</s>FBI NEW HAVEN FBI CHICAGO 715PM URGENT 4-17-65 RFM TO DIRECTOR /44-38861/ ATLANTA / 44-2386/ MEMPHIS /44/1987/ CINCINNATI DENVER NEW HAYEN AND NEW YORK /44+1609/ FROM CHICACO /44=1114/ MURKIN RECGTELS TO BUREAU APRIL FIFTEEN LAST. NINE SEVENTEEN PM AND APRIL SIXTEEN LAST, AND NK TEL TO BOREAU APRil FIFTEN LAST .. RE ADVERTISING - SUPERIOR BULK FILM COMPANY. COMPANY ADVERTISES IN FOLLOWING MAGAZINES. INQUIRIES APRIL SIXTEENT AND SEVENENTED DETERMINED LOCATION SUBSCRIPTION LIST: NEW YORK POPULAR MECHANICS AND SPORTS AFIELD, HEARST CORP ., FIVE SEVEN FIVE LEXINGTON AVENUE NYC: SCIENCE AND MECHANNICS MAGAZINE. DAVIS PUBLICATIONS, FIVE ZERO FIVE PARK AVENUEL, NYC; U.S .: CAMERA, NINE EAST FORTITH STREET, NYC FIELD AND STREAK, HOLT, RINHART AND WINSTON, INC ., THREE EIGHT THREE MADISON AVENUES, NYC. NEW YORK NOTE CROSS REFERENCES TO POPULAR MECANICS, MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED AND SCIENCE AND MEMCHANICS IN RE TELS ., RE ERIC STARVO GALT - LOCKSMITHING INSTITUTE RECORDS. SEARCHED: INDEXED: SEALERATED: FEDO END PAGE ONF Lend APR 17 1968 EB-NEW HAVEM 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents consist of two distinct sets of FBI records from April 1968, focusing on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and broader investigations into extremist groups during the civil rights era. The first set details an FBI investigation linking Eric Starvo Galt (identified as James Ray) to the assassination through fingerprint analysis, noting his criminal history, escape from prison in 1967, and physical description. The second set includes historical FBI surveillance files on right-wing extremist groups like the Minutemen, referencing alleged plots against civil rights leaders, government officials, and plans for destabilization. These records reflect Cold War-era domestic security concerns, including speculative theories about conspiracies and the FBI’s counterintelligence efforts during the 1960s.  

Key People  
- **Eric Starvo Galt** (identified as James Ray): A fugitive with a history of armed robbery, burglary, and forgery convictions; linked to MLK’s assassination via fingerprint analysis.  
- **Vincent Paul De Palma**: Suspected informant or associate of the Minutemen.  
- **Wilber P. Hoehing & Alfred C. Sporl**: Employees of U.S. Electrical Motors mentioned in travel-related contexts.  
- **Reverend James K. Early**: Provided an unverified claim about seeing the killer in a dream.  

Key Locations  
- **St. Louis, Missouri**: Site of Galt’s 1960 conviction and subsequent escape from the Missouri State Penitentiary.  
- **Connecticut & Missouri**: Areas where Galt’s movements were tracked via vehicle registration and credit bureau checks.  
- **Montana, Idaho**: Mentioned as potential bunkers or safe havens for extremist groups in speculative documents.  

Key Events  
- **Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (April 4, 1968)**: Central to the FBI’s investigation into Galt’s involvement.  
- **FBI press release**: Issued to publicize Galt’s photo and criminal history for law enforcement and public awareness.  
- **Surveillance efforts**: Including checks of phone directories, credit bureaus, and vehicle registrations to trace Galt’s movements.  
- **Minutemen activities**: Alleged planning of assassinations and revolutionary actions against civil rights leaders and government officials.  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)**: Conducted surveillance, fingerprint analysis, and counterintelligence operations on extremist groups and fugitives.  
- **Minutemen**: Right-wing extremist group associated with white supremacist ideologies and alleged plots against civil rights figures.  
- **Ku Klux Klan (KKK) & White Citizens’ Councils**: Mentioned as parallel extremist organizations active during the civil rights era.  

Additional Notes: The documents contain typographical errors, fragmented sentences, and speculative elements (e.g., "bunkers in Montana," uncorroborated claims about Galt’s identity). Some references to conspiracies or specific locations may reflect Cold War-era paranoia rather than verified historical facts. Social security numbers are not present in the text.

MLK Declassified Files

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