</s>FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date FOSTER DUPLICHIN, Co-owner of D&S Supermarket, Highway 90 East, advised that telephone number 625-3723 is listed to this store. He said in addition to this phone being available to the general business public by XXXX merely askingin,/calls are frequently received from and public by XxxR merely asking,/call are frequently Received from and are made to various locations on xxx east & Texas. He said he presumes it was axxxn one of these calls on the date in question. Mr DUPLICHLIN observed various photographs of JAMES EARL RAY, FBI # 405 942 G and said this individual is unknown to him and he has no information concerning this individual. On 6/11/68 at Lake Charles,ha File # 157-10673.au/2-58/ by SA MCINNIS R. WARD Date dictated -6/15/68 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is learned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents consist of multiple FBI Form FD-302 records dated June 10–11, 1968, detailing witness statements related to telephone activity and identification of James Earl Ray (FBI #405942C) in connection with the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Foster Duplichin, co-owner of D&S Supermarket in Lake Charles, Louisiana, reported that a phone number (625-3723) associated with his business was used for calls to various locations on Highway 90 East and Texas. He noted unfamiliarity with James Earl Ray and stated he had no information about him. Luther Clark, General Delivery, provided his telephone number (743-555-5555), active since December 15, 1967, and speculated that a payphone call from Texas on December 16–17, 1967, likely originated from his brother in Houston. Clark recognized James Earl Ray’s photographs as appearing in media following MLK’s death but stated he did not know Ray. Willie Bussell, General Delivery, reported her telephone number (743-5370), active since December 16, 1967, and suggested a payphone call from Texas on December 17, 1967, may have been from her daughter’s ex-husband. She also stated she did not recognize James Earl Ray. All documents reference File #157-10673 and note the FBI’s non-recommendatory stance.  

Key People:  
- Foster Duplichin (co-owner of D&S Supermarket, Lake Charles)  
- Luther Clark (General Delivery)  
- Willie Bussell (General Delivery)  
- James Earl Ray (FBI #405942C)  
- Martin Luther King Jr. (referenced in context of media photographs)  

Key Locations:  
- Lake Charles, Louisiana  
- Highway 90 East  
- Texas  
- General Delivery locations (unspecified)  

Key Events:  
- Telephone number activity linked to D&S Supermarket and payphone calls in Texas  
- Witness statements regarding potential call origins (family members)  
- Identification of James Earl Ray through photographs associated with MLK’s assassination  
- FBI documentation of witness accounts without recommendations or conclusions  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- United States Department of Justice (implied via E.O. 14176 release)

MLK Declassified Files

157-no-10673_hs1-852666771_130-03-part_3_of_3.pdf

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