Hellhound on His Trail

Hampton Sides recounts the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and profiles his assassin, James Earl Ray. The author details Ray’s esca… read more

Hampton Sides recounts the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and profiles his assassin, James Earl Ray. The author details Ray’s escape from the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967, his travels throughout the South, Mexico, and Los Angeles under the assumed name Eric Galt, and his assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Following the assassination the FBI conducted a sixty-five day manhunt. Hampton Sides presented his book at the Free Library of Philadelphia. close

Report Video Issue

People in this video

Books

  • Hellhound On His Trail
  • Your purchase helps support C-SPAN

    Click here to learn how

    C-SPAN.org offers links to books featured on the C-SPAN networks to make it simpler for viewers to purchase them. C-SPAN has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your purchase price with our network. For example, as an Amazon Associate, C-SPAN earns money from your qualifying purchases. However, C-SPAN only receives this revenue if your book purchase is made using the links on this page.

    Any revenue realized from this program goes into a general account to help fund C-SPAN operations.

    Please note that questions regarding fulfillment, customer service, privacy policies, or issues relating to your book orders should be directed to the Webmaster or administrator of the specific bookseller's site and are their sole responsibility.

Hosting Organization

Series

More information about

Hellhound on His Trail

1,324 Views
Program ID:
293954-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
First Aired:
Jun 12, 2010 | 8:57pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jan 16, 2012 | 6:04am EST | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Jun 12, 2010 | 8:57pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 20, 2010 | 7:02am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 21, 2010 | 3:59am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 02, 2011 | 9:11am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 03, 2011 | 6:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 04, 2011 | 5:11am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 15, 2012 | 5:04pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 16, 2012 | 6:04am EST | C-SPAN 2
Purchase a Download

Hellhound on His Trail

  • MP3 audio - Standard
    Price:
    $0.99

User Created Clips from This Video