Playboy Payola: Jack Kershaw, Pt. 2
Update: 2026-04-09
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Decades before he sculpted a Confederate general out of old bathtubs, Jack Kershaw briefly represented his most famous client - Martin Luther King Jr's assassin, James Earl Ray. The relationship soured after Ray discovered his lawyer had pocketed a payment from Playboy magazine.
Sources:
James McKinley, "Playboy Interview: James Earl Ray," Playboy Magazine, September 1977
https://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/09/archives/polygraph-indicates-ray-lied.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/25/archives/james-earl-ray-wants-mark-lane-to-replace-his-tenth-lawyer.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/sports/the-barkley-marathons-few-know-how-to-enter-fewer-finish.html
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