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A Racial Crime:
James Earl Ray and
the Murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Mel Ayton

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“Mel Ayton has turned his sharp, and inquisitive but rational mind to the other political murder from the 1960’s that still haunts the American psyche. The result is a tour de force that exposes the psuedo-exposers, conspiracy theorists who have, unfortunately, flummoxed even the family of Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Max Holland

Author and Journalist

"In general, this is well-written and interesting, and the author clearly has worked extremely hard to get to the bottom of the case. It details the assassination of Martin Luther King and the many theories developed soon after his death that more than one person was responsible for the murder. Ayton painstakingly goes through the facts of the assassination, showing that James Earl Ray was alone responsible for the killing.... the story is an interesting one and the author generally tells it well. Many people will be interested in the issue and will argue with the book - conspiracy theories have a way of resisting all facts with rational persuasions."

University of Sunderland Press

A Racial Crime is the first full account of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s murder based on the FBI MURKIN  files, the 1976-1979 House Select Committee on Assassinations investigation, the 2000 US Justice Department Report, the 1998 Memphis Attorney General’s investigation, and the previously classified James Earl Ray Scotland Yard file.

The book is an investigation into the circumstances of the assassination, the evidence against the convicted assassin, James Earl Ray, and a review of the conspiracy theories which have been promoted for over thirty years.

For the first time documentary evidence is presented which establishes the truth about:

   Why James Earl Ray protested his innocence from the time of his arrest, his true motives in the assassination, along with the first criminal profile of the assassin based upon handwriting analysis.

   The FBI examination of the getaway car and the truth about the mysterious “cigarette ashes” found in the car’s ashtray.

   Ray’s criminal activities in London based on his previously classified Scotland Yard file. The original file was released to the author in 2000, and has never been previously seen outside Government investigatory bodies.

   The 1999 trial in which the jury concluded a Mafia /FBI /US Army conspiracy had existed in the Martin Luther King killing.

   Allegations made by an ex-FBI agent who purported to have evidence proving the existence of a conspiracy.

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