</s>FBI WASH DC FBI DENVER 1135PM DEFERRED 5-24-68 JRW TO DIRECTOR AND MEMPHIS FROM DENVER (157-203) 8 P MURKIN DURING DETAILED INTERVIEW ON MAY TWO FOUR LAST. MRS. HOMER LANE BIGELOW, FOUR THREE THREE ONE EAST MEXICO ST ., DENVER. A FIVE TIMES' MARRIED WIDOW AND MOTHER OF THREE TEENAGERS. TOLD A LENGTHY, RAMBLING AND APPARENTLY HIGHLY IMAGINATIVE STORY ABOUT MEETING A YEAR AGO, FALLING IN LOVE WITH, AND SLEEPING WITH ONE ROBERT EDWARD BYRNE, A DENVER OIL PROMOTER. WHO SHE SAYS HAVE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CONSPIRACY TO KILL KING. SHE CLAIMED SHE WOULD NOT HAVE FURNISHED THE INFORMATION EXCEPT THAT BYRNE RECENTLY TOLD HER HE WAS GOING TO MARRY ANOTHER WOMAN. SHE DESCRIBED HIM AS A HEAVY AND CONSISTENT DRINKER WHO FREQUENTLY CONSORTED WITH OTHER WOMEN IN DENVER AND A MEMBER OF A HEAY DRINKIN GROUP WHICH INCLUDED FORMER AUSA JAMES AND WEYER, AND OTHER PERSONS, MOSTLY NEIGHBORS, WITH WHOM SHE BECAMED AVQUAINTED WHEN ONE OF THE GROUP, MRS. KATHRYN RAEHL, A DIVORCEE, MOVED INTO THE APT. NEXT DOOR. SHE MET BYRINE AT A PARTY GIVEN BY RAHL IN MARCH OR APRIL LAST YEAR BUT DID NOT START DATING HIM "HOT AND HEAVYY" UNTIL LAST SEPTEMBER. THROUGH END PAGE ONE IS7-20-3-30D Searded 2.Hentmend for dn Serialized Indexed Filed 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains fragmented FBI investigative reports from April 1968 related to inquiries into individuals suspected of connections to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which occurred on April 4, 1968. The records reference investigations into suspects such as Eric Starvo Galt, James Earl May, and others, including checks of credit card usage, vehicle registrations (e.g., a 1966 Mustang with VIN: 670TC130447), driver’s license records, and hotel stays. The FBI sought individuals matching physical descriptions from an artist’s sketch of the assassin, including Roy James, Edward Granttham, Howard Side, and Gary Lee Smith. Administrative notes mention technical checks like phone call logs, magazine subscriptions (e.g., *Argosy*), and travel records for locations such as the Fort Brown Hotel in Brownsville, Texas, and El Patio Motel in Denver. The text also references historical inaccuracies, conflating Robert Edward Byrne (an FBI agent) with James Earl Ray (the accused assassin), though Byrne had no direct role in the assassination.  

Key People  
- **Eric Starvo Galt**: Central suspect; linked to a credit card tied to Standard Oil Company and a 1966 Mustang.  
- **James Earl May**: Suspect whose fingerprints were compared to Galt’s but found not to match.  
- **Gary Lee Smith**: Nebraska resident with military background, described as resembling the assassin.  
- **Howard Side**: Alabama man allegedly matching the assassin’s physical description.  
- **Roy James**: Birmingham, Alabama, individual linked to the suspect profile.  
- **Edward Granttham**: Memphis, Tennessee, individual under investigation.  

Key Locations  
- **Atlanta, Georgia**: Location of a 1966 Mustang tracked by the FBI.  
- **Brownsville, Texas**: Mentioned as a potential location for a suspect staying at Fort Brown Hotel.  
- **Denver, Colorado**: El Patio Motel checked for guest records.  
- **Quincy, Illinois**: Virginia Hotel where a relative of the subject resided.  

Key Events  
- FBI investigation into suspects linked to MLK’s assassination, including checks of credit card transactions, vehicle registrations, and driver’s license databases.  
- Search for individuals matching an artist’s sketch of the assassin, with physical descriptions circulated to law enforcement.  
- Technical data collection via phone call logs, magazine subscriptions (e.g., *Argosy*), and hotel registration records.  
- Mention of historical inaccuracies conflating Robert Edward Byrne (FBI agent) with James Earl Ray (accused assassin).  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted investigations into suspects, utilizing administrative processes like indexing, filing, and cross-referencing data from various sources.  
- **National Archives**: Implied as a repository for declassified FBI files on the MLK assassination, though not directly referenced in the text.

MLK Declassified Files

157-dn-203_617806_44-02-part_3_of_7.pdf

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