</s>ME 44-1987 were made, these names were merely added to the passenger manifest and no addresses were obtained. Efforts to locate this manifest to date have been negative. Investigation conducted by Kansas City and San Francisco Divisions are determined that the addresses furnished by WALKER and RAND at the Houston and Mobile have been unable to identify as well as Houston and Memphis have been unavailable to identify WALKER, RAND, DAVIS, or CHILDREN through contact with airline personnel, transportation drivers, motel and hotel clerks, personnel as transportation drivers and motel and motel clerk, and telephone directories in the pertinent cities involved. The FBI Laboratory developed six latent fingerprints of value of Q3459 was the William Len Hotel registration card of WALKer and five latent fingerprints of value were developed of Q3456, as a suspect possibly identified with WALKERC, FBI # 5265D), as a suspected suspect identified with WALKERT, FBI FBI Identification Division developed VINCENT JOSEPH VINCENT FBI # 56265D, as as a suspects possibly identified Hotel. The Latent Fingerprint Section of the FBI, Identification Division, has advised that the latent prints developed on Q349 and Q350 has advised the latent printers developed on 0349 and Q530 FBI # 5255D. The FBI Laboratory has also advised that there are FBI # 56255D, The FBI laboratory has also advanced that the handwriting appearing on Q345D and Q345O is not identified with the handwriting of WALKERT. # # 56251D. WALKERG is the William Ken Hotel personnel advised that this WALKERS is not identical with WALKERS who registered at the hotel on not identical w/ WALKER and RAND who registered by a hotel or on 6/12/87 at St. Louis, Mo. No. or denied being in a Memphis cab flying via commercial airlines. Driver for the Yellow Cab Company transporting WALKERC and RAND WALKERY, FBI Yellow cab Company carrying WALKERG and RAND Walker, FBI # 5265ID, is definitely not identical to the other of the two individuals, that he has been transported to the Metropolitan Airport, Memphis, is currently not identical and to the metropolitan Airport, The Yellow Cab Company driver, William Len Hotel and Deli-Airline, and Delta Airlines, advise that JAMES KARL RAY is definitely Not Identical with the two individuals that they had dealings with in Memphis on 4/4/5/68. 2 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

The document contains fragmented FBI investigative records related to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on efforts to track individuals associated with the case. Key elements include fingerprint analysis of suspects like Vincent Walker and James Earl Ray, hotel registration checks at locations such as the William Len Hotel in Memphis, and attempts to verify identities through airline personnel, motel clerks, and telephone directories. The FBI notes discrepancies in identifying suspects, including conflicting information about names and addresses. There are references to a 1969 article in "Parade" magazine alleging New Orleans businessmen funded intermediaries to arrange King's assassination, though the Bureau states no confirmation of this claim. Additionally, the text mentions preparations for James Earl Ray's state trial in Memphis, Tennessee, including requests to interview witnesses like Ian Colvin, a reporter for the "Daily Telegraph."  

Key People:  
- **James Earl Ray**: Suspected assassin of MLK Jr., subject of FBI investigations and trial preparations.  
- **Vincent Walker**: Mentioned in fingerprint analysis and hotel registration records.  
- **Ian Colvin**: Reporter for the "Daily Telegraph" requested for testimony in Ray's trial.  
- **Lloyd Shearer**: Editor-at-large of "Parade" magazine, referenced in allegations about funding for the assassination plot.  

Key Locations:  
- **Memphis, Tennessee**: Central to FBI investigations and Ray's state trial.  
- **New Orleans, Louisiana**: Mentioned as a potential source of funds for the assassination plot.  
- **London, England**: Involved in international aspects of the investigation, including interviews with witnesses.  

Key Events:  
- **Fingerprint Analysis**: Efforts to match suspects like Vincent Walker and James Earl Ray through hotel and travel records.  
- **Hotel Registration Checks**: Focus on locations such as the William Len Hotel in Memphis for identifying suspects.  
- **Trial Preparations**: FBI coordination with Memphis authorities to secure witness testimony for Ray's state trial.  
- **Alleged Funding Source**: Reference to a 1969 "Parade" article alleging New Orleans businessmen contributed $25,000 to intermediaries for the assassination plot.  

Organizations:  
- **FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)**: Conducting investigations, fingerprint analysis, and trial preparations.  
- **State Attorney General's Office, Shelby County, Memphis**: Prosecuting James Earl Ray in state court.  
- **"Parade" Magazine**: Mentioned as a potential source of information about alleged funding for the assassination plot.

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