Who Shot Martin Luther King Jr.? King was killed by a gunshot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray confessed to the crime in 1969 but later ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr.

More than fifty years ago, James Earl ... shot at civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., striking him in the chin and killing him. >>Click here for a look at King's life, death and legacy. Ray ...