489 "was somehow in shock": "was somehow in shock": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 449.

490 Shanahan walked through the door: Shanahan walked through the door: FBI interview with Wood, conducted on April 5, 1968, by Shanahan out of the Birmingham field office. Shanahan's FD-302 report of the interview, along with a copy of the receipt showing the rifle's purchase, is in the Hughes Collection. FBI interview with Wood, conducted on April 5, 1968, by Shanahan out of the Birmingham field office. Shanahan's FD-302 report of the interview, along with a copy of the receipt showing the rifle's purchase, is in the Hughes Collection.

491 "He wasn't drunk": "He wasn't drunk": FBI interview with DeShazo, conducted on April 7, 1968, by Special Agents Robert Barrett and William Saucier out of the Birmingham field office, Hughes Collection. FBI interview with DeShazo, conducted on April 7, 1968, by Special Agents Robert Barrett and William Saucier out of the Birmingham field office, Hughes Collection.

CHAPTER 31.

LOOPS AND WHORLS, LANDS AND GROOVES.

492 At the FBI Crime Lab: At the FBI Crime Lab: My pa.s.sages here concerning the FBI lab's initial examination of the bundle from Memphis are primarily drawn from "Report of the FBI Laboratory, FBI, April 17, 1968, Evidence Recovered in Front of 424 So. Main St. April 4th, 1968," Hughes Collection. I also relied on "Scientific Report on the Subject of a.n.a.lysis of Fingerprint Evidence Related to the a.s.sa.s.sination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by the Fingerprint Panel," House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations (hereafter HSCA), My pa.s.sages here concerning the FBI lab's initial examination of the bundle from Memphis are primarily drawn from "Report of the FBI Laboratory, FBI, April 17, 1968, Evidence Recovered in Front of 424 So. Main St. April 4th, 1968," Hughes Collection. I also relied on "Scientific Report on the Subject of a.n.a.lysis of Fingerprint Evidence Related to the a.s.sa.s.sination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by the Fingerprint Panel," House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations (hereafter HSCA), Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 8, pp. 109-21.

493 esoteric profession: esoteric profession: For a good overview of the history, lore, science, and shortcomings of fingerprint a.n.a.lysis, see Michael Specter, "Do Fingerprints Lie?" For a good overview of the history, lore, science, and shortcomings of fingerprint a.n.a.lysis, see Michael Specter, "Do Fingerprints Lie?" New Yorker New Yorker, May 27, 2002.

494 Frazier spent the morning: Frazier spent the morning: "Testimony of the Firearms Panel," HSCA, "Testimony of the Firearms Panel," HSCA, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 4, pp. 78-111.

495 Annie Estelle Peters: Annie Estelle Peters: This pa.s.sage on Galt's picking up his laundry in Atlanta on the morning of April 5 is primarily drawn from the FBI's initial interview with Peters, conducted on April 16, 1968, by Special Agents Charles Paul Rose and Robert Kane working out of the bureau's Atlanta field office. The FD-302 report of this interview is in the Hughes Collection. I also relied on Peters's testimony in HSCA, This pa.s.sage on Galt's picking up his laundry in Atlanta on the morning of April 5 is primarily drawn from the FBI's initial interview with Peters, conducted on April 16, 1968, by Special Agents Charles Paul Rose and Robert Kane working out of the bureau's Atlanta field office. The FD-302 report of this interview is in the Hughes Collection. I also relied on Peters's testimony in HSCA, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 3, pp. 302-514.

496 "satisfied there was no unusual activity": "satisfied there was no unusual activity": Ray, Ray, Tennessee Waltz Tennessee Waltz, p. 80.

497 wad of bills: wad of bills: Ray, in his book Ray, in his book Who Killed Martin Luther King? Who Killed Martin Luther King? says, on p. 100, that upon his arrival in Toronto the following day, he was "down to $1,200 or so." says, on p. 100, that upon his arrival in Toronto the following day, he was "down to $1,200 or so."

498 dashed off a short note: dashed off a short note: My description of Galt's actions at the rooming house on April 5 are primarily drawn from the FBI's interviews with Garner, conducted on April 14 and 15, 1968, by Special Agent Roger Kaas of the bureau's Atlanta field office. FD-302 reports of these interviews are in the Hughes Collection. My description of Galt's actions at the rooming house on April 5 are primarily drawn from the FBI's interviews with Garner, conducted on April 14 and 15, 1968, by Special Agent Roger Kaas of the bureau's Atlanta field office. FD-302 reports of these interviews are in the Hughes Collection.

499 "There was so much to do": "There was so much to do": Garry Wills, "Martin Luther King Is Still on the Case," reprinted in Garry Wills, "Martin Luther King Is Still on the Case," reprinted in The New Journalism The New Journalism, ed. Tom Wolfe, p. 393.

500 "The body appeared unblemished": "The body appeared unblemished": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 448.

501 "We all wanted to be there": "We all wanted to be there": Young, Young, Easy Burden Easy Burden, p. 469.

502 "It will spoil the makeup job": "It will spoil the makeup job": Wills, "Martin Luther King Is Still on the Case," reprinted in Wills, "Martin Luther King Is Still on the Case," reprinted in New Journalism New Journalism, p. 394.

503 "I wish it was Henry Loeb": "I wish it was Henry Loeb": Ibid., p. 395. Ibid., p. 395.

504 "Why'd this happen to you": "Why'd this happen to you": My description of the public viewing at the R. S. Lewis Funeral Home on the morning of April 5 is drawn from the My description of the public viewing at the R. S. Lewis Funeral Home on the morning of April 5 is drawn from the Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, April 6, 1968, as well as from Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, pp. 315-16.

CHAPTER 32.

ONE MAN ON THE RUN.

505 "I thought it was a provocation": "I thought it was a provocation": Author interview with Clark, Oct. 9, 2008, New York City. Author interview with Clark, Oct. 9, 2008, New York City.

506 "What a message that was": "What a message that was": Ibid. Ibid.

507 "To see these men": "To see these men": Roger Wilkins interview, Roger Wilkins interview, Roads to Memphis Roads to Memphis, an Insignia Films doc.u.mentary produced for the PBS program American Experience American Experience, WGBH, Boston.

508 "gracious in a Southern kind of way": "gracious in a Southern kind of way": Ibid. Ibid.

509 "He was just about out on his feet": "He was just about out on his feet": Beifuss, Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, p. 325.

510 "I had not a scintilla": "I had not a scintilla": Holloman's testimony in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, Holloman's testimony in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 4, p. 332.

511 "All of our evidence": "All of our evidence": Clark's comments from his Memphis press conference were printed in the Clark's comments from his Memphis press conference were printed in the Memphis Press-Scimitar Memphis Press-Scimitar, April 5, 1968, and the Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, April 6, 1968.

512 "In view of Mr. Hoover's": "In view of Mr. Hoover's": DeLoach, DeLoach, Hoover's FBI Hoover's FBI, p. 229.

513 "courageous and calm": "courageous and calm": Wilkins, Wilkins, Man's Life Man's Life, p. 212.

514 "a bloated and faded version": "a bloated and faded version": Ibid. Ibid.

515 "We'll do everything we can": "We'll do everything we can": DeLoach, DeLoach, Hoover's FBI Hoover's FBI, p. 229.

516 "We aren't so much concerned": "We aren't so much concerned": Andrew Young, in Andrew Young, in Roads to Memphis Roads to Memphis.

517 "Why, it's sitting right out there": "Why, it's sitting right out there": FBI interview with Capitol Homes tenants in "Eric Starvo Galt, Bureau File #44-38861" prepared by Special Agent Alan G. Sentinella of the Atlanta field office, filed on April 18, 1968, Hughes Collection. I also adapted material here from "Capitol Homes Stirred Up by That Mustang," FBI interview with Capitol Homes tenants in "Eric Starvo Galt, Bureau File #44-38861" prepared by Special Agent Alan G. Sentinella of the Atlanta field office, filed on April 18, 1968, Hughes Collection. I also adapted material here from "Capitol Homes Stirred Up by That Mustang," Atlanta Const.i.tution Atlanta Const.i.tution, April 22, 1968.

CHAPTER 33.

1812 REDUX.

518 "Please know that I join you": "Please know that I join you": King senior to Johnson, telegram, quoted in Risen, King senior to Johnson, telegram, quoted in Risen, Nation on Fire Nation on Fire, p. 89.

519 "If I were a kid in Harlem": "If I were a kid in Harlem": Busby, Busby, Thirty-first of March Thirty-first of March, p. 238.

520 "Help us, Lord": "Help us, Lord": Ibid., p. 239. Ibid., p. 239.

521 "take as many white people": "take as many white people": Stokely Carmichael, quoted in Risen, Stokely Carmichael, quoted in Risen, Nation on Fire Nation on Fire, p. 93.

522 "Gentlemen, I think you better see this": "Gentlemen, I think you better see this": Busby, Busby, Thirty-first of March Thirty-first of March, p. 239.

523 Morris S. Clark: Morris S. Clark: Here I consulted the FBI Crime Lab's initial fiber a.n.a.lysis in "Report of the FBI Laboratory, FBI, April 17, 1968, Evidence Recovered in Front of 424 So. Main St. April 4th, 1968," p. 9, Hughes Collection. Here I consulted the FBI Crime Lab's initial fiber a.n.a.lysis in "Report of the FBI Laboratory, FBI, April 17, 1968, Evidence Recovered in Front of 424 So. Main St. April 4th, 1968," p. 9, Hughes Collection.

524 quickly dispatched to Rompage: quickly dispatched to Rompage: See Frank, See Frank, American Death American Death, p. 142.

525 tiny tag was made of white tape: tiny tag was made of white tape: Here I primarily consulted the eighteen-page FBI report "Investigation to Trace the Laundry Marks Found on Underwear Abandoned near the Scene of the Shooting of Dr. King," Hughes Collection. Here I primarily consulted the eighteen-page FBI report "Investigation to Trace the Laundry Marks Found on Underwear Abandoned near the Scene of the Shooting of Dr. King," Hughes Collection.

526 "I thought of the brittle smile": "I thought of the brittle smile": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 450.

527 "Martin was unworried": "Martin was unworried": Ibid. Ibid.

528 "Daddy is lying down in the back": "Daddy is lying down in the back": Coretta Scott King, Coretta Scott King, My Life with Martin Luther King Jr. My Life with Martin Luther King Jr., p. 325.

529 "I'd look around": "I'd look around": Dexter Scott King, Dexter Scott King, Growing Up King Growing Up King, p. 52.

530 "Mother knew I was avoiding": "Mother knew I was avoiding": Ibid. Ibid.

531 "looked so young and smooth": "looked so young and smooth": Coretta Scott King, Coretta Scott King, My Life with Martin Luther King Jr. My Life with Martin Luther King Jr., p. 325.

532 "Uncle Andy, this man": "Uncle Andy, this man": Young, Young, Easy Burden Easy Burden, p. 470.

533 buying a one-way ticket: buying a one-way ticket: My account of Ray's bus trip north is drawn from his statements and testimony in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations (hereafter HSCA), My account of Ray's bus trip north is drawn from his statements and testimony in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations (hereafter HSCA), Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 3, p. 245, as well as from his two books, Tennessee Waltz Tennessee Waltz, p. 81, and Who Killed Martin Luther King? Who Killed Martin Luther King? p. 98. I also consulted Ray's own account for his lawyers, "20,000 Words," Hughes Collection. p. 98. I also consulted Ray's own account for his lawyers, "20,000 Words," Hughes Collection.

534 DR. KING SHOT: DR. KING SHOT: Atlanta Const.i.tution Atlanta Const.i.tution, April 5, 1968, p. 1.

535 checked his suitcase in to a locker: checked his suitcase in to a locker: HSCA, HSCA, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 3, p. 245.

536 boarded a second bus: boarded a second bus: Ibid. Ibid.

537 bottle of the finest sherry: bottle of the finest sherry: Oral history with Ramsey Clark, interview 4, conducted by Harri Baker on April 16, 1969, Johnson Presidential Library. Oral history with Ramsey Clark, interview 4, conducted by Harri Baker on April 16, 1969, Johnson Presidential Library.

538 "We had considerably more evidence": "We had considerably more evidence": Author interview with Clark, Oct. 9, 2008, New York City. Author interview with Clark, Oct. 9, 2008, New York City.

539 "We are virtually unique": "We are virtually unique": Clark, Clark, Crime in America Crime in America, p. 95.

540 "to dam the flood": "to dam the flood": DeLoach, DeLoach, Hoover's FBI Hoover's FBI, p. 230.

541 now occupied by federal troops: now occupied by federal troops: My depictions of the D.C. riots here are largely drawn from Risen, My depictions of the D.C. riots here are largely drawn from Risen, Nation on Fire Nation on Fire, and Gilbert et al., Ten Blocks from the White House Ten Blocks from the White House.

542 "the air of a parliament": "the air of a parliament": The columnist Mary McGrory, quoted in Risen, The columnist Mary McGrory, quoted in Risen, Nation on Fire Nation on Fire, p. 127.

543 "In all my life": "In all my life": Author interview with Clark. Author interview with Clark.

CHAPTER 34.

HOME SWEET HOME IN TORONTO.

544 coach reached the Motor City: coach reached the Motor City: See James Earl Ray's testimony in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, See James Earl Ray's testimony in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 3, p. 245, as well as his two books, Tennessee Waltz Tennessee Waltz, p. 81, and Who Killed Martin Luther King? Who Killed Martin Luther King? p. 98, and Ray's own account for his lawyers, "20,000 Words," Hughes Collection. p. 98, and Ray's own account for his lawyers, "20,000 Words," Hughes Collection.

545 "It is better to overreact": "It is better to overreact": Cavanaugh, quoted in Risen, Cavanaugh, quoted in Risen, Nation on Fire Nation on Fire, p. 141.

546 Galt later claimed that he stashed his suitcase: Galt later claimed that he stashed his suitcase: See Huie, See Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 148.

547 Mrs. Szpakowski showed him up to the room: Mrs. Szpakowski showed him up to the room: My description of Ray's room on Ossington, and his behavior and actions while staying there as a guest, is largely drawn from O'Neil, "Ray, Sirhan--What Possessed Them?" I also relied on a special report, "King Murder Suspect Held--He Hid 1 Month in Metro," My description of Ray's room on Ossington, and his behavior and actions while staying there as a guest, is largely drawn from O'Neil, "Ray, Sirhan--What Possessed Them?" I also relied on a special report, "King Murder Suspect Held--He Hid 1 Month in Metro," Toronto Daily Star Toronto Daily Star, June 8, 1968, p. 1. Finally, I also relied on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Files, a large body of doc.u.ments concerning Ray's time in Toronto, Hughes Collection.

548 Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte: Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte: See Poitier, See Poitier, This Life This Life, pp. 319-20.

549 "I didn't want to face Coretta": "I didn't want to face Coretta": Georgia Davis Powers, Georgia Davis Powers, I Shared the Dream I Shared the Dream, p. 233.

550 "Sorry for what?": "Sorry for what?": Ibid., p. 234. Ibid., p. 234.

551 didn't leave his room: didn't leave his room: See Huie, See Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 149, and Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, pp. 239-40.

552 He was in Baltimore: He was in Baltimore: See Gentry, See Gentry, J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Hoover, p. 606.

553 "This man, in the full prime": "This man, in the full prime": Lawson, quoted in Honey, Lawson, quoted in Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, pp. 473-74.

554 "I noticed how worried": "I noticed how worried": Huie, Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 149.

CHAPTER 35.

THEN EASTER COMES.

555 Coretta Scott King wore a bittersweet smile: Coretta Scott King wore a bittersweet smile: My account of the April 8 march in Memphis is adapted primarily from page-one articles in the My account of the April 8 march in Memphis is adapted primarily from page-one articles in the Memphis Press-Scimitar Memphis Press-Scimitar, the Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, the New York Times New York Times, and the Atlanta Const.i.tution Atlanta Const.i.tution. I also relied on newsreels in the Mississippi Valley Collection. See also Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, pp. 340-43; Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, pp. 474-82; Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, pp. 458-60; and Coretta Scott King, My Life with Martin Luther King Jr. My Life with Martin Luther King Jr., pp. 327-29.

556 "The people were kind": "The people were kind": Dexter Scott King, Dexter Scott King, Growing Up King Growing Up King, p. 53.

557 "We gave Dr. King what he came here for": "We gave Dr. King what he came here for": Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, April 9, 1968, p. 1.

558 "Each of you is on trial today": "Each of you is on trial today": Flyer prepared by Lawson, quoted in Honey, Flyer prepared by Lawson, quoted in Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 476.

559 "once you reach Main Street": "once you reach Main Street": Ibid., p. 478. Ibid., p. 478.

560 "the spilling of one man's blood": "the spilling of one man's blood": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 458.

561 "I guess it was my mother": "I guess it was my mother": Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, April 11, 1968. See also Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 475, and Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, p. 341.

562 Now the agents pulled their bureau sedan: Now the agents pulled their bureau sedan: This pa.s.sage about the FBI's initial investigations at the New Rebel Motel is based largely on my own interview with the former FBI agent Stephen Darlington, May 15, 2009. I also relied on FD-302 reports of the interview Agents Darlington and Bauer conducted at the New Rebel on April 8, 1968, Hughes Collection. This pa.s.sage about the FBI's initial investigations at the New Rebel Motel is based largely on my own interview with the former FBI agent Stephen Darlington, May 15, 2009. I also relied on FD-302 reports of the interview Agents Darlington and Bauer conducted at the New Rebel on April 8, 1968, Hughes Collection.

563 made his way down to the offices: made his way down to the offices: My depiction of Galt's efforts to gather aliases in the reading room of the My depiction of Galt's efforts to gather aliases in the reading room of the Telegram Telegram is primarily adapted from Ray's own accounts in is primarily adapted from Ray's own accounts in Tennessee Waltz Tennessee Waltz, p. 84, and Who Killed Martin Luther King? Who Killed Martin Luther King? p. 99. Other accounts suggest he actually visited the newspaper microfilm archives at a public library in Toronto. See also Posner, p. 99. Other accounts suggest he actually visited the newspaper microfilm archives at a public library in Toronto. See also Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 240.