</s>ORIGINAL TELETYPE URGENT PLAINTEXT TO MEMPHIS (444-1987) & Birmingham FROM JACKSON (157-9586) MURKIN. Brivingham, RE MILWAUKEE TELETYPE TO MEMPHIIS AND JACKSON INSTANT DATE. PIL ROBERT WELDEN, RADIO OPERATOR, MSPP, JACKSON, MISS ., ADVISED LICENSE NUMBER MENTIONED IN REFERENCED TELETYPÉ IS NOT A MISSISSIPPI TAG NUMBER .- END BFG/REM APPROVED ... S.N.T ..... S ., N.T ... P.R ..... E ..... M.M.A ..... ..... 10:39 157-956-50 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations into potential involvement of the Minutemen and other groups in Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Vincent De Palma, code-named "Willard" by Minutemen, is identified as a suspect, with Robert Ervin Bagwell, a former Minuteman informant, describing De Palma as an Indian man with specific physical traits. Bagwell noted that if De Palma or other Minutemen had shot King, they would have dismantled the rifle and concealed it rather than abandoning it. The FBI also investigated Billy Ray King’s movements, including travel from Lake Providence, Louisiana, to Greenville, Mississippi, where he was allegedly transported to Illinois via a Mustang purchased from Travis Sheffield. Phone calls between Delma La Bella and Dewey D. Campbell’s wife post-assassination were examined, with requests to locate and interview La Bella. The FBI sought to verify if King registered at the Downowner Motel in Clarksdale, Mississippi, on April 4, 1968. A separate communication referenced Mrs. Campbell’s discussion of King’s assassination in Memphis with her sister, prompting inquiries into two phone calls made by Mrs. Campbell and instructions to interview Delma and Dino La Bella. The FBI’s investigation is noted under Executive Order 14176.  

Key People  
- Vincent De Palma (code-named "Willard" by Minutemen)  
- Robert Ervin Bagwell (former Minuteman informant)  
- Billy Ray King  
- Marjorie Kennedy (King’s girlfriend)  
- Delma La Bella (sister of Mrs. Campbell, involved in phone calls post-assassination)  
- Dewey D. Campbell (individual with wife receiving suspicious calls)  
- Mrs. Campbell  
- Dino La Bella  

Key Locations  
- Jackson, Mississippi (FBI office and motel references)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (motel and investigation hubs)  
- Clarksdale, Mississippi (Downowner Motel)  
- Greenville, Mississippi (transportation hub)  
- Lake Providence, Louisiana (King’s departure point)  
- Muncie, Indiana  

Key Events  
- Investigation into Minutemen and their potential involvement in King’s assassination.  
- Verification of Billy Ray King’s movements and vehicle ownership.  
- Examination of phone calls between Delma La Bella and Campbell’s wife post-assassination.  
- Search for evidence linking individuals to the Downowner Motel in Clarksdale, Mississippi.  
- Discussion of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis by Mrs. Campbell and her sister.  
- Inquiries into phone calls made by Mrs. Campbell under FBI investigation.  

Key Organizations  
- Minutemen (suspected assassination group)  
- Ku Klux Klan (White Knights faction mentioned as an assassination squad)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI; Jackson, Memphis, and Indianapolis offices involved in investigations)  
- Executive Order 14176 (framework for FBI investigation)

MLK Declassified Files

157-jn-9586_624938_427-01-part_4_of_4.pdf

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