</s>Stein, Rita New Orleans V-46 Children picked up by Charles Stein 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail interactions involving Rita Stein, her brother Charles Stein, and Eric Galt in late 1967. Rita Stein, residing in Los Angeles, discussed plans to retrieve her children from New Orleans with Galt, a man she met through Marie Martin. Galt offered assistance contingent on registering for Wallace (likely a reference to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's voter registration efforts). The group registered for Wallace on December 15, 1967, in a white Mustang driven by Galt. Later, Galt returned Rita Stein and Marie Martin to their residence after retrieving the children. Galt was described as a white male with a southern accent, wearing a suit, and approximately 35 years old. Rita Stein last saw Galt in mid-January 1968 at a bar.  

Separate entries reference Charlie Stephens, a witness to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Stephens reported hearing a shot from a bathroom, observing a man fleeing with a bundle (possibly containing a weapon), and describing the suspect as wearing a dark suit. Other accounts include conflicting identifications of suspects, such as James Earl Ray, and details about financial records linked to Ray’s bank account.  

Key People:  
- Rita Stein (Los Angeles)  
- Charles Stein (brother of Rita Stein)  
- Eric Galt (white male, southern accent, dark suit, described as 35 years old)  
- Marie Martin (cousin of Rita Stein)  
- James Earl Ray (suspected assassin of MLK; referenced in financial records and witness accounts)  
- Charlie Stephens (witness to MLK’s assassination at Lorraine Motel)  

Key Locations:  
- New Orleans (Rita Stein’s children)  
- St. Francis Hotel (meeting between Rita Stein, Marie Martin, and Galt)  
- Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tennessee; site of MLK’s assassination)  
- Rooming house in Memphis (where Stephens resided and witnessed the shooting)  

Key Events:  
- Rita Stein’s interactions with Eric Galt regarding retrieving children from New Orleans (December 1967)  
- Registration for Wallace efforts by Rita Stein and associates (December 15, 1967)  
- Charlie Stephens’ account of witnessing MLK’s assassination on April 4, 1968, including the suspect fleeing with a bundle from a bathroom  
- Financial records related to James Earl Ray’s bank accounts and transactions  

Key Organizations:  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (Wallace registration efforts)  
- Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tennessee; site of MLK’s assassination)  
- Prisons and correctional facilities (references to Ray’s financial records and inmate interactions)

MLK Declassified Files

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