THE MAKING OF AN ASSASSIN The Life of James Earl Ray

Hardback. 2nd printing. The biography of James Earl Ray, who pled guilty to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. Unlike some other books on American political assassinations, this revelatory study is not concentrating on a conspiracy theory. The author's contention is that Ray, acting alone, committed the crime. The author's achievement consists in creating a sensitive, psychologically whole portrait of Ray that shows how he did it and why. The author's exhaustive research culminates in a step-by-step tracing of Ray's cross-country odyssey after escaping from Jefferson City State Prison in April, 1967, through his flight to Canada the day after the murder. The author has fused sociological exploration, psychological insight, and hard-nosed detective work into an unprecedented voyage through the life and mind of an assassin. With Index. 318pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in sl. sunned Vg+ dw.