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Martin Luther King Jr.

Case from Memphis, TN dated Apr 04, 1968

Victim Details

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

1968-04-04

39

Martin

Luther King Jr.

06/25/2026

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On the evening of April 4, 1968, the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., a 39-year-old African American male, was standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. At 6:01 p.m., a single shot rang out, striking him in the face and neck. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. The bullet caused a devastating wound that fractured his jaw and transected his spinal cord.

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  • Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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