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House Select Committee on Assassinations
Investigation of the Assassination of
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Key Documents
King Assassination Medical Evidence
HSCA-MLK Vol. 1, pp. 43-73
Dr. Michael Baden's testimony on medical evidence in the King case. Includes discussion of the probable bullet trajectory; Dr. Baden concludes that it was possible for the sniper to have been either in the roominghouse bathroom or on the embankment in front of the Lorraine Motel. Includes forensic sketches and photographs.
Examination of the Crime Scene
HSCA-MLK Vol. 1, pp. 75-84
Gene Johnson's testimony on the Motel Lorraine and the surrounding area. Includes photographs of key locations.
James Earl Ray's Written Statement to the HSCA
HSCA-MLK Vol. 1, pp. 113-161
The full text of James Earl Ray's written statement to investigators. Includes document image scans.
James Earl Ray's Testimony (August 16, 1978)
HSCA-MLK Vol. 1, pp. 87-112; pp. 162-165; pp. 350-359; pp. 365-368
James Earl Ray's statement to the HSCA and testimony during the August 16 hearing. Ray presents key arguments for his unwitting involvement in an assassination conspiracy, lured into a gun-running scheme by a shadowy underworld figure known as "Roual." He is met with guarded skepticism and occasional hostility from the committee. Ray also relates information on abuse by prison officials.
FBI Document on Gene Pearson Crawford
HSCA-MLK Vol. 1, pp. 160-161
FBI document on a suspicious person, Gene Pearson Crawford, who was arrested on April 5, 1968, in front of Jim's Grill and questioned by Memphis police in connection with the King assassination.
Items of Interest:
Dan Rather's Interview With James Earl Ray
HSCA-MLK Vol. 1, pp. 166-349
Verbatim transcript of CBS News interview with James Earl Ray, conducted by Dan Rather on March 9, 1977.
Excerpt From Ray v. Percy Foreman Transcript
HSCA-MLK Vol. 1, pp. 360-364
Mentions an FBI attempt to get James Earl Ray to identify Raul as one of the three tramps photographed on the Grassy Knoll in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
Index to All Volumes
Photographic Exhibits
Document Exhibits
