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James Earl Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., but Ray only served about 30 of the 99 years because he died in 1998 at the age of 70.

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James Earl Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He died in prison in 1998 after serving nearly 30 years of his sentence.

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