Wanted Flyer 442-A, Wanted by the FBI for Civil Rights - Conspiracy and Interstate Flight - Robbery, James Earl Ray, April 19, 1968

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Artifact Overview

A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI identified James Earl Ray as the assassin and issued posters to its national branches and other law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Flier (Printed matter)

Date Made

1968

Subject Date

19 April 1968

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2018.8.15

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mike and Darlene Cook.

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 15.5 in
Width: 10.5 in

Wanted Flyer 442-A, Wanted by the FBI for Civil Rights - Conspiracy and Interstate Flight - Robbery, James Earl Ray, April 19, 1968