If the Appeals Court judge approves new tests on Ray's Remington Gamemaster rifle, the weapon will be examined by a panel of independent expert firearms examiners. After several previous examinations of the supposed murder weapon, government investigators were unable to conclude that the bullet retrieved from King's body was fired from Ray's rifle. With the support of the King family propelling him forward, Ray may finally get the trail he has been demanding since his arrest. His biggest concern at this point is his own mortality. We have a petitioner who is terminally ill.
Time is of the essence here.
Doubts about MLK's assassination have plagued the King family for decades. But now MLK's son has stepped forward to ensure that justice is done. His dissatisfaction with the government's account of his father's assassination was evident in 1994, when the King family banished the National Parks Service from MLK's birthplace and tomb. The incident stemmed from an escalating dispute with the government over the proper means of preserving King's legacy. Our history has always been diluted.