</s>FD. 248 - 1/2V - 2:13:60) H. S. Department of Justice DO NOT DESTROY - 17-7-9680- PELIMING LITIGATION 17-17-2-18-3142 DO NOT ESTROY - 15-7.9680 - 15.7-9586-305 (MATERIAL MUST NOT LE REMOVED TO THIS FILE) DO NOT CEROY UNTIL J-27-83 FEDERAL BUREAU DO NOT RESTROY- Suid 306 DO NOT NOT DESTRY DO NOT DETROY - Suid 304 DO NOT DESTROY PENDING LITTIGATION - Su 62-56-260 HISTORICAL VALUE NATIONAL ARCHIVES F.O.I.P.A. See R0-J.J.N82634 INVESTIGATION DO NOT DESTROY UNITIL 2-3/4) Volume Number Bure Sariah, 24.95-2/Newspapers See also Nos. 157-956-5/1/Newspeps 157-9596-572-Dri. 2025 Separate 1/A 10/P. DO-NOT DESTRY HISTOCIAL VALUE NATIONALARCHIVES Dedalita to-6868 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O ., 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail a series of investigations conducted by federal agents between April 4-11, 1968, across multiple counties in Mississippi. These efforts focused on verifying the existence of individuals named JOHN WILLARD, HARVEY LOMEYER, ERIC STARVO GALT, and others through voter registration records, credit bureau databases, telephone directories, and local law enforcement agencies. Each investigation concluded with negative results, indicating no records or evidence linked to these names in the specified locations. The searches were part of a broader effort to trace potential suspects associated with the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., though the documents themselves do not reference MLK directly.  

Key People:  
- JOHN WILLARD  
- HARVEY LOMEYER  
- ERIC STARVO GALT  
- SA H. MAX LOUDERMAN (investigator)  
- SA PETER H. CROOKS (investigator)  
- SA CARL A. TURNER (investigator)  
- SA LOUIS S. BUILLARD (investigator)  
- SA DAVID H. PHILLIPS (investigator)  
- SA JOHN DENNIS MILLER (investigator)  
- SA J. J. Martin (investigator)  
- SA WILLIAM C. MEARNS (investigator)  
- SA BERNARD C. LANG (investigator)  
- SA ROBERT EDWARD LEE (investigator)  
- SA GRAHAM W. VAN NOTE (investigator)  
- SA CHARLES W. HARVEY (investigator)  
- SA FRANCIS G. HONAN (investigator)  
- SA JERRY R. PARKER (investigator)  

Key Locations:  
- Pearl River County, Mississippi  
- Hancock County, Mississippi  
- George County, Mississippi  
- Stone County, Mississippi  
- Biloxi, Mississippi  
- Simpson County, Mississippi  
- Lamar County, Mississippi  
- Marion County, Mississippi  
- Humphreys County, Mississippi  
- Wayne County, Mississippi  
- Jones County, Mississippi  
- Natchez, Mississippi  
- Grenada, Mississippi  
- Carrollton, Mississippi  
- Fulton County, Mississippi  
- Tishomingo County, Mississippi  
- Alcorn County, Mississippi  
- Lee County, Missouri  
- Prentiss County, Mississippi  
- Pontotoc County, Mississippi  
- Madison County, Mississippi  

Key Events:  
- Investigation of JOHN WILLARD, HARVEY LOMEYER, and ERIC STARVO GALT across multiple counties in Mississippi.  
- Review of voter registration records, credit bureau data, telephone directories, and law enforcement databases.  
- Negative results from all searches, indicating no evidence or records linked to the named individuals.  
- Coordination with local officials, including sheriffs, police departments, and circuit clerks, to verify information.  

Key Organizations:  
- Mississippi Test Facility (Hancock County)  
- Hancock County Credit Bureau  
- Mississippi Power Company  
- Southern Airlines  
- Delta Airlines  
- Commercial National Bank and Trust Company  
- First National Bank of Wayneboro  
- Laurel Federal Savings and Loan Association  
- Natchez Adams Airport  
- Grenada Credit Bureau  
- Carrollton Branch, Peoples Bank and Trust Company  
- Motor Vehicle Division (Jackson, Mississippi)

MLK Declassified Files

157-jn-9586_624938_427b-02-part_1_of_4.pdf

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