Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for James Earl Ray across 4 places, from 1928 to 1998.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
James Earl Ray (March 10, 1928 – April 23, 1998) was an American fugitive who was convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where James Earl Ray was documented, and when
10 March 1928exact date
Alton, Illinoisattested“Ray was born on March 10, 1928, in Alton, Illinois, to George Ellis Ray and Lucille Ray (née Maher).”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
February 1935month
Alton, Illinoisattested“In February 1935, Ray's father, known by the nickname Great Dane, passed a bad check in Alton, Illinois, and then moved to Ewing, Missouri, where the family changed their name to Raynes to avoid law enforcement.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
February 1935month
Ewing, Missouriattested“In February 1935, Ray's father, known by the nickname Great Dane, passed a bad check in Alton, Illinois, and then moved to Ewing, Missouri, where the family changed their name to Raynes to avoid law enforcement.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
23 April 1998exact date
Madison, Tennesseeattested“Ray died on April 23, 1998, at the age of 70, at the Nashville Memorial Hospital in Madison, Tennessee, from complications related to kidney disease and liver failure caused by hepatitis C, having served twenty-nine years in prison.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
23 April 1998exact date
Nashvilleattested“Ray died on April 23, 1998, at the age of 70, at the Nashville Memorial Hospital in Madison, Tennessee, from complications related to kidney disease and liver failure caused by hepatitis C, having served twenty-nine years in prison.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
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1949year
Californiamentioned“Ray's first conviction for criminal activity, a burglary in California, came in 1949.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
1952year
Illinoismentioned“In 1952, he served two years for the armed robbery of a taxi driver in Illinois.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
1955year
Hannibal, Missourimentioned“In 1955, he was convicted of mail fraud after stealing money orders in Hannibal, Missouri.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
1965year
Rhodesiamentioned“He considered emigrating to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where a predominantly white minority regime had unilaterally assumed independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
1965year
United Kingdommentioned“He considered emigrating to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where a predominantly white minority regime had unilaterally assumed independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
1967year
Montrealmentioned“Ray began claiming that a man he had met in Montreal back in 1967, who used the alias "Raoul", had been involved in the assassination, and he asserted that he did not "personally shoot Dr.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
23 April 1967exact date
Missouri State Penitentiarymentioned“He escaped from the Missouri State Penitentiary on April 23, 1967 by hiding in a truck transporting bread from the prison bakery.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
23 April 1967exact date
Missourimentioned“He escaped from the Missouri State Penitentiary on April 23, 1967 by hiding in a truck transporting bread from the prison bakery.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
26 August 1967exact date
Birmingham, Alabamamentioned“He arrived in Birmingham, Alabama on August 26, 1967.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
26 August 1967exact date
Birminghammentioned“He arrived in Birmingham, Alabama on August 26, 1967.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
16 November 1967exact date
Mexicomentioned“Frustrated with his results and jilted by the prostitute with whom he had formed a relationship, Ray left Mexico on or around November 16, 1967, arriving in Los Angeles three days later While there, Ray attended a local bartending school…”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
16 November 1967exact date
Los Angelesmentioned“Frustrated with his results and jilted by the prostitute with whom he had formed a relationship, Ray left Mexico on or around November 16, 1967, arriving in Los Angeles three days later While there, Ray attended a local bartending school…”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
18 March 1968exact date
Los Angelesmentioned“On March 18, 1968, Ray left Los Angeles and began a cross-country drive to Atlanta, Georgia.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
18 March 1968exact date
Atlantamentioned“On March 18, 1968, Ray left Los Angeles and began a cross-country drive to Atlanta, Georgia.”source: Wikipedia: James Earl Ray
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