</s>OFFICIAL FOURTH NO.3 (834 PM E.O.P.E. (834) 6-10-1414 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum SAC (157-10673) DATE: 4/20/68 TO : : :OTIS L. PAGE SUBJECT: SECURITY PATROL CLERK MURKIN. (RE: LOOK ALIKE) At 6-0 PM, 4/40/68, Mr. BRAD SPOKLIN, 7237 GEM Street, New Orleans, telephone 282-7401, telephone telephone telephoneally contacted the office with advised that the observed & 1968 Chevrolet Camera, blue and black vinyl top, between 5-30 and 6-00 PM, April 19 last on Marconi Drive. SWOLKIN advised he observed car and the individual stayed that way for about 6 blocks. Individual then got up and SWOLKN observed him. SWOKLIN was stated after viewing the picture in today's paper he stated that individual looking at all alone. He stated license on car was 1968 Mississippi/Op. 6-8143, Harrison County/ :olp Jellegno sart 9/10/68 10/1/2 SOLKLIN, INDEXED SERIALIZED SALIZATED MIDED FARMS 1033 FEATURALIZED COUREANS 1570 10673-3/2 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan Plan SOURC-104 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.0. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail investigative efforts by U.S. government agents in New Orleans during April 1968 to identify individuals resembling James Earl Ray, the alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. Reports include sightings of a man matching Ray's description at locations such as the Royal Orleans Hotel and Walgreens Drug Store. A car observed on Marconi Drive with Mississippi license plate 6-8143 is noted. Agents interviewed hotel clerks, including Wolfgang S. Slaine and Mark Galt, who discussed potential matches to Ray’s appearance. Concerns were raised about the reliability of witness accounts, particularly regarding Wolfgang Slaine’s past dishonesty. Investigations also included checking hotel registration records for names like Eric Starvo Galt and James Earl Ray, with no confirmed matches found.  

Key People  
- SA Jerry W. Brents (investigating officer)  
- SA Reed W. Jensen (hotel manager contact)  
- Doren Chism (Royal Orleans Hotel assistant manager)  
- Wolfgang S. Slaine (hotel clerk)  
- Mark Galt (individual mentioned in hotel records)  
- SA William B. Wood (involved in record checks)  

Key Locations  
- Royal Orleans Hotel, New Orleans  
- Marconi Drive, New Orleans  
- Walgreens Drug Store (Sheraton Delta Hotel Branch)  
- St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans  

Key Events  
- April 4, 1968: Report of a man resembling James Earl Ray seen in New Orleans.  
- April 20, 1968: Interviews with hotel clerks and verification of guest records for potential matches to Ray’s description.  
- Hotel staff noted discrepancies in witness accounts and questioned the credibility of certain informants.  
- Investigation into a 1968 Chevrolet car with Mississippi license plate 6-8143 observed on Marconi Drive.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Savings Bonds Payroll Savings Plan (mentioned in document headers)  
- New Orleans Police Department (NORD, referenced in one report)

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157-no-10673_hs1-852666771_122-04-part_4_of_4.pdf

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