Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Part 3

In the third part of our investigation into the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we consider the wealth of evidence that undermined the conviction and incarceration of James Earl Ray as the sole assassin. Despite confessing to the crime, Ray quickly recanted. By the 1990s, numerous witnesses had come forward to challenge the official version of events, leading members of the King family to believe that they had never received justice. We have added an extra episode to our investigation in order to deal with this evidence - we conclude next week.

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