108 recently bought himself a set of barbells: recently bought himself a set of barbells: Frank, Frank, American Death American Death, p. 168.

109 "I don't think that a man": "I don't think that a man": McKinley, "Interview with James Earl Ray," p. 174. McKinley, "Interview with James Earl Ray," p. 174.

110 "to get his k.n.o.b polished": "to get his k.n.o.b polished": McMillan, McMillan, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, p. 267.

111 "I find myself attracted": "I find myself attracted": McKinley, "Interview with James Earl Ray," p. 76. McKinley, "Interview with James Earl Ray," p. 76.

112 "He was the withdrawn type": "He was the withdrawn type": My rendering of Galt's lessons at the National Dance Studio is largely drawn from the FBI report "Investigation at National Dance Studio, Long Beach, California, Where Galt Attended Cla.s.ses, December 1967 to February 1968." Also, FBI interview with Arvidson, National Dance Studio, April 13, 1968, MURKIN Files, 1051-1175, sec. 9, pp. 276-77. My rendering of Galt's lessons at the National Dance Studio is largely drawn from the FBI report "Investigation at National Dance Studio, Long Beach, California, Where Galt Attended Cla.s.ses, December 1967 to February 1968." Also, FBI interview with Arvidson, National Dance Studio, April 13, 1968, MURKIN Files, 1051-1175, sec. 9, pp. 276-77.

113 "overcome his shyness": "overcome his shyness": My account of Ray's visits with Freeman is primarily drawn from the journalist George McMillan's transcription of his interviews with Freeman, box 9, McMillan Papers. My account of Ray's visits with Freeman is primarily drawn from the journalist George McMillan's transcription of his interviews with Freeman, box 9, McMillan Papers.

114 "He had the old power idea": "He had the old power idea": Frank, Frank, American Death American Death, p. 308. Also, Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 196.

115 "He was a good pupil": "He was a good pupil": McMillan, McMillan, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, p. 275. See also FBI interview with Freeman, April 19, 1968, Los Angeles field office.

CHAPTER 7.

SURREPt.i.tIOUSNESS IS CONTAGIOUS.

116 "a moral crusader": "a moral crusader": Clark, Clark, Crime in America Crime in America, p. 151.

117 "Here we all were biting our nails": "Here we all were biting our nails": Author interview with Clark, Oct. 9, 2008, New York City. Author interview with Clark, Oct. 9, 2008, New York City.

118 "We must create a reverence": "We must create a reverence": Clark, Clark, Crime in America Crime in America, p. 95.

119 "a humane and generous concern": "a humane and generous concern": Ibid., p. 8. Ibid., p. 8.

120 "the Jellyfish": "the Jellyfish": Hersh, Hersh, Bobby and J. Edgar Bobby and J. Edgar, p. 486.

121 "What kind of person is "What kind of person is that?": that?": See Gentry, See Gentry, J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Hoover, p. 599.

122 "I describe our relationship": "I describe our relationship": Ibid., p. 601. Ibid., p. 601.

123 "by the excessive domination": "by the excessive domination": Clark, Clark, Crime in America Crime in America, p. 65.

124 "Surrept.i.tiousness is contagious": "Surrept.i.tiousness is contagious": Ibid., p. 271. Ibid., p. 271.

125 "more than a mere dirty business": "more than a mere dirty business": Ibid., p. 276. Ibid., p. 276.

126 "Hoover had three": "Hoover had three": Gentry, Gentry, J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Hoover, p. 500.

127 "a man of monstrous ego": "a man of monstrous ego": DeLoach, DeLoach, Hoover's FBI Hoover's FBI, p. 11.

128 "crotchety, dictatorial": "crotchety, dictatorial": Ibid., p. 111. Ibid., p. 111.

129 "you were not so much": "you were not so much": Ibid., p. 24. Ibid., p. 24.

130 "Such behavior": "Such behavior": Ibid., pp. 202-3. Ibid., pp. 202-3.

131 "like the biblical mustard seed": "like the biblical mustard seed": Ibid., p. 200. Ibid., p. 200.

132 "We need this installation": "We need this installation": Garrow, Garrow, FBI and Martin Luther King Jr. FBI and Martin Luther King Jr., p. 184.

133 "A.G. will not approve": "A.G. will not approve": Ibid. Ibid.

134 "There has not been an adequate": "There has not been an adequate": Ibid. Ibid.

CHAPTER 8.

A BUGLE VOICE OF VENOM.

135 Galt told a representative: Galt told a representative: Posner, Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 194.

136 "Several recruits": "Several recruits": Carter, Carter, Politics of Rage Politics of Rage, p. 310.

137 "The Rockefeller interests": "The Rockefeller interests": Ibid., p. 311. Ibid., p. 311.

138 stock car track: stock car track: My description of the Burbank rally for Wallace is primarily drawn from Carter, My description of the Burbank rally for Wallace is primarily drawn from Carter, Politics of Rage Politics of Rage, pp. 314-15.

139 "He has a bugle voice of venom": "He has a bugle voice of venom": New Republic New Republic, Nov. 9, 1968.

140 "the heat, the rebel yells": "the heat, the rebel yells": Lesher, Lesher, George Wallace George Wallace, p. 410.

141 he wrote to the American-Southern Africa Council: he wrote to the American-Southern Africa Council: Ray's correspondence is reprinted in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations (hereafter HSCA), Ray's correspondence is reprinted in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations (hereafter HSCA), Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 13, p. 252.

142 the Friends of Rhodesia: the Friends of Rhodesia: Ray's letter is reproduced in ibid., vol. 4, p. 116. Ray's letter is reproduced in ibid., vol. 4, p. 116.

143 reader of the reader of the Thunderbolt: Thunderbolt: Ray is thought to have read the Ray is thought to have read the Thunderbolt Thunderbolt while in prison; after his arrest for King's a.s.sa.s.sination, he eventually hired J. B. Stoner as his attorney, and his brother Jerry Ray served as Stoner's personal bodyguard. while in prison; after his arrest for King's a.s.sa.s.sination, he eventually hired J. B. Stoner as his attorney, and his brother Jerry Ray served as Stoner's personal bodyguard.

144 "Invariably the b.a.s.t.a.r.d": "Invariably the b.a.s.t.a.r.d": See Carter, See Carter, Politics of Rage Politics of Rage, p. 165.

145 archly effeminate organizer: archly effeminate organizer: Ibid., p. 166. Ibid., p. 166.

146 "the last chance": "the last chance": Lesher, Lesher, George Wallace George Wallace, p. 301.

147 pasted the racist sobriquet: pasted the racist sobriquet: McMillan, McMillan, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, p. 285.

148 "a murky, jukebox-riven hole in the wall": "a murky, jukebox-riven hole in the wall": Huie, Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 99.

149 "a moody fellow from Alabama": "a moody fellow from Alabama": Ibid., p. 110. Ibid., p. 110.

150 Pat Goodsell: Pat Goodsell: My account of the incident inside the Rabbit's Foot is mainly drawn from interviews with eyewitnesses in bureau reports, especially the FBI interview with Bo Del Monte, April 22, 1968, MLK Exhibit F-168, in HSCA, My account of the incident inside the Rabbit's Foot is mainly drawn from interviews with eyewitnesses in bureau reports, especially the FBI interview with Bo Del Monte, April 22, 1968, MLK Exhibit F-168, in HSCA, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 4, p. 122. Also see Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, pp. 215-17, and Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, pp. 109-12. Ray himself discusses the incident, giving slightly varying versions, in his two books, Tennessee Waltz Tennessee Waltz and and Who Killed Martin Luther King? Who Killed Martin Luther King?

CHAPTER 9.

RED CARNATIONS.

151 "Did you get the flowers?": "Did you get the flowers?": My account of King's gift of artificial carnations comes from Coretta Scott King's memoir, My account of King's gift of artificial carnations comes from Coretta Scott King's memoir, My Life with Martin Luther King Jr. My Life with Martin Luther King Jr., p. 308.

152 "a guilt-ridden man": "a guilt-ridden man": Garrow, Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 588.

153 "Tonight I have taken a vow": "Tonight I have taken a vow": Branch, Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 653.

154 confessed to her: confessed to her: Ibid., p. 678. Ibid., p. 678.

155 "Each of us is two selves": "Each of us is two selves": Dyson, Dyson, I May Not Get There with You I May Not Get There with You, p. 162.

156 "That poor man": "That poor man": William Rutherford, quoted in Garrow, William Rutherford, quoted in Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 617.

157 "Martin had ... an ambivalent att.i.tude": "Martin had ... an ambivalent att.i.tude": Dyson, Dyson, I May Not Get There with You I May Not Get There with You, pp. 212-13.

158 "There was nothing fashionable": "There was nothing fashionable": Ibid., p. 210. Ibid., p. 210.

159 "I won't have any money": "I won't have any money": Ibid., p. 276. Ibid., p. 276.

160 "We had a sense of fate": "We had a sense of fate": Coretta Scott King, Coretta Scott King, My Life with Martin Luther King Jr. My Life with Martin Luther King Jr., p. 303.

161 "This is what will happen to me": "This is what will happen to me": Dyson, Dyson, I May Not Get There with You I May Not Get There with You, p. 214.

CHAPTER 10.

AN ORANGE CHRISTMAS.

162 Marie Tomaso: Marie Tomaso: FBI FD-302 interview with Marie Martin (Tomaso), conducted on April 13, 1968, by Special Agents William Slicks and Richard Ross. FBI FD-302 interview with Marie Martin (Tomaso), conducted on April 13, 1968, by Special Agents William Slicks and Richard Ross.

163 "like he didn't get out too often": "like he didn't get out too often": Ibid. Ibid.

164 a deeply eccentric man: a deeply eccentric man: My depiction of Charles Stein and his relationship with Galt is primarily drawn from the initial FBI interview with Stein on April 13, 1968, conducted by Special Agents Slicks and Ross out of the Los Angeles field office, as well as a follow-up interview on April 15, 1968. The FBI also interviewed Rita Stein on April 13, 1968 (MURKIN Files, 1051-1175, sec. 9, p. 270), and Stein's mother on April 27, 1968 (MURKIN Files, 3762, sec. 45, p. 43). My depiction of Charles Stein and his relationship with Galt is primarily drawn from the initial FBI interview with Stein on April 13, 1968, conducted by Special Agents Slicks and Ross out of the Los Angeles field office, as well as a follow-up interview on April 15, 1968. The FBI also interviewed Rita Stein on April 13, 1968 (MURKIN Files, 1051-1175, sec. 9, p. 270), and Stein's mother on April 27, 1968 (MURKIN Files, 3762, sec. 45, p. 43).

165 "I got a gun": "I got a gun": FBI FD-302 follow-up interview with Marie Martin, April 14, 1968. FBI FD-302 follow-up interview with Marie Martin, April 14, 1968.

166 Galt had one stipulation: Galt had one stipulation: Galt's requirement that Charles Stein, his sister, and his cousin stop by the Wallace headquarters and sign their names is found in FBI interviews with Rita Stein, Charles Stein, and Marie Martin. Galt's requirement that Charles Stein, his sister, and his cousin stop by the Wallace headquarters and sign their names is found in FBI interviews with Rita Stein, Charles Stein, and Marie Martin.

167 "I figured he was getting paid": "I figured he was getting paid": McMillan, McMillan, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, p. 280.

168 "What's G.o.d got to do with it?": "What's G.o.d got to do with it?": Frank, Frank, American Death American Death, p. 165.

169 They rode all night: They rode all night: My account of Ray's cross-country journey to New Orleans is largely adapted from "a.n.a.lysis of James Earl Ray's Trip to New Orleans, December 15-December 21, 1967," House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, My account of Ray's cross-country journey to New Orleans is largely adapted from "a.n.a.lysis of James Earl Ray's Trip to New Orleans, December 15-December 21, 1967," House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 13, pp. 268-69.

170 "Charlie would nudge me": "Charlie would nudge me": Ray, Ray, Tennessee Waltz Tennessee Waltz, p. 65.

171 "It's Galt": "It's Galt": Frank, Frank, American Death American Death, p. 166.

172 "a train whistle": "a train whistle": Posner, Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 206.

173 "You ought to know that Christmas": "You ought to know that Christmas": Ray, "20,000 Words," quoted in Huie, Ray, "20,000 Words," quoted in Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 105.

174 "I didn't do any gambling": "I didn't do any gambling": Ibid. Ibid.

175 "a nearly impossible feat": "a nearly impossible feat": Lesher, Lesher, George Wallace George Wallace, p. 400.

176 "All persons": "All persons": William Bradford Huie interview with Koss, in Huie's William Bradford Huie interview with Koss, in Huie's He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, pp. 114-16.

177 "You must complete your course": "You must complete your course": Ibid. Ibid.

178 "I lost him": "I lost him": Ibid. Ibid.

CHAPTER 11.

WALKING BUZZARDS.

179 At the wheel of the big truck: At the wheel of the big truck: My account of the deaths of Robert Walker and Echol Cole is largely drawn from the news story in the My account of the deaths of Robert Walker and Echol Cole is largely drawn from the news story in the Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, Feb. 2, 1968. See also Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, pp. 1-2; Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, p. 30; and Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, pp. 684-85.

180 in 1964, two garbage workers were killed: in 1964, two garbage workers were killed: Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 2.

181 "He was standing there": "He was standing there": Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, Feb. 2, 1968.

182 Earline Walker: Earline Walker: Branch, Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 685.