</s>KC 44-760 2 CLARA LE VAN, Office Manager, Waitress Union Local 503, 2164 West 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, advised on April 26, 1968, she has no record of a MARY PORTER currently working as a waitress. One Mary LOUISE PORTER, 5025 Michigan, Kansas city, Missouri. worked at the Wishbone and La Louisiana Restaurants in 1965, but has not paid dues since the time and therefore is not an active member. HELEN DONLEY, Credit Bureau of Greater Kansas City, 1110 Grand, advised on April 28, 1968 , that records reveal a credit report dated September 26, 1965, that for ROBERT DALE PORTER and wife, MARY PORTE, 8918 Wyandotte, Kansas for four or five months at the Town Topic Sandwich shops, GR 6818 South Benton, owner, and wife. MARY POPTER, 8919 Wyandette, Kansas for four of five months as a town topic Sandwich shops. GR 1- South BentON, owner. CLAude J. SPARKS, telephone number. Number 1- for approximately 10 years ago and 37 years ago, the town was also a town. for approximately 1,000 people who were arrested in the U.S. Army No credit established. The record shows a divorce was filed in Kansas City on May 17, 1966. Circuit Court records, Jackson County Courthouse, Kansas City, Mississippi, reveal under number 6713/1, that MARY MARTHA PORTHA CITY, Missouri; Baltimore, Kansas CITY, Missouri, that filed a petition for divorce, Kansas State, Missouri , and filed Attorney CHRIS KAHMANN, 432 Altman Building 67813, that petition shows MARY MARTHA POPTER and ROBERT DALE PORTIER of the Missouri shows MARTINIA PORTHER, who was arrested at Maysville Missouri, that Robert PORTERN and who wholly disregarded his duties as a husband, being convicted of a felony at Cameron, Missouri in March 1961, and being sentenced to a after marriage that PORTER had been convicted of seven or eight occasions in various states. A degree of default was granted to MARY MARTINA PORTR on June 1, 1966, LEE CHAPMAN, Clerk, Kansas County, Missouri Police Department, furnished an arrest record regarding ROBERT POLICE POPER, named, furnished and arrested record regarding Robert DALE inventigation of armed robbery, and was released to the Clinton arrested Kansas City. Missouri, on September 3, 1963, was was arrestED Sheriff's Office, Missouri: Police Department records show PORNER has an arrest warrant. Police Department Records record was located for MARYMARTHa PORTNER. 145 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail an FBI investigation into LYN RAY CLEVELAND’s movements around April 4, 1968, following the assassination of Reverend MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CLEVELAND claimed he was in Springfield, Missouri, on that date but could not confirm his exact whereabouts. He stated he had no permanent residence in Springfield and had been traveling, staying at locations like the Greyhound Bus Station and the Hoff’s Hotel. His father, GARLAND CLEVELAND, confirmed he had not been in Memphis, Tennessee, or Alabama during that period. CLEVELAND was arrested in Joplin, Missouri, after being identified as a hitchhiker matching an artist’s description of King’s alleged assassin. At the time of arrest, he possessed a Springfield library card (with a Social Security Number [SSN REDACTED]) and religious materials. The FBI noted no direct link between CLEVELAND and the assassination but acknowledged his resemblance to the artist’s depiction. Additional records mention DAVID L. WILSON, a white supremacist arrested in Missouri in 1967, and inquiries into JIM MORELAND’s identity at local taverns.  

Key People  
- **LYN RAY CLEVELAND**: Subject of the investigation; claimed to be in Springfield, Missouri, on April 4, 1968; arrested in Joplin, Missouri.  
- **GARLAND CLEVELAND**: Father of LYN RAY CLEVELAND; confirmed son’s absence from Palmer, Texas, and denied involvement in the assassination.  
- **REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.**: Assassinated on April 4, 1968; central figure in the investigation.  
- **VIRGINIA ULLER**: Manager of Corral Motel in Joplin, Missouri; identified CLEVELAND as a hitchhiker interested in King’s funeral coverage.  
- **DAVID L. WILSON**: White supremacist arrested in Missouri in 1967; referenced in unrelated records.  
- **JIM MORELAND**: Subject of identification inquiries at taverns in Lebanon, Missouri.  

Key Locations  
- **Springfield, Missouri**: CLEVELAND claimed to have stayed here; Greyhound Bus Station and Hoff’s Hotel mentioned.  
- **Palmer, Texas**: Home address of GARLAND CLEVELAND; LYN RAY CLEVELAND had not resided there for over a year.  
- **Joplin, Missouri**: Site of CLEVELAND’s arrest and interrogation by the FBI and local police.  
- **Lebanon, Missouri**: Location of taverns (City Tavern and Mary’s Tavern) where JIM MORELAND was reportedly a patron.  

Key Events  
- **April 4, 1968**: Date of Reverend KING’s assassination; CLEVELAND claimed to be in Springfield, Missouri, but could not confirm his exact location.  
- **April 9, 1968**: CLEVELAND arrested in Joplin, Missouri, after being identified as a hitchhiker matching an artist’s description of King’s alleged assassin.  
- **April 10–14, 1968**: FBI and local authorities investigated CLEVELAND’s movements, including his interactions with Virginia Uller at the Corral Motel.  
- **April 23–29, 1968**: Records of DAVID L. WILSON’s arrest in Missouri (1967) and inquiries into JIM MORELAND’s identity at taverns in Lebanon, Missouri.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted the investigation into CLEVELAND’s whereabouts and connections to the assassination.  
- **Joplin, Missouri Police Department**: Assisted in locating and arresting CLEVELAND.  
- **Corral Motel, Joplin, Missouri**: Site where CLEVELAND was identified as a hitchhiker.  
- **Lebanon, Missouri Magistrate Court**: Recorded DAVID L. WILSON’s 1967 arrest for driving under the influence.

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