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James Earl Ray, who confessed to assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr in 1968 and later insisted he was framed, dies at
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South African History Online. (2012, April 23). James Earl Ray, who confessed to assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr in 1968 and later insisted he was framed, dies at. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082053
South African History Online (2012) 'James Earl Ray, who confessed to assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr in 1968 and later insisted he was framed, dies at', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082053 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, James Earl Ray, who confessed to assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr in 1968 and later insisted he was framed, dies at [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082053, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"James Earl Ray, who confessed to assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr in 1968 and later insisted he was framed, dies at." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082053. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "James Earl Ray, who confessed to assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr in 1968 and later insisted he was framed, dies at." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082053.
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