</s>5/1/68 AIRTEL TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (44-38861) FROM: SAC, NEW HAVEN (157-818) SUBJECT: MURKIN RE: Bureau airtel to New Haven, 4-30-68; New Haven typewriter to the Bureau, 4 -11-68); WFO teletype to Director and Now, Inventon, 4 -- 9-68 Re New Haven teletype, all-11-69, relative to infor- nation furnished by Mrs. BULA MC REYNOLDS, Complaintant, reflections inquiry conducted re 1966 Mustang, Missouri regis- tration AP2 647 had been observed with rifles on the rear sent. The operator of this vehicle was HENRY L. POHL, a representative of E.C. Bishop & Sons, Inc ., a highly reputable manufacturer of gun stocks from Warsaw, Mo ., destined to Winchester Firearms, New Haven. In view of the foregoing, no further investigation was conducted. Bureau (RM) - Now Haven JGN-Jml (8) 157-918-253 2023 RELEASE UNDEREO 14/76

Summary:  
The documents consist of multiple FBI memoranda dated May 9, 1968, and May 8, 1968, from the New Haven SAC (Special Agent in Charge) regarding investigative efforts related to Eric S. Galt and James Earl Ray. On April 15, 1968, dance studios in Connecticut were checked for records linked to Galt, with no identifiable information found. Subsequent checks of bank records for both Galt and Ray across multiple institutions in Connecticut also yielded no results. On May 1, 1968, police departments in West Haven, Orange, Woodbridge, and Milford were contacted to compare latent fingerprints with those of James Earl Ray; the results from May 6, 1968, indicated no matches. Additional memos reference FBI protocols for handling fugitives, including Memphis as the designated office of origin for certain cases, and instructions for reporting investigative findings.  

Key People:  
- Thomas M. Murphy (SA, FBI New Haven SAC)  
- James Earl Ray  
- Eric S. Galt  
- Ralph Eastwood (Detective, West Haven Police Department)  
- Ralphy Blackman (Sergeant, Orange Police Department)  
- Richard Charlglio (Chief, Woodbridge Police Department)  
- Steven Ambriolio (Sergeant, Milford Police Department)  

Key Locations:  
- New Haven, Connecticut  
- Waterford, Connecticut  
- Norwich, Connecticut  
- Memphis, Tennessee (designated FBI office of origin for fugitive cases)  

Key Events:  
- April 15, 1968: Dance studio records checked for Eric S. Galt.  
- May 1, 1968: FBI requested fingerprint comparisons with James Earl Ray’s prints from police departments in Connecticut.  
- May 6, 1968: Fingerprint check results confirmed no matches to James Earl Ray.  
- May 9, 1968: FBI memos outline procedures for handling fugitive case leads and reporting investigative findings.  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) New Haven SAC  
- Connecticut banks and dance studios  
- Local police departments (West Haven, Orange, Woodbridge, Milford)

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