is what the King family believes -- he was a patsy manipulated to give the appearance that he had stalked and killed a civil rights hero?
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