Self Help Guru James Earl Ray Convicted in Ceremonial Deaths
James Earl Ray was known for his tactics in helping people breakthrough whatever was holding them back in life. In 2009, he had a seminar using a sweat lodge to do so for several people attending. James Arthur Ray told his seminar participants that
it would be “hellacious” and that they would feel like they were dying, but would do so only metaphorically.
Consequently, three people did die on the day in October 2009, and he had ben convicted and found guilty of three counts of negligent homicide by a jury of eight. The conviction came very quickly after deliberations- within 10 hours.