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Doorway where the bundle was abandoned. memphis police captain joel ray. >> he wasnt but a couple car lengths from where he was parked. why didnt he throw it in the car and take off? >> a good question, one i asked his brother jerry ray. >> that was later deliberately to lead to him. thats my opinion. >> in london, after james earl ray was caught, scotland yard detective alec east was assigned to guard him. east told the house hearing this in 1978. >> i recall he said to me that he had seen a po...

Solve, unless the killer makes his own mistakes. not only did that rifle have rays fingerprint on it and no one elses, this empty shell casing was in the gun. one shot had been fired. rays fingerprint was also found on the binoculars he bought, on these beer cans in the same bundle. even that days newspaper which told readers where king was staying. >> this was a radio that he had when he was in the penitentiary. >> this, too, was left in the doorway beneath the boardinghouse. >> his prison numb...

>> murders committed by complete strangers are incredibly hard to solve, unless the killer makes his own mistakes. not only did that rifle have rays fingerprint on it and no one elses, this empty shell casing was in the gun. one shot had been fired. rays fingerprint was also found on the binoculars he bought, on these beer cans in the same bundle. even that days newspaper which told readers where king was staying. >> this was a radio that he had when he was in the penitentiary. >> this, too, was...

>> when a police team stopped for a rest break at this firehouse, patrolman gene douglas was left in a car outside to monitor the radio. >> i heard a noise, like a shot, well, it was more like a rifle. thats when everybody inside the firehouse started running out saying "kings been shot, kings been shot." >> douglas reached for his radio mike. >> we have information king has been shot at the lorraine. >> captain ray raced out of police headquarters heading to the scene. there, on south main stre...

>> uh-huh. >> douglas turned back when other officers called to him. he never saw ray or anyone else hiding in the doorway. yet had that bundle not been left behind, james earl ray might never have been identified or caught. >> if it hadnt been the fact that he came out of that building not knowing there was a policeman at that fire station, and when he did it and he come running out with that bundle, and, you know, i do know from years of experience, criminals, they know what theyve done. nobod...

It was the bundle left at this doorway that would send james earl ray to prison for the rest of his life. for many people, its been a mystery. why was it dropped and by whom? for an answer, lets start again with that night 40 years ago. upstairs in the boarding house that evening, charles stevens was in his room next to the bathroom. >> i heard what i thought was a shot. there was a loud explosion. >> he saw a man walking quickly away down the hall. >> he had a package underneath his arm. the pa...

Its a pure toss-up. >> when a police team stopped for a rest break at this firehouse, patrolman gene douglas was left in a car outside to monitor the radio. >> i heard a noise, like a shot. well, it was more like a rifle. thats when everybody inside the firehouse started running out saying, "kings been shot, kings been shot." >> douglas reached for his radio mike. >> we have information king has been shot at the lorraine. >> captain ray raced out of police headquarters heading to the scene. ther...

>> in the 25 years i spent on the police department, that was the only occasion i can remember where we had a sniper. >> murders committed by complete strangers are incredibly hard to solve, unless the killer makes his own mistakes. not only did that rifle have rays fingerprint on it and no one elses, this empty shell casing was in the gun. one shot had been fired. rays fingerprint was also found on the binoculars he bought, on these beer cans in the same bundle. even that days newspaper which t...

Incriminating in the end. >> james earl ray left no fingerprints upstairs in the rooming house. ray has acknowledged he would put band-aids on his fingertips before a crime so he wouldnt leave prints. but in that bundle was this rifle and on it a thumb print, rays left thumb. on the binoculars, the same thumb print. also in the bundle in memphis, this beer can. again, with a print from his middle finger. rays radio with his prison serial number, even something as personal as his undershorts. its...

Other officers called to him. he never saw ray or anyone else hiding in the doorway. yet had that bundle not been left behind, james earl ray might never have been identified or caught. >> if it hadnt been the fact that he came out of that building not knowing there was a policeman at that fire station, and when he did it and he come running out with that bundle, and, you know, i do know from years of experience, criminals, they know what theyve done. nobody else does. but its on their mind what...