There are several explanations revolving around Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death. The events surrounding King's death remain controversial to this day, nearly 30 years after the fact. But perhaps more controversial than the facts of the case itself is the lack of the continued public outrage over the poor investigation and conflicting evidence regarding the assassination.

At 6:01 on April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was ready to leave his hotel to get dinner. He leaned over his railing to speak with his chauffeur and was shot by a high-powered rifle. King immediately fell to the concrete floor, where he lay dying. An aide then pointed to the window of Bessie Brewer’s boarding house where allegedly James Earl Ray fired the shot. However, a lot of things doubt this explanation. For instance, Ray had a poor shot in the Army. Also, the bullet recovered from King's body has not been effectively tested and has not been proven to match Ray's alleged murder weapon. Only one witness claimed to have seen Ray leaving the boarding house bathroom, a man named Charles Stephens. According to two other sources, Stephens was extremely drunk at the time. Two other witnesses saw someon

If Ray did not shoot King from the boarding house bathroom window, where did the shot come from? One witness sitting in front of the bank of trees said he heard a rifle fire directly behind him at ground level, and not from the boarding house. Other witnesses also reported hearing the shot from ground level. At the fire station nearby, two people reported that a boy ran in and told them a similar story, but he left before police could question him. King's chauffeur, as well as some of his aides who were standing on the balcony with King, all testified that King appeared to have been lifted physically off the ground. This could not happen with a shot from the boarding house bathroom, but could happen with a shot coming from the ground below the boarding house window.

Douglass, Jim. “The Martin Luther King Conspiracy Exposed in Memphis.” June 2000.

On March 27, 1992, Dexter King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s son, met with James Earl Ray and William Pepper, Ray’s attorney. He listened carefully to Ray's denials of involvement in his father's assassination and then said three very interesting words, “I believe you” (ABC News).

“Having met with James Earl Ray, I believe and my family believes this man is innocent,” King told reporters after the meeting. “This visit has long been anticipated. This visit for me was a spiritual experience” (Brunner).

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