Manhunt in the mountains: James Earl Ray and the Brushy Mountain Prison breakout of 1977
April 9, 2018 at 1:00 a.m.
| Updated April 9, 2018 at 1:37 a.m.
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The Knoxville News Sentinel
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Matt Lakin
James Earl Ray, right, is escorted by Brushy Mountain State Prison Warden Stonney Lane following Ray's capture in the rugged country near Petros, Tenn., on June 13, 1977. (The Associated Press file photo)
PETROS, Tenn. - Anyone else might have walked right by in the dark.
The bloodhounds knew better. Sandy, the lead dog, and partner Little Red led their handlers straight up the craggy hillside to the man who lay burrowed under the half-rotten leaves, with only his head and hands protruding.
The dogs stopped. A shotgun cocked.
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