Anna Ray is a 74 years old wife to her dead husband James Earl Ray, also known as the notorious killer of Martin Luther King Jr. Find more about her animal cruelty case.
Anna Sandhu Ray was arrested after Animals Rescue Corps raided her home laced with foul ammonia smell from the rotting bodies and feces.
Inside her allocated space, the authorities found 44 dogs with a few dead at the place in extremely neglected conditions.
The dogs had severe intestinal worms, they had external parasites and they were confined in a horribly harsh and small space.
The fecal covering of the floor was making the trappings more disgusting and no available signs of abundant food and water were seen anywhere near.
Who Is James Earl Ray’s Wife Anna Ray?
Anna Ray is a 74 years old wife to killer James Earl Ray, who shot Martin Luther King Jr.
Anna Sindhu Ray was married to James Earl Ray on October 13, 1978.
As per WBBJ reports, Anna Ray was previously arrested in 1996 when authorities and raiding parties found 25 living animals and a few dead ones too in her Knoxville home.
The recent raid was a similar checkup on the safety of the poor animals that she kept as pets but didn’t treat as pets.
Although she was arrested, she stated that she loved them all and they used to sleep around her at night in her bedroom.
She also commented on how her bedroom was just at the side of the filthy space where the dogs were living.
There were a huge load of trash at the site and the feces and animal wastes were abundant making the place further inhabitable.
ARC immediately transferred the sick animals to the immediate medical attention and they were checked for major/minor injuries, worms infestation, parasites, even ticks.
Anna Ray Arrested On Multiple Count Of Animal Cruelty
Anna Ray was arrested on July 2021after 44 dogs were found in her residence in an extremely degraded condition and filthy environment.
Most of them didn’t have enough food and water availability and they were living in a small space with all the wastes and trash covering the floor with a high amount of ammonia in the air.
The pathetic conditions led them to heavy worm infestation and parasites attacks.
What Did Anna Ray Do? 44 Innocent Dogs Found Trapped In Her Filthy House
Anna Ray trapped her 44 dogs in a confined space where they didn’t get enough care and were on the verge of collapse when Animals Rescue Corps first found them.
About 44 dogs and 3 deceased dogs were found and rescued from her filthy home by ARC and she was charged for animal cruelty.
Her mental evaluation date was scheduled and she was held at $5000 bond.