Martin Luther King Jr. assassination conspiracy theories Martin Luther King Jr. assassination conspiracy theories The conspiracy theories relating to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement, relate to different accounts of the assassination that took place on April 4, 1968, in Memphis Tennessee. King was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, one day after giving his final speech: "I've Been to the Mountaintop." Claims soon arose over suspect aspects of King's assassination and the role of the alleged assassin, James Earl Ray. Since MLK's assassin, James Earl Ray, pled guilty early on, there was no trial. Suspicions
Martin Luther King Bridge (St. Louis) January 2019. Local traffic is being asked to detour onto the Eads Bridge, which is less than a 1/2 mile downstream. Thru traffic is being asked to detour onto one of the Interstate highways in the area - either Interstate 70 via the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge, or Interstates 55/64 via the Poplar Street Bridge. The Missouri half of the bridge is designated as unsigned Route 799 by the Missouri Department of Transportation. Martin Luther King Bridge (St. Louis) The Martin Luther King Bridge (formerly known as the Veterans Bridge) in St. Louis, Missouri, is a cantilever truss bridge