Airing in conjunction with the publication of Hellhound on His Trail, Roads to Memphis is told through eyewitness testimony from King’s inner circle and the officials involved in Ray’s capture and prosecution following an intense two-month international manhunt. Produced and directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Stephen Ives (Seabiscuit, Kit Carson, Las Vegas), this two-hour documentary originally premiered May 3, 2010.
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