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- James Earl Ray, convicted for the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., testifies before the House Select Committee on Assassinations on the second of three days of hearings. Mark Lane, Ray's attorney, accuses the committee of switching documents. G. Robert Blakey comments on the delivery of paperwork to Mark Lane on the previous day. Louis Stokes (D-OH), Chairman of the Committee, questions Ray about the second rifle Ray purchased. Ray discusses his various aliases and says he knew almost nothing about King and that he was unaware King was staying in Camden. Stokes questions Ray on his location at the time of King's murder. Stokes reads from Memphis newspapers telling of King's intended itinerary and Ray claims to have been unaware of the papers' contents. Ray answers questions from Floyd Fithian (D-IN), about Ray's escape from the Missouri prison and his flight to Canada. Technical interruption of the broadcast signal at 4:34:38 until 4:35:14.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-08-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- James Earl Ray, convicted for the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., testifies before the House Select Committee on Assassinations on the second of three days of hearings. Mark Lane, Ray's attorney, accuses the committee of switching documents. G. Robert Blakey comments on the delivery of paperwork to Mark Lane on the previous day. Louis Stokes (D-OH), Chairman of the Committee, questions Ray about the second rifle Ray purchased. Ray discusses his various aliases and says he knew almost nothing about King and that he was unaware King was staying in Camden. Stokes questions Ray on his location at the time of King's murder. Stokes reads from Memphis newspapers telling of King's intended itinerary and Ray claims to have been unaware of the papers' contents. Ray answers questions from Floyd Fithian (D-IN), about Ray's escape from the Missouri prison and his flight to Canada. Technical interruption of the broadcast signal at 4:34:38 until 4:35:14.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-08-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection