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Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigations into Martin Luther King Jr.'s movements and potential suspects in his assassination. Jerry Wilson, manager of KGW Towing Company in Greenville, Mississippi, reported that Billy Ray King (also known as Daley William White) stayed at the Downtown Motor Hotel in Clarksdale on April 4, 1968, under the name "BILLY RAY KING." King allegedly traveled to Lake Providence, Louisiana, then to Memphis via Southern Airlines. In Memphis, he boarded a bus to Rock Island, Illinois, and signed on as a deckhand with George Weathers on April 8, 1968. Wilson also noted that King was seen in Greenville on April 4, receiving advance payment for his next paycheck and boarding a Greyhound bus to Quincy, Illinois.  

Effie Jenkins, cousin of Shirley Beckley (an employee at Art Craft Mfg. Co.), reported witnessing a white Mustang with a non-Tennessee license plate containing three men near a truck stop east of Holly Springs, Mississippi, approximately one hour after King's assassination. The car was traveling east on Highway 78 toward Potts Camp, Mississippi.  

The FBI also investigated Charles Robert Greene’s whereabouts on April 4, 1968, confirming he worked at McPhall’s Gulf Service Station in Jackson, Mississippi. A rifle (Remington Model 760) and binoculars purchased in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 30, 1968, were linked to the investigation. The buyer, Harvey Lowmeyer, was described as a white male aged 36, 5'8", 150-170 lbs, with dark hair and a ruddy complexion. Latent fingerprints from the rifle and binoculars matched toilet articles, suggesting possible connections to other items.  

Key People:  
- **Jerry Wilson**: Office manager at KGW Towing Company in Greenville, Mississippi; reported King’s movements and hotel stay.  
- **Billy Ray King (Daley William White)**: Alleged subject of the investigation; registered at Downtown Motor Hotel in Clarksdale on April 4, 1968.  
- **Effie Jenkins**: Witnessed a white Mustang near a truck stop east of Holly Springs, Mississippi, after King’s assassination.  
- **Shirley Beckley**: Employee at Art Craft Mfg. Co., Memphis, Tennessee; cousin of Effie Jenkins.  
- **Harvey Lowmeyer**: Purchased the rifle and binoculars in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 30, 1968.  

Key Locations:  
- **Downtown Motor Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi**: King’s registered stay on April 4, 1968.  
- **Lake Providence, Louisiana**: King allegedly traveled to this location on April 5, 1968.  
- **Memphis, Tennessee**: King’s destination after departing Greenville via Southern Airlines.  
- **Rock Island, Illinois**: King boarded a bus to this location and signed on as a deckhand with George Weathers.  
- **Holly Springs, Mississippi**: Truck stop where the white Mustang was observed by Effie Jenkins.  

Key Events:  
- **April 4, 1968**: King stayed at Downtown Motor Hotel in Clarksdale, Mississippi; traveled to Lake Providence, Louisiana, then to Memphis.  
- **April 5, 1968**: King returned to Greenville, Mississippi, and took a Southern Airlines flight to Memphis.  
- **April 4–5, 1968**: FBI investigated Charles Robert Greene’s whereabouts at McPhall’s Gulf Service Station in Jackson, Mississippi.  
- **After April 4, 1968**: Effie Jenkins reported witnessing a white Mustang with three men near a truck stop east of Holly Springs, Mississippi.  
- **March 30, 1968**: Rifle and binoculars purchased in Birmingham, Alabama, linked to the investigation.  

Key Organizations:  
- **FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)**: Conducted investigations into King’s movements, suspects, and potential weapons.  
- **Southern Airlines**: Transported King from Greenville, Mississippi, to Memphis, Tennessee.  
- **McPhall’s Gulf Service Station**: Location where Charles Robert Greene was employed in Jackson, Mississippi.

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