An examination of the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr and the events surrounding it and an analysis of the official investigation, the evidence, the performance of law enforcement officials, the role of James Earl Ray and the question of conspiracy. The author offers a revisionist interpretation of the King case, demonstrating that it remains unsolved. The text argues that both the FBI’s conclusion that Ray acted alone and the later 1978 House Select Committee on Assassinations decision that Ray was backed by a conspiracy of St Louis-based white supremacists are not supported by the evidence. It concludes that Ray did not, in fact, act alone, he contends that the official investigations were so flawed that the conspirators behind him are still unidentified.