From Memphis, TN, television news broadcasts and a morning newspaper -- the Commercial Appeal, James Earl Ray discovers that Martin Luther King is staying at the Lorraine Motel, room 306. Ray ...

President Trump signed an executive order to declassify any remaining documents related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by James Earl Ray. The announcement came Thursday, Jan ...

As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday ...

King was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. When is MLK Day? Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025 will be observed on Monday, Jan. 20.

He was 39. Were he alive today, King would've turned age 96 this month. His assassin, James Earl Ray, confessed to killing King and received a 99-year prison sentence. Is MLK Day a federal holiday?

Will kids have school? Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old who had been in and out of prison, confessed to killing King and was sentenced to 99 years in jail for it.

James Earl Ray, who entered a guilty plea in March, 1969, in the killing of Martin Luther King, says he spends much of his time researching legal papers on his case.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. More than fifty years ago, James Earl Ray, after driving his ...