Ray, James Earl 1928-1998

Overview

Works:	93 works in 148 publications in 4 languages and 15,770 library holdings
Roles:	Interviewee
Classifications:	hv6248.r39, 364.1524092

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Publications about James Earl Ray

Publications by James Earl Ray

Publications by James Earl Ray, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about James Earl Ray

Hellhound on his trail : the stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the international hunt for his assassin by Hampton Sides ( Book )
Killing the dream : James Earl Ray and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr by Gerald L Posner ( Book )
An American death; the true story of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the greatest manhunt of our time by Gerold Frank ( Book )
Orders to kill : the truth behind the murder of Martin Luther King by William F Pepper ( Book )
The making of an assassin : the life of James Earl Ray by George McMillan ( Book )

A search for justice by John Seigenthaler ( Book )
Truth at last : the untold story of James Earl Ray and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr by John Larry Ray ( Book )
American experience. Roads to Memphis ( Visual )
Hellhound on his trail [the stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the international hunt for his assassin by Hampton Sides ( Recording )
The assassination of a leader : Martin Luther King, Jr by Sue L Hamilton ( Book )
The James Earl Ray extradition file; papers submitted to Great Britain for the extradition of James Earl Ray to face trial for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr ( Book )
Did the F.B.I. kill Martin Luther King by William Bradford Huie ( Book )
Orders to kill : the truth behind the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr by William F Pepper ( Book )
An act of state : the execution of Martin Luther King by William F Pepper ( Book )
Killing the dream by Gerald L Posner ( Recording )
Who killed Martin Luther King ( Visual )
He slew the dreamer : my search, with James Earl Ray, for the truth about the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr by William Bradford Huie ( Book )
The strange case of James Earl Ray; the man who murdered Martin Luther King by Clay Blair ( Book )
Hellhound on his trail : the electrifying account of the largest manhunt in American history by Hampton Sides ( Book )
The assassination of Martin Luther King and, the Ku Klux Klan killings ( Visual )

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Most widely held works by James Earl Ray

Who killed Martin Luther King? : the true story by the alleged assassin by James Earl Ray ( Book )
10 editions published between 1992 and 1997 in English and held by 1,144 libraries worldwide
Autobiography of James Earl Ray and his theory of a conspiracy and cover-up as to who really killed Dr. Martin Luther King.

He slew the dreamer; my search, with James Earl Ray, for the truth about the murder of Martin Luther King by William Bradford Huie ( Book )
4 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 834 libraries worldwide

Frame-up; the Martin Luther King/James Earl Ray case containing suppressed evidence by Harold Weisberg ( Book )
6 editions published between 1971 and 2008 in English and held by 745 libraries worldwide
Weisberg argues that James Earl Ray was framed for the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Compilation of the statements of James Earl Ray : staff report of the Select Committee on Assassinations, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session by United States ( Book )
6 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 174 libraries worldwide

Compilation of the statements of James Earl Ray : staff report of the Select Committee on Assassinations, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session, August 18, 1978 by United States ( Book )
1 edition published in 1978 in English and held by 97 libraries worldwide

Tennessee waltz : the making of a political prisoner by James Earl Ray ( Book )
4 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 59 libraries worldwide

Who killed Martin Luther King ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide
A probing look into the controversial case of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., which is surrounded by numerous disturbing facts. Contains unprecedented interviews with convicted killer James Earl Ray and other key participants in the case.

He slew the dreamer; my search for the truth about James Earl Ray and the murder of Martin Luther King by William Bradford Huie ( Book )
1 edition published in 1970 in English and held by 32 libraries worldwide

Denies assassinating Martin Luther King by James Earl Ray ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1977 in English and held by 31 libraries worldwide
James Earl Ray and Lillian Hellman were interviewed by Dan Rather.

Death in Memphis the mysterious assassination of Martin Luther King ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 30 libraries worldwide
A look at the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968 as well as his career. It examines the possibility that James Earl Ray was not the only shooter or totally innocent of the crime. It looks at the FBI's surveillance of Dr. King and J. Edgar Hoover's feelings about him.

Who killed Martin Luther King? : the true story by James Earl Ray ( Book )
2 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 28 libraries worldwide

Denial of an assassination by James Earl Ray ( Recording )
2 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 9 libraries worldwide
In an interview with Dan Rather, James Earl Ray, convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King, protests his innocence. He pled guilty, he says, because he felt he could not possibly win, hoping for a later reversal based on new evidence.

Denies assassinating Martin Luther King ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1977 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide

Day of the pathogen by James Earl Ray ( Book )
2 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Who killed Martin Luther King? : the true story by the alleged assassin ( Book )
1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Compilation of the statements of James Earl Ray by Etats-Unis ( Book )
2 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 1 library worldwide

Letter, dated 15 November 1978, to Anna by James Earl Ray ( Book )
2 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Discusses with his wife, Anna Sandhu, possible articles that she might write about him.

Guilt or innocence the trial of James Earl Ray ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
"Featuring a real trial judge, real attorneys, and twelve jurors picked by the attorneys, GUILT OR INNOCENCE ... was an unprecedented television event that provided never-before-heard facts and witnesses relating to the case -- including first-person testimony from James Earl Ray."--1993 Peabody Awards entry form excerpt. The program also includes testimony read into the record of several witnesses not appearing in court, including William C. Anschutz, Charles Quitman Stephens, Guy Warren Canipe, Annie Peters, James McCraw, and James Orange. Testimony of Ray after his arrest in London is also read into the record. Included is footage from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Promised land speech and footage from an interview with Percy Foreman. The program was condensed from the 10-day trial in which the jury unanimously decided that Ray was not guilty of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The tomorrow show. [1974-04-03 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1974 in English and held by 1 library worldwide

Compilation of the statements of James Earl Ray : staff report of the Select Committee on Assassination, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session by United States ( Book )
1 edition published in 1978 in English and held by 1 library worldwide

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