</s>ME 44-1987 TOR: PEH 1 JOHN EUGENE GAYRON, residing at 1807 South 11th Street, St. Louis, Missouri, was born on at Chicago, Illinois, and estimates that he has spent about 45 years of life in penal institutions. Paroled in 1954 in a Soldier's home, Quincy, Illinois, who was acquired from a former home in Quincy, GARON, who acquired a soldier's home in June, Quincy with LUCILLE RYAN who was a husband. JERRY RAYNES, LUCILLIE had a daughter named CAROL, then living with LUCILIE RAYAN as a son named JERRY. who was also living with living with a federal sentence in the U.S. Penitentiary. serving a Federal sentence in a U. S. Pennitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas; a son Named JERRIY, who also was living with deceased a daughter called JERRIN DENNIS RAYNE. a daughter named SUSAN, who has in a Catholic orphanage located at Alton, Illinois; and a sonnamed. JOHN (JACK), who was serving in silence in the Illinois State Penitentiaries, Menard, Illinois. GAWSON, allegedly involved in a burglary at Quincy, Illinois. In 1956, his parole revoked in a burglarly at Quincy. to the Illinois institution. He had his parole revived in a Burglarly returned from the Illinois Institution. After a few days, he was returned home to LUCILE RAYN (RAYNES), where her mother, Mary MAIGH, from the institution. After he was sent to the home of LUCille RAYNAS, where her grandmother, Mary MaIGH, LUCILLE at 1913 Hickory, Louis, Missouri, Missouri. During a period of several months in 1959, he has closely associated with JAMES EARL, RAY and taught him to be a burglar and they went together on a number of burglaries, a burglary and they were together on an number of burglarlies, Louis in the northern part of Missouri, in Iowa, and in Illinois; GARON taught JIMMY JAMES BARL RAY) to always wear gloves on any kind of a job, and he was surprised that he would have left of any of a Job, without wearing gloves at the risk of leaving fingerprints. Together they spent a great deal of time, and, in St. Louis they frequently a tavern known as Ruby's Bar, later known as the Haven Bar, Lafayette Street, just west of 18th. 87

Summary  
The document details the criminal history and associations of John Eugene Gayron (GARON) and James Earl Ray, focusing on parole violations, burglary charges, and prison-related activities. It outlines Gayron's multiple incarcerations in Illinois and Missouri, including a 1956 parole revocation for burglary. Gayron is linked to James Earl Ray, who had extensive criminal records involving burglary, robbery, and parole issues across states like Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa. The text includes FBI records of arrests and charges against Ray, such as burglary in Los Angeles (1946), robbery in Cedar Rapids (1950), and multiple convictions for breaking and entering. It also references a 1968 FBI identification record for James Earl Ray, noting his aliases, birth details, and physical description. The document mentions Ray's alleged connections to drug activities and loan shark operations at the Missouri State Penitentiary. A reference to "KING, DR. MARTIN LUTHER, JR. - SHOOTING" appears in an index section, indicating a potential link to MLK Jr.'s assassination investigation, though no direct details about the event are provided.  

Key People  
- **John Eugene Gayron (GARON)**: Paroled multiple times for burglary; associated with James Earl Ray.  
- **James Earl Ray**: Extensive criminal history including burglary, robbery, and parole violations; linked to drug activities and prison operations.  
- **Lucille Ryan (Raynes)**: Spouse of Gayron; mother of Jerry Ray and Carol Ray.  
- **Albert Pepper**: Brother-in-law of Gayron; arrested with Ray in 1961.  
- **John RAY**: Operated the Grapevine Tavern in St. Louis; connected to Ray's criminal activities.  

Key Locations  
- **St. Louis, Missouri** (Gayron’s residence, tavern operations).  
- **Quincy, Illinois** (parole revocations, prison transfers).  
- **Los Angeles, California** (burglary arrests).  
- **Cedar Rapids, Iowa** (robbery conviction).  
- **Alton, Illinois** (prison-related activities).  

Key Events  
- **1956**: Gayron’s parole revoked for burglary in Quincy, Illinois.  
- **1959–1960**: Ray and Gayron engaged in burglaries across Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois; Ray arrested for robbery and burglary.  
- **1961**: Ray and Albert Pepper arrested in Louisiana, Missouri, with Ray’s parole revoked.  
- **1967**: Ray allegedly involved in drug trafficking and loan shark operations at the Missouri State Penitentiary.  
- **1968**: FBI records detail Ray’s criminal history, including multiple arrests for burglary, robbery, and breaking and entering.  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI Identification Division**: Provided records of Ray’s arrests and fingerprints.  
- **Missouri State Penitentiary**: Linked to Ray’s alleged drug activities and prison operations.  
- **U.S. Postal Service**: Involved in Ray’s convictions for forgery and theft.

MLK Declassified Files

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