Truth at Last: The Untold Story Behind James Earl Ray and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ray, John Larry / Barsten, Lyndon, PUBLISHER: Lyons Press, For nearly forty years, the conviction of James Earl Ray for the assassinong>atong>ion of Martin Luther King, Jr. has been the subject of intense inquiry ong>andong> debong>atong>e by historians ong>andong> researchers. Was Ray-a small-town petty thief-really the criminal mastermind ong>andong> lone gunman prosecutors said he was? Or was he a pawn in a broader conspiracy thong>atong> involved the U.S. government? His case never went to trial, ong>andong> many, including the King family, concluded thong>atong> there had been a conspiracy. A government investigong>atong>ion in concluded thong>atong> there was no evidence to suggest it. In Truth ong>atong> Last, Ray's eldest brother, John Larry Ray, ong>andong> MLK historian Lyndon Barsten offer incontrovertible evidence thong>atong> James Earl Ray could not have acted alone. Barsten draws on scores of personal interviews ong>andong> more than Freedom of Informong>atong>ion Act requests-including Ray's Army personnel file. John Larry Ray adds family background ong>andong> never-before-seen photos. Together, they offer a startling new look ong>atong> Ray's life, his encounters with the Feds ong>andong> the Mob, ong>andong> the crime thong>atong> shook the world.