</s>PAGE TWO FEDERAL COMPLAINTAUTHORIZED BY USA WILLIAM A. KITCHEN, WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY . MO ., FILLED BEFORE USC. JEFFERSON CITY. MO .- CHARGING RAY WITH VIOLATION TITLE EIGHTEEN, SECTION ONE ZERO SEVEN THREE. USC .- WARRANT ISSUED. INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY CHICAGO. SPRINGFIELD, SI. LOUIS. AND KANSANS CITY OFFICES IN UNPRODUCTIVE EFFORT TO LOCATE THIS FUGITIVE. KANSASCITY IS INSTITUTING A FULL AND COMPLETE REINVESIGATION IN AN EFFORTTO DEVELOPING BACKGROUND DATA. RELATIVES. AND ASSOCIATES OF SUBJECT. WHO MIGHT BE IN A POSITION TO ASSIST IN HIS LOCATION. IN THIS CONNECTION. JAMES EARL RAY WALTER TERRY RIFE ON MARCH SEVEN .- FIFTY-FIVE. BURGLARIZED THE U.S. POST OFFICE AT KELLERVILLE. ILL .- AND STOLE SIXTY-SIX-SX BLANK U. S. POSTAL MONEY ORDERS WHICH THEY PASSED DURING MARCH. FIFTH-FIVED. IN NUMEROUS STATES. WITH THE RESULT THAT BOTH. WERE SENTENCED IN U.5.S .- D.C ., KANASAS CITY, MO . ., ON JULY ONE, FIFTTY-PIVE, TO USP. LEAVENWORTH. END PAGE TWO 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigative records from 1965 to 1968 involving multiple cases of criminal activity, including fingerprint comparisons, vehicle registration checks, and inquiries into unidentified persons. Key figures include James Earl Ray, linked to unsolved crimes and the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Walter Terry Rife, a co-defendant in a 1955 burglary case. The FBI conducted military record reviews for Ray, noting service at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, with medical discharges due to syphilis and gonorrhea. Other cases referenced include Donald Stout (suspect/co-conspirator), Adolfo Jose Valle (El Salvador national), and Lawrence D. Stout (confused with Donald Stout). The documents also mention administrative checks on laundry machine serial numbers and coordination between FBI offices and local law enforcement agencies in locations such as Boston, Memphis, Vermont, and Rochester. Some entries contain typographical errors, including dates like "4/2916/6" likely intended as "4/29/68."  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (linked to unsolved crimes, fingerprint comparisons)  
- Walter Terry Rife (co-defendant in 1955 burglary case)  
- Donald Stout (suspect/co-conspirator)  
- Adolfo Jose Valle (El Salvador national, interviewed but not identified as Stout)  
- Lawrence D. Stout (confused with Donald Stout)  
- Norman Gabul (Vermont officer involved in vehicle registration checks)  
- Robert E. Stout (initial suspect, later determined unrelated)  

Key Locations:  
- Boston, Massachusetts  
- San Francisco, California  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Vermont  
- Dayton, Ohio  
- Knoxville, Tennessee  
- Rochester, New Hampshire  
- Albany, New York  
- Long Island, New York  

Key Events:  
- FBI fingerprint comparisons to identify suspects (e.g., James Earl Ray)  
- Vehicle registration checks and theft investigations (e.g., Tennessee license plate details)  
- Interviews with individuals linked to potential criminal activity (e.g., Adolfo Jose Valle)  
- Administrative checks on laundry machine serial numbers and marking equipment  
- Coordination between FBI offices and local law enforcement agencies  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- State Police departments (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Tennessee)  
- Local law enforcement agencies (e.g., Logan Airport police, Rochester PD)  
- Tortile Marking Machine Company (related to laundry equipment records)

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