</s>245 (R.V. 4:13:60) H. S. Leapartment of Justitie (MATERIAL MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM OR ADDED TO THIS FILE) ATLANTA' FOURIA REQUEST, DO NOT DESTROY PURSUANT 5 YEAR RULE, SEAL. MICHARN. FEDERAL BUREAU of SEE ID-10-4-4 STRAGE INVESTIGATION Bureau File Number 44-3886/ EntIRE FILE REVIEWED Sarilla. Yarnton Number: FOR HISTORICAL DECLASSIFICATION See also Nos. ALL INFORMATION CONTARIED ALL INFORFORMATORY CONTAINED MAYE: 3/19/03 BY 5/1/03 3/2/13/13 DO NOT DESTRY PRESERVE FOR SELECT COMMITE ON ASSASSINATIONS SEATINLLA 4-8/68 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigative records related to Eric S. Galt (aliases: Harvey Lowmeyer, John Willard) and his potential connections to the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. A 1966 white Ford Mustang with license plate 1-3993 was observed in the Capitol Homes public housing area in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 5, 1968, by residents who described an occupant as a white male wearing a navy blue suit and white shirt. The vehicle was later towed from the parking lot on April 1, 1969. FBI agents conducted searches of Galt’s residence at 113 14th Street, N.E., Atlanta, recovering items including a Zenith television set. Mail addressed to Galt was retrieved and forwarded to postal authorities. The investigation involved neighborhood interviews, vehicle identification efforts, and coordination with law enforcement in Atlanta, Memphis, Birmingham, Chicago, Newark, and New Orleans. Additional records include forensic details of the Mustang’s tires (Firestone, Goodyear), license plates (e.g., Alabama plate 1-38893), and latent fingerprints. A separate entry references Eric Starvo Gait, whose address was updated to Atlanta, Georgia, on March 30, 1968. Administrative notes reference declassification under Executive Order 14176 and FBI laboratory procedures. Another fragment describes a paper found in a room at 107-14th Street, S.V., possibly linked to a "spectator slip" from April 1, 1963, and laundry transactions involving ERIC GALT at the Piedmont Laundry on April 1, 1968.  

Key People  
- Eric S. Galt (aliases: Harvey Lowmeyer, John Willard)  
- Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. (victim of assassination)  
- Special Agents: Roger L. Kaas, John E. Oden, Alan Q. Sentinella, Edward U. Crim, James J. Rose, Robert K. Lewis, Richard J. Cecha  
- Mrs. Mary L. Bridges, Mrs. Lucy Cayton (Capitol Homes residents)  
- Detective L. L. Davis, Detective P. S. I. Cavay (Atlanta Police Department)  
- Miss Robbie Les Galter (sister of Gammer)  
- Mrs. Estelle Peters (Piedmont Laundry manager)  
- ERIC GALT (individual associated with laundry transactions)  
- Gammer (brother of Miss Galter)  

Key Locations  
- 113 14th Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia (Galt’s residence)  
- Capitol Homes public housing project, Atlanta, Georgia  
- Memphis, Birmingham, Chicago, Newark, New Orleans (investigation coordination locations)  
- 11th Street, N.A. and 12th Street, N.B., Atlanta (postal substation addresses)  
- 107-14th Street, S.V. (Gammer’s room)  
- Piedmont Laundry, 1166 Peachtree, Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia  
- Atlanta, Georgia (primary location for vehicle examination and address change)  
- Los Angeles, California (tire manufacturing and retreading references)  
- Washington, D.C. (FBI laboratory mentioned for analysis)  

Key Events  
- Observation of the 1966 Ford Mustang in Capitol Homes parking lot on April 5, 1968  
- Retrieval of mail addressed to Eric Galt from 113 14th Street, N.E.  
- Search of Galt’s room at 113 14th Street, N.E., recovering a Zenith television set  
- Interviews with Capitol Homes residents regarding the Mustang and its occupant  
- Coordination of FBI investigations across multiple cities (Atlanta, Memphis, Birmingham, Chicago, Newark, New Orleans)  
- Examination of the Mustang’s tires, including retread markings and forensic evidence collection  
- Documentation of Eric Starvo Gait’s address change to Atlanta, Georgia  
- Administrative notes on document handling, declassification, and FBI laboratory procedures  
- Observation of a paper fragment in Gammer’s room by Miss Galter (April 1, 1968)  
- Laundry transaction involving ERIC GALT at Piedmont Laundry (April 1, 1968)  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- United States Department of Justice  
- Atlanta Police Department  
- U.S. Postal Substations in Atlanta, Georgia  
- United Cab Company (mentioned in vehicle-related records)  
- Duggan Manufacturing Company, Wilson Tire and Supply Company, Lestrader Retread Equipment Company (tire industry entities referenced)  
- Piedmont Laundry (Atlanta, Georgia)

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