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639 "All the signs were there": "All the signs were there": DeLoach, DeLoach, Hoover's FBI Hoover's FBI, pp. 241-42.

640 "Les, we have pretty good evidence": "Les, we have pretty good evidence": The conversation between DeLoach and Les Trotter is recalled in DeLoach, The conversation between DeLoach and Les Trotter is recalled in DeLoach, Hoover's FBI Hoover's FBI, p. 245.

641 "we're under tremendous pressure": "we're under tremendous pressure": Ibid., p. 246. Ibid., p. 246.

642 "We're getting there": "We're getting there": Ibid. Ibid.

CHAPTER 41.

THE TOP TEN.

643 "He came with a suit on": "He came with a suit on": Loo, quoted in the Loo, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, June 10, 1968.

644 Sneyd sat at the crowded bar: Sneyd sat at the crowded bar: Posner, Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, pp. 244-45; Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 160.

645 "He was a dirty little neck": "He was a dirty little neck": Peterson, quoted in Peterson, quoted in Life Life, May 3, 1968.

646 thumbnail sketch: thumbnail sketch: This information concerning Ray's prison history is primarily drawn from FD-302 reports of the FBI's interviews with Ray's former prison inmates at Jefferson City, in the voluminous compendium doc.u.ment St. Louis Files, Hughes Collection. This information concerning Ray's prison history is primarily drawn from FD-302 reports of the FBI's interviews with Ray's former prison inmates at Jefferson City, in the voluminous compendium doc.u.ment St. Louis Files, Hughes Collection.

647 "raise" the numerals: "raise" the numerals: See Shaw, "Are You Sure Who Killed Martin Luther King?" See Shaw, "Are You Sure Who Killed Martin Luther King?"

648 agents soon found a brother, John Ray: agents soon found a brother, John Ray: My description of the FBI's initial contact with John Ray is primarily based on FD-302 reports of interviews in St. Louis Files, Hughes Collection. My description of the FBI's initial contact with John Ray is primarily based on FD-302 reports of interviews in St. Louis Files, Hughes Collection.

649 "seal his lips forever": "seal his lips forever": Interview with John Ray conducted on May 2, 1968, by Special Agents Jack Williams and Patrick Bradley, FD-302 report, Hughes Collection. Interview with John Ray conducted on May 2, 1968, by Special Agents Jack Williams and Patrick Bradley, FD-302 report, Hughes Collection.

650 "What's all the excitement about?": "What's all the excitement about?": The FBI's initial interview with John Ray, conducted on April 22, 1968, by Special Agents Harry C. Jun and Robert Hess, FD-302 report, Hughes Collection. The FBI's initial interview with John Ray, conducted on April 22, 1968, by Special Agents Harry C. Jun and Robert Hess, FD-302 report, Hughes Collection.

651 John Ray would boast: John Ray would boast: See Ray and Barsten, See Ray and Barsten, Truth at Last Truth at Last, p. 109.

652 "hottest man in the country": "hottest man in the country": Jerry Ray, quoted in the Jerry Ray, quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Sun-Times, May 3, 1968.

653 "He sure didn't have any love": "He sure didn't have any love": Jerry Ray, quoted in Jerry Ray, quoted in Life Life, May 3, 1968.

654 "A supermarket": "A supermarket": Ray, quoted in McKinley, "Interview with James Earl Ray," p. 134. Ray, quoted in McKinley, "Interview with James Earl Ray," p. 134.

655 found him in the rear of the store: found him in the rear of the store: For a good account of the incident at Loblaws, see Frank, For a good account of the incident at Loblaws, see Frank, American Death American Death, p. 317.

656 beheld a rotund man: beheld a rotund man: Ibid. Ibid.

657 "I should have pulled a holdup": "I should have pulled a holdup": Posner, Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 249.

CHAPTER 42.

RESURRECTION CITY.

658 "the greatest nonviolent demonstration": "the greatest nonviolent demonstration": Young, quoted in McKnight, Young, quoted in McKnight, Last Crusade Last Crusade, p. 84.

659 "the idea of rebirth": "the idea of rebirth": Young, Young, Easy Burden Easy Burden, p. 481.

660 Lurleen Wallace's body lay in the rotunda: Lurleen Wallace's body lay in the rotunda: Carter, Carter, Politics of Rage Politics of Rage, pp. 320-21.

661 electric lines, water lines: electric lines, water lines: For plans and preparations for the Poor People's Campaign, see Abernathy, For plans and preparations for the Poor People's Campaign, see Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, pp. 500-506, and Young, Easy Burden Easy Burden, pp. 484-85.

662 "one of the bigger tasks": "one of the bigger tasks": McKnight, McKnight, Last Crusade Last Crusade, p. 85.

663 "hurt the president-- "hurt the president--deeply hurt him": hurt him": Ramsey Clark, quoted in McKnight, Ramsey Clark, quoted in McKnight, The Last Crusade The Last Crusade, p. 110.

664 "Mecca for migrants": "Mecca for migrants": Ibid., p. 87. Ibid., p. 87.

665 "one of paranoia": "one of paranoia": Clark, Clark, Crime in America Crime in America, p. 235.

666 The Ray clan had a hundred-year history: The Ray clan had a hundred-year history: For background on the Ray family, I relied largely on McMillan's psychological study, For background on the Ray family, I relied largely on McMillan's psychological study, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, and doc.u.ments in the McMillan Papers.

667 cannibalize their own house: cannibalize their own house: Posner, Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 85.

668 "I made it to keep my sanity": "I made it to keep my sanity": Life Life, May 3, 1968.

669 "He liked being clean": "He liked being clean": Newsweek Newsweek, April 29, 1968.

670 William Duncan and James Duffey: William Duncan and James Duffey: FBI interview with Jerry Raynes conducted in Center, Missouri, by Duncan and Duffey on April 17, 1968, FD-302 report, Hughes Collection. FBI interview with Jerry Raynes conducted in Center, Missouri, by Duncan and Duffey on April 17, 1968, FD-302 report, Hughes Collection.

671 "He was thinking all the time": "He was thinking all the time": McMillan interview with Jerry Raynes, March 20, 1969, box 1, McMillan Papers. McMillan interview with Jerry Raynes, March 20, 1969, box 1, McMillan Papers.

672 "those people will poison you": "those people will poison you": Ibid. Ibid.

673 "All politicians are thieves": "All politicians are thieves": Ibid. Ibid.

674 "I don't hate n.i.g.g.e.rs": "I don't hate n.i.g.g.e.rs": Ibid. Ibid.

675 "People try to get too much out of life": "People try to get too much out of life": McMillan interview with Ray's father, Oct. 20, 1969, box 1, McMillan Papers. McMillan interview with Ray's father, Oct. 20, 1969, box 1, McMillan Papers.

676 s.h.i.+p bound for Angola: s.h.i.+p bound for Angola: Ray, Ray, Tennessee Waltz Tennessee Waltz, pp. 86-87.

677 second floor of the Hotel Portugal: second floor of the Hotel Portugal: My descriptions of Sneyd's hotel and its Lisbon environs are drawn from O'Neil, "Ray, Sirhan--What Possessed Them?" and my own visit to the hotel in July 2007. My descriptions of Sneyd's hotel and its Lisbon environs are drawn from O'Neil, "Ray, Sirhan--What Possessed Them?" and my own visit to the hotel in July 2007.

678 Gentil Soares: Gentil Soares: In this section I chiefly relied on FBI reports prepared in collaboration with the Portuguese International and State Security Police in Lisbon. These reports include interviews (with customs officials, hotel personnel, nightclub employees, and prost.i.tutes who had contact with Sneyd) conducted in Lisbon on June 8-12, 1968, and distilled in a thirteen-page doc.u.ment t.i.tled "Lisbon Files," Hughes Collection. In this section I chiefly relied on FBI reports prepared in collaboration with the Portuguese International and State Security Police in Lisbon. These reports include interviews (with customs officials, hotel personnel, nightclub employees, and prost.i.tutes who had contact with Sneyd) conducted in Lisbon on June 8-12, 1968, and distilled in a thirteen-page doc.u.ment t.i.tled "Lisbon Files," Hughes Collection.

679 Gloria Sausa Ribeiro: Gloria Sausa Ribeiro: Ibid. Ibid.

680 "He did not know any Portuguese": "He did not know any Portuguese": Ibid. Ibid.

CHAPTER 43.

A RETIREMENT PLAN.

681 "What appealed to Jimmy about Hitler": "What appealed to Jimmy about Hitler": George McMillan interview with Jerry Ray on April 1, 1972, box 5, McMillan Papers. George McMillan interview with Jerry Ray on April 1, 1972, box 5, McMillan Papers.

682 "was unreasonable in his hatred": "was unreasonable in his hatred": Rife, quoted in McMillan, Rife, quoted in McMillan, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, p. 147.

683 "retirement plan": "retirement plan": This pa.s.sage concerning Curtis is primarily drawn from "Raymond Curtis Interviews, Whitfield County Jail, Dalton, Georgia," box 1, McMillan Papers. See also McMillan, This pa.s.sage concerning Curtis is primarily drawn from "Raymond Curtis Interviews, Whitfield County Jail, Dalton, Georgia," box 1, McMillan Papers. See also McMillan, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, pp. 175-85; Frank, American Death American Death, p. 183; and Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 136.

684 John Sutherland: John Sutherland: The pa.s.sage here on Sutherland and the alleged fifty-thousand-dollar bounty to kill King is chiefly drawn from "Evidence of a Conspiracy in St. Louis," House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations (hereafter HSCA), The pa.s.sage here on Sutherland and the alleged fifty-thousand-dollar bounty to kill King is chiefly drawn from "Evidence of a Conspiracy in St. Louis," House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations (hereafter HSCA), Final a.s.sa.s.sinations Report Final a.s.sa.s.sinations Report, pp. 359-75. I also relied on the testimony of Russell Byers in HSCA, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, pp. 177-310.

CHAPTER 44.

PLAGUES.

685 declared open for business: declared open for business: My pa.s.sage on the Poor People's encampment on the Mall is primarily drawn from daily coverage in the My pa.s.sage on the Poor People's encampment on the Mall is primarily drawn from daily coverage in the Was.h.i.+ngton Post Was.h.i.+ngton Post throughout May and June 1968, as well as from McKnight, throughout May and June 1968, as well as from McKnight, Last Crusade Last Crusade, pp. 107-39; Risen, Nation on Fire Nation on Fire, pp. 235-36; Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, pp. 494-539; and Young, Easy Burden Easy Burden, pp. 477-92.

686 "plague after plague": "plague after plague": Abernathy, quoted in McKnight, Abernathy, quoted in McKnight, Last Crusade Last Crusade, p. 130.

687 "Resurrection City was flawed": "Resurrection City was flawed": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, pp. 503, 516.

688 "megalomania": "megalomania": McKnight, McKnight, Last Crusade Last Crusade, p. 116.

689 "just another fish-fry": "just another fish-fry": Ibid., p. 126. Ibid., p. 126.

690 "Ralph was frustrated": "Ralph was frustrated": Young, Young, Easy Burden Easy Burden, p. 490.

691 "The gray skies poured water": "The gray skies poured water": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 517.

692 "doc.u.ment such things as immorality": "doc.u.ment such things as immorality": Hoover memo quoted in McKnight, Hoover memo quoted in McKnight, Last Crusade Last Crusade, p. 128.

693 "some grotesque soap opera": "some grotesque soap opera": McKnight, McKnight, Last Crusade Last Crusade, p. 134.

694 "almost a perfect failure": "almost a perfect failure": Ibid., p. 107. Ibid., p. 107.

695 "Lincoln smiled kindly": "Lincoln smiled kindly": Clark, Clark, Crime in America Crime in America, p. 236.

CHAPTER 45.

A BANK WITHDRAWAL.

696 Charles J. Sweeney: Charles J. Sweeney: My depiction of Sweeney's task force is drawn from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Files, Hughes Collection. See also Posner, My depiction of Sweeney's task force is drawn from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Files, Hughes Collection. See also Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 43.

697 Doris Catherine Westwood: Doris Catherine Westwood: Westwood statement in the sixty-three-page compendium doc.u.ment Scotland Yard Files, Hughes Collection. Westwood statement in the sixty-three-page compendium doc.u.ment Scotland Yard Files, Hughes Collection.

698 Maurice Isaacs and his wife: Maurice Isaacs and his wife: This pa.s.sage is drawn from various accounts in the London papers--including the This pa.s.sage is drawn from various accounts in the London papers--including the Times Times and the and the Telegraph Telegraph--and my own visit to the jewelry store address near Paddington Station. I also benefited from an interview with the Isaacses' son, Vincent Isaacs, June 27, 2008, London.

699 Robert Wood: Robert Wood: From Royal Canadian Mounted Police Files, Hughes Collection. From Royal Canadian Mounted Police Files, Hughes Collection.

700 Ian Colvin: Ian Colvin: My recounting of Sneyd's calls to Colvin is primarily drawn from Colvin's article "Dr. King Suspect Here 3 Weeks, Mystery Calls to the Daily Telegraph," My recounting of Sneyd's calls to Colvin is primarily drawn from Colvin's article "Dr. King Suspect Here 3 Weeks, Mystery Calls to the Daily Telegraph," London Daily Telegraph London Daily Telegraph, June 10, 1968, p. 1. See also Frank, American Death American Death, p. 320.

701 "He was nervous": "He was nervous": Na.s.sau, quoted in Huie, Na.s.sau, quoted in Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 166.

702 Trustee Savings Bank in Fulham: Trustee Savings Bank in Fulham: My account of Sneyd's robbery is largely drawn from Scotland Yard interviews with the bank employees, in Scotland Yard Files, Hughes Collection. See also Posner, My account of Sneyd's robbery is largely drawn from Scotland Yard interviews with the bank employees, in Scotland Yard Files, Hughes Collection. See also Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 249; Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 166; and Frank, American Death American Death, p. 321.

703 "Mr. Sneyd, on April 4": "Mr. Sneyd, on April 4": My depiction of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police interrogation of Ramon Sneyd is primarily drawn from "Statement of Ramon George Sneyd, Born October 8, 1932, Cautioned by: R. Marsh, Detective Sergeant, Metro Toronto P.D.," Royal Canadian Mounted Police Files 1, Hughes Collection. My depiction of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police interrogation of Ramon Sneyd is primarily drawn from "Statement of Ramon George Sneyd, Born October 8, 1932, Cautioned by: R. Marsh, Detective Sergeant, Metro Toronto P.D.," Royal Canadian Mounted Police Files 1, Hughes Collection.

704 "He seemed ill": "He seemed ill": My depiction of Sneyd's stay at the Pax Hotel in Pimlico is drawn from "The Man in Locked Room," My depiction of Sneyd's stay at the Pax Hotel in Pimlico is drawn from "The Man in Locked Room," Evening Standard Evening Standard, June 10, 1968. See also Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 167.

705 "I was in a daze": "I was in a daze": Young, Young, Easy Burden Easy Burden, pp. 486-87.

706 "We were all still trying": "We were all still trying": Ibid. Ibid.

707 "I haven't heard from Major Wicks": "I haven't heard from Major Wicks": Colvin, "Dr. King Suspect Here 3 Weeks," p. 1. See also Posner, Colvin, "Dr. King Suspect Here 3 Weeks," p. 1. See also Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 248.

708 "many criminals seeking refuge": "many criminals seeking refuge": Butler's obituary, Butler's obituary, Times Times (London), April 21, 1970. (London), April 21, 1970.

709 "We knew that the fugitive": "We knew that the fugitive": DeLoach, DeLoach, Hoover's FBI Hoover's FBI, p. 249.

CHAPTER 46.