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Summary  
The documents detail federal investigations in 1968 involving James Earl Ray, a fugitive linked to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., with emphasis on telephone number tracking, witness interviews, and efforts to locate him across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. References include calls made by Ray from Marfa, Texas, on December 17, 1967, and distribution of wanted flyers and photographs. The files also reference unrelated inquiries into individuals named BALDRIDGE/BALDRIIDGE in Virginia, stolen vehicles in Georgia, and FBI communications between SAC offices.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (fugitive, later identified as the assassin of MLK)  
- Eric Ray (alias for James Earl Ray)  
- Shelley Jean Baldridge  
- Robert C. Nagel (FBI agent)  
- Harold H. Boyce (FBI agent)  
- Melvin Bartley (police chief in Kermit, Texas)  
- Byron Hawthorne (Identification Officer, Odessa PD)  
- SA Frederick A. Cook, T. H. Hayman, Jim Litton  
- Chief of Police K. K. Adams, Charles Norris, Mary Wolfe  
- Neil L. Peters, Mrs. G. Gilli, Mrs. C. Gilli  

Key Locations  
- El Paso, Texas  
- San Angelo, Texas  
- Kermit, Texas  
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  
- Ponca City, Oklahoma  
- Los Angeles, California  
- New Orleans, Louisiana  
- Saltville, Va.  
- Salisbury, Va.  
- Salina, Va.  
- Memphis (N-1987)  
- Richmond, Va.  
- San Antonio, Texas  
- Atlanta, Georgia  
- Alpine, Texas  

Key Events  
- Investigation into telephone calls made by James Earl Ray in December 1967, including a call from Marfa, Texas  
- Interviews with witnesses in Texas and Oklahoma regarding potential connections to Ray  
- Distribution of wanted flyers for Ray and photographs of him  
- FBI inquiries into stolen cars from Georgia and efforts to trace vehicle thefts  
- Communications between SAC offices (El Paso, Richmond, San Antonio, Memphis) and FBI regarding case updates  
- Search for Shelley Jean Baldridge and a rust-colored white top Ford associated with her  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)  
- Local police departments (e.g., Kermit PD, Odessa PD, Saltville PD, Salisbury PD)  
- U.S. Postal Service (PROTECT IDENTITY)  
- Credit bureaus and telephone directories  
- SAC (Special Agent in Charge) offices in El Paso, Richmond, San Antonio, Memphis

MLK Declassified Files

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