Who becomes the main suspect in King murder?

The main suspect in Martin Luther King Jr.'s murder is James Earl Ray. Ray was a 39-year-old white man with a history of violence and racism. He had been arrested multiple times for various offenses, including assault and robbery. In 1968, Ray was living in Birmingham, Alabama, where King was assassinated.

On the day of King's murder, Ray was staying at a flophouse near the Lorraine Motel, where King was staying. He rented a room with a view of the motel's balcony, where King was shot. Ray was seen leaving the flophouse shortly after the shooting.

A few days after the murder, Ray's fingerprints were found on a rifle that was believed to have been used in the shooting. He was also identified as the owner of a car that was seen leaving the scene of the crime.

Ray fled to Canada after the murder, but he was eventually arrested in London in 1968. He was extradited to the United States and put on trial for King's murder. In 1969, he was found guilty and sentenced to 99 years in prison.

Ray died in prison in 1998. He never confessed to killing King, but he always maintained his innocence. There have been some conspiracy theories about King's murder, but the overwhelming evidence points to Ray as the lone gunman.