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8th June 1968: James Earl Ray arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport in connection with the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

8th June 2025
Tagged as: America, Assassination, Civil Rights, James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King, Memphis, Murder, Tennessee, United States, USA

Ray arrived in London in late May 1968 and, on 8 June, went to Heathrow Airport where he was detained after attempting to board a flight to Brussels using a false Canadian passport.

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8th June 1968: James Earl Ray arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport in connection with the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

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