Musi waMarch 5, 1968, Ray akaitwazve kumeso (rhinoplasty), kwakaitwa naDr. Russell Hadley. Musi waMarch 18, 1968, Ray akasiya Los Angeles ndokutanga kuyambuka nyika kuenda kuAtlanta, Georgia. Paakasvika muAtlanta musi waMarch 24, 1968, Ray akaongorora muimba yekugara. Akatenga mepu yeguta. Ma FBI akazowana mepu iyi pavakatsvaga imba yaaive achigara muAtlanta. Pamepu, nzvimbo dzekereke neimba yaMartin Luther King Jr. dzakatenderedzwa.Ray akakurumidza kuenda kumugwagwa zvakare ndokutyaira Mustang yake kuenda kuBirmingham, Alabama. Ikoko, musi waMarch 30, 1968, akatenga Rifle Remington Model 760 Gamemaster.30-06-caliber rifle uye bhokisi remakadhi makumi maviri kubva kuAeromarine Supply Company. Ray akatengawo 2x7 Harvey Redfield rifle, iyo yaakange aronga muimba yekurara. Paakazodzokera kuAtlanta musi waApril 2, 1968, Ray akaenderera mberi nekuverenga bepa reThe Memories, iro rakapihwa zita rekuti Memories.
Memphis, Tennessee