Teletype Message, FBI Identifies James Earl Ray during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination Investigation, 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 dispatches and memorandums 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

Dispatch

Date Made

19 April 1968

Creators

Collection Title

Michael Cook Collection on Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinations

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2018.8.19

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.5 in
Width: 8 in

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