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net ea a ee be killed. He also responded that on several occasions Ray had said he would kill Dr. Martin Luther King, dr., if the price were right. In 1966, there was a riot at the penitentiary. Three blacks were killed. The inmate eee TA ere he ad not s te whether Ce ee ee ee | bh ther Ray had participated in the killings. He did say that, if Ray had not, he would definitely know who had killed the prisoners. He also said that he would not be surprised if he acted without being paid for the killing. It should be noted that another prisoner who was a chef at MSP and Ray's boss for six years, stated that this inmate was a good friend of Ray and he also hated Negroes. (HQ 44-38861-4443). A second inmate with Ray at the Missouri State Penitentiary fron 1960 witil 1965, claimed that he recalls that Ray was glad when President Kennedy was killed and stated “that is one nigger-loving S.0.B that got shot". The prisoner also advised that Ray disliked Negroes. During the time period when King was leading demonstrations and marches Ray would become aggravated and upset when reading this information in newspapers to the point that he would Curse King and the Negroes. He further stated he had heard prison rumors that Ray was supposed to have killed three black prisoners at the penitentiary. Finally, he related -93-