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Later, in letters that he wrote to his biographer William Bradford Huie, Ray claimed that he had merely followed directions from a man he had met in a Montreal bar after his escape from the Missouri prison. Ray claimed he knew the blond Latin stranger only as "Raoul." He told Huie that Raoul had asked him to smuggle unnamed contraband into the U.S. from both Canada and Mexico, then buy a car and a rifle in Birmingham, and finally to drive to Memphis and check into a sleazy rooming house facing the Lorraine Motel, where King was staying. Ray insisted...
Senior Writer Michael Demarest, who wrote the story, could-like most of us-use a million dollars. But he is no stranger to the world of wealth. His family tree included two millionaires, and Demarest grew up in England, attending private schools with "the peerage and the beerage." Demarest notes a difference between European and American rich: "Many Americans don't know how to spend their money. Perhaps it is in part a result of the Puritan work ethic...
...Lowe vividly recalled the scene in courtroom testimony, an auto suddenly pulled up. Shots rang out, and "Mr. Logan flew back ... into some bushes." Next, said Lowe, a man sprang out of the car, apparently carrying a handgun, and walked up to Logan. Just then, Ginger lunged at the stranger. Lowe said that he grabbed his dog-and came face to face with the murderer...
...neatly trimmed brown beard approached the twin 110-story towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. He was wearing heavy hiking boots, and on his back was a burnt-orange pack containing a long coil of bright blue nylon rope. A curious window washer asked the stranger what he was planning to do. "I'm taking a walk," he said casually. And then he proceeded to: straight...
...tried to argue with him, pointed out how tired Todd looked all the time, told Todd's father of the number of times Todd threatened to kill himself. Todd's father--visibly annoyed now at the thought that this stranger was telling him how to raise his son--told Sam the matter was none of his business...