</s>AL 44-493 DELAWARE Capital Cleaners and Launderers, 217 South New Street, Dover Cirde Shirt Laundry, 906 South Market, Wilmington Modern Laundrey Service, Milford Sawyer Bros. Laundrys, 18th & Walnut Streets, Wilmington -9- 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains FBI records from April 1968 detailing investigative efforts into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). It includes directives to track laundry tags linked to garments associated with Unab (likely James Earl Ray, the accused assassin) and coordination between regional FBI offices to identify suspects. The text references laundry businesses in multiple U.S. locations, contact details for sales representatives of the Textile Marking Machine Company, and administrative procedures for standardizing case reporting post-MLK’s assassination. Redacted social security numbers (e.g., SN 33911) are noted but not included.  

Key People  
- **Billy Ray White**: A fugitive wanted for armed robbery and double homicide in New Mexico, connected to an investigation into MLK’s assassination.  
- **Eric Starvo Galt**: Suspected of ties to dance schools in Birmingham, New Orleans, and California; described as a socially inept individual with specific physical traits (e.g., blue eyes, brown hair, 5'11" tall).  
- **Harvey Lowymer**: A name potentially used by Galt during investigations.  
- **Special Agents**: Including SACs (Special Agent in Charge) in Albuquerque, Memphis, and Albany; SA Jean G. Hughes and Harold R. Liverett conducted fieldwork.  

Key Locations  
- **New Mexico** (e.g., Hobbs, Tatum, Lovington, Carlsbad): Sites of laundry businesses, credit bureaus, and police departments involved in investigations.  
- **Albuquerque, New Mexico**: Central to FBI operations, including coordination with other offices.  
- **Birmingham, Alabama**: Mentioned as a location where Galt allegedly attended dance schools.  
- **Washington State** (e.g., Yakima, Seattle): Laundry businesses listed for potential forensic analysis.  

Key Events  
- **April 1968**: FBI directives to track laundry tags and coordinate with regional offices to identify suspects linked to MLK’s assassination.  
- **Investigation into Billy Ray White**: His alleged connection to a double homicide in New Mexico and his status as a fugitive.  
- **Eric Starvo Galt’s Background**: Details on his alleged dance school attendance, physical description, and behavioral traits (e.g., social ineptness, nervous habits).  
- **Administrative Procedures**: FBI guidelines to standardize reporting of racial incidents post-MLK’s assassination, avoiding vague captions like "Racial Matters."  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)**: Central to the investigation, coordinating with regional offices and using textile marking data.  
- **Textile Marking Machine Company**: Provided information on laundry tags used in garments linked to Unab.  
- **Local Law Enforcement Agencies**: Including police departments in New Mexico, Washington State, and other regions, assisting with records checks and witness interviews.  

Notes: The document includes redacted SSNs (e.g., SN 33911) and references to "Unab," likely a codename for James Earl Ray. It also highlights the FBI’s administrative focus on standardizing case reporting following MLK’s assassination.

MLK Declassified Files

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