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When we come back -- >> he wanted to get away. >> the one mistake that caught a killer. >> and he dropped that bundle. had it not been a policeman or anybody there, he would have been gone. zap technology. departure. hertz gold plus rewards also offers ereturn-- our fastest way to return your car. just note your mileage and zap ! youre outta there ! well e-mail your receipt in a flash, too. its just another way youll be traveling at the speed of hertz. the day building a play set begins with a s...

>> douglas called in that first alert. then he got out of the patrol car. >> i came out here and started running down this way. >> okay. so you start running down this way. why this way? >> when i heard the shot, i couldnt tell exactly, you know, where it was coming from. i didnt see any other place that it could have come from. >> see the older green mustang parked by the lamp post on this day just as were walking by? thats where james earl rays mustang was parked that evening. did you see anyt...

He dont deny he didnt buy the gun. the only thing he denies is that he was in that room. >> the only thing he denies is that he shot dr. king. >> thats the only thing he didnt do. >> jerry ray says before the shot was fired, his brother drove the mustang away to try to get a spare tire fixed. no witnesses have said yes, he came in to get the spare tire fixed. yes, i saw that man. we were too busy, we couldnt take him, but he was here. nobody. theres not one witness who has talked about a man com...

Has been shot at the lorraine. >> douglas called in that first alert. then he got out of the patrol car. >> i came out here and started running down this way. >> okay. so you start running down this way. why this way? >> when i heard the shot, i couldnt tell exactly, you know, where it was coming from. i didnt see any other place that it could have come from. >> see the older green mustang parked by the lamp post on this day just as were walking by? thats where james earl rays white mustang was ...

>> 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. nobody else does...

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...

Eventually admit almost everything, except killing king. his brother, jerry ray. >> he dont deny that he didnt rent the room. he dont deny he didnt buy the gun. the only thing he denies is that he was in that room. >> the only thing he denies is that he shot dr. king. >> thats the only thing he didnt do. >> jerry ray says before the shot was fired, his brother drove the mustang away to try to get a spare tire fixed. no witnesses have said yes, he came in to get the spare tire fixed. yes, i saw t...

>> that and a bag of chips, i got your number. >> inmates housed in theo lacey jail are ready to bunk down for the night. >> three of a kind right there. >> all right, hold on. let me go mortgage my house. i want to play again. >> but theyre in for a surprise. >> so, whats going to happen is were going to have about a hundred inmates from this location move to another location. >> to make room for a new group of inmates, the workers will be transferred to a new barracks. >> theyre going to grab ...

>> thats my little girl. she was my reason for living at that point. she was a bundle of energy. she always had something to say. she was a million laughs a minute. she -- thats my baby. >> we didnt get a mourning period. the day we were told she died, we were told we killed her and i remember mentioning to both of my parents, this time it should be all about sammy but it cant be. you know, it has to be about us because were on the defensive. >> conrads older brother, baron, is housed in a diffe...

>> thats my little girl. she was my reason for living at that point. she was a bundle of energy. she always had something to say. she was a million laughs a minute. she -- thats my baby. >> we didnt get a mourning period. the day we were told she died, we were told we killed her and i remember mentioning to both of my parents, this time it should be all about sammy but it cant be. you know, it has to be about us because were on the defensive. >> conrads older brother, baron, is housed in a diffe...