</s>FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date April 29, 1968 On April 25, 1965, Special Agents WILLIAM V. KENNEDY and KENNEDYN R. HEINMAN followed JOB (No Middle Name) SHARLOW to Mclebton, Georgia. SHARLOW was driving his cab. SHARLOW drove around the streets of Mahleton for one hour and was unable to find the home at which he dropped one hour was unable able to find his home at that which he drove was then told by the above names agents that if should be locate this home, he should contact the FBI in Atlanta, SHARlow locate stated that he would do this. SHARLOV 4/25/68 Mableton, Georgia Atlanta 44-2386-1727 On File # SAS WILLIAMS V. KENNEOY and KENNEEY R. REINHEMAN R. WK/Hjm 4/26/68 by KENNEOYN R, HEINHEIMAN R, WK./HJm Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is leased to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary  
The document contains a mix of fragmented FBI teletype messages from May 1968 documenting an investigation into James Earl Ray’s movements around April 1968, including airline reservations, travel patterns, and discrepancies in records. It also includes unrelated entries about Larry Keith (born 1946), his residences in Illinois and Georgia, employment history, and interactions with law enforcement agencies. Additional content references events in Memphis, Tennessee, around the time of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, including a traffic citation issued to a white female driver, radio dispatches describing a suspect (a white male with a mustache), and interactions between individuals and police officers at the Memphis Police Department headquarters. The text includes incomplete records, garbled numbers, and redacted sections, suggesting potential corruption or formatting issues in the original documents.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (alleged assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)  
- Larry Keith (individual with residences in Illinois and Georgia; employment history noted)  
- White female driver (recipient of traffic citation)  
- White male suspect (described in radio dispatch as perpetrator of shooting)  
- Police officers (Memphis Police Department, including sergeant on underground level)  
- Kenti Kenter (individual involved in events, later informed of King’s death)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee (medical district, downtown area, east side, used car lot near accident scene)  
- Rogers’ Tennis Center  
- Travel Lodge Hotel  
- Greyhound Bus Station  
- Negro Lincoln Hotel  
- Memphis Police Department headquarters (underground level)  
- Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Savannah, Mobile (locations tied to airline reservations and travel investigations)  

Key Events  
- Investigation into James Earl Ray’s movements via airline records, including reservations for aliases like "RAYE" and "Willard"  
- Automobile accident involving a 1964 Comet and 1967 Cadillac sedan with Tennessee license tags  
- Traffic citation issued to white female driver for unspecified violation  
- Radio broadcast indicating a suspect in Dr. King’s assassination (white male with mustache)  
- Individual seeking information about the shooting from police officers in Memphis  
- Confirmation of Dr. King’s death by individuals present in Memphis  
- Fragmented records and discrepancies in airline reservations, including canceled tickets and erased reservation numbers  

Key Organizations  
- FBI (investigating James Earl Ray’s travel patterns and connections to MLK assassination)  
- Memphis Police Department (handling accident investigations, radio dispatches, and police interactions)  
- Delta Airlines, Eastern Airlines (airline records referenced in FBI investigation)  
- Local credit bureaus and law enforcement agencies (mentioned in Larry Keith’s file)

MLK Declassified Files

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