</s>FBI Date: 5/2/68 Transmit the following in PLAINIEXT (Type in plaintext or code) TELEIYPE URGEN 1 (Priority) Via TO DIRECTION (44-38661) AND JACKSONVILLE (44+769) FROM TAMPA (157-38691) AND JACKSONVILLE(44+7679) SEARCHED MURKIN. INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED RE NEWAKIEL IEL 10 TAMPA AND SAVANNAH APRIL APRIL IENYSEVEN LASI, SERIALIZEZED AND NEWARK IEL IOL 10 TAMFA APHLI APRIL TWENTY NINEIEN SIXTY EIGHT BROWN PLYMOUTH RE: NINEINEEN SINIYSEVEN ON NINEIEEN ON NIINEIENN SIXIEN SIENTY EIGHT BHOWN PLYMOUITH BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE THREE E FIVE SIX FOUR THREE SEEN BY MAN IN SAVAVANDA GA ., APRIL TENIENYSIXIENS LAST LASII BEING DRIVEN BY MAN DESCRIBBLING JAMES EARL HAY. AFTER EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION BY TAMPA OFFICE 10 TRACE VEHICLE ON MAY TWO INSTANTI MISS. ANN LIBERTY, SECRETARY AT JIMMY SPEARS CENTRAL FLORIDA AUTO AUCTION, AKA ., ORLANDO AUTO AUICION, ORLANO, ORLANDO. FLA ... ADVISED NINIELEEN STIXTYLIVE PLYMOOTH, VIN P TWO FIVE TWO IWO SIX SEVEN SIX NAUGHI EIGHT WAS SOLD JANUARY SIXIEEN SIENIELIXIXIXIY EIGHT IOWO WADE PHILLIPS PHILIPHS BROTHERS, PALAIKA, FLA .- AUCTIO AT ORLANDAD HAD NO RECORD OF ANY FLORIA LICENSE IAG ON VEHICLE. JACKSONSVILLE IEL TO PALATIA DEIEMORINE FROM PHILLIPHS BREHERS 10 WHOM SOLD CAR AND CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIVATION TO DEIERMINE OWNER AND IF IWAN ILENICAL WITH JAMES EARL HAT. AIRMAIL COPIES TO BH, NHK, ME AND JAGUAR HAY ., 1. DeIERMINE ARMED AND DANGEROUS Approved: Sent 1-2-4-0-0 M D. Jule ufon 3364 Agent in Charge 157-323-3364 2005 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14170

Summary:  
The text contains fragmented FBI communications from 1968 involving investigations into individuals linked to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Key elements include inquiries about Charles Johnson, a concessionaire in Tampa, Florida, who was compared to James Earl Ray. References to Jim Sparks, an employee of Royal American Shows in Birmingham, Alabama, and his interactions with Johnson are noted. The FBI sought to determine if Johnson matched the description of a suspect (Ray) and whether he had ties to Memphis or other locations. Additional mentions include WIKR (possibly a misspelled name), described as driving a 1988 tan Chevrolet convertible, with financial difficulties and potential avoidance of authorities. The RAY family in Jacksonville, Florida, is referenced, including James Earl Ray's brothers, their involvement with a disbanded volunteer fire department, and discrepancies in records. Fingerprint comparisons between Tampa’s files and other jurisdictions (Orlando PD, Orange County) were initiated to verify identities.  

Key People:  
- Charles Johnson (concessionaire in Tampa, Florida)  
- Jim Sparks (Royal American Shows employee in Birmingham, Alabama)  
- James Earl Ray (suspect linked to MLK assassination investigation)  
- WIKR (individual with financial issues and potential ties to Memphis/Alabama)  
- RAY family members (including brothers James, Robert, Dru, and a fourth brother)  

Key Locations:  
- Tampa, Florida  
- Birmingham, Alabama  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Jacksonville, Florida  
- Montgomery, Alabama  
- Orlando, Florida  
- Orange County, Florida  
- Punta Gorda, Florida  
- Duval County, Florida  

Key Events:  
- FBI inquiries into Charles Johnson’s connection to James Earl Ray  
- Investigation into WIKR’s financial status and potential evasion of authorities  
- Verification of RAY family members’ backgrounds, including fire department ties  
- Fingerprint comparisons between Tampa records and other jurisdictions (Orlando PD, Orange County)  

Key Organizations:  
- FBI (various field offices: Tampa, Birmingham, Memphis, Houston)  
- Orlando Police Department  
- Orange County (Florida) authorities  
- Charlotte County Court House (Punta Gorda, Florida)  
- Duval County Court Office (Jacksonville, Florida)

MLK Declassified Files

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