</s>POE TWO KY 44-696 BRICKLEY DESCRIBED AS UMA, ROOM OR AT CHATANOOGA, TENN. OR VICINITY. WEIGHT FIVE FT. EIGHT INCHES, ONE FORTY TO ONE FORFORTIVE LBS ... (IN MINNEFFEN SIXTYTHREE), EYES BROWN, HAIR BROWN, DIM TATTOO LEFT UPPER ARM. IT IS NOTED THAT BRICKLEY HAS SERVED TIME OF CHILLICOTHE AND TERRE HAUTE AND ATTENTION IS CALLED TO ALLEGATION THAT SAMUEL LEWIS' SERVED TIM IN CHILLICOITHE AND TERRE HAUTTE. POSSIBILITY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THAT BRIKLEY IS TRUE IDENTITY OF SAMUIL LEWIS AND 303, LNU, WHO FURNISHED INFORMATION IS TRUE INCHESTY OF SAMUIEL LEWIs. IDENT DIVISION REQUESTED TO AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY COPIES OF MOST RECENT PHOTOGRAPH OF BRICKLY TO LOS ANGELES, EL PASO, MEMPHIS, AND KNOVVILLE FOR DISPLAY BY THOSE OFFICES TO WILLIAM THOMAS, CITY EDITOR, LOS ANGELES TIMES, J ERRY COHEN, LES ANGELES TIMES, AT THE EL PASON BUS STATION, MEMPHS BUS STATIONS AND KNOVOVILLE BUS STATION. INDIANAPOLIS AT TERRE NAUTE REVIEW PRISON RECORDS FOR LEADS AS TO CURRENT WHEREABOUTS OF BRICKEY AND SET OUT LEADS TO HAVE HIM INTERVIEWED. ALSO DETERMINATE IF THEY HAVE A MORE RECENT PICTURE THAN THE ONE TAKEN MAY THIRTY, MINNEETEN SixtyFIVE AND IF SO, OTAIN AND FORWARD COPIES TO INTERESTED OFFICES. END PAGE TWO 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The text contains a fragmented FBI investigative report from late 1960s–early 1970s, focusing on an inquiry into potential suspects linked to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (April 4, 1968). The document details fingerprint comparisons, witness statements, and travel records used to eliminate individuals such as William LEO BEER, James Herman Silver, Donnie Leon Harden, Claude Chester McClearen Jr., John A. Gault, Don Turner, Henry Richard Giles, G.I.L. Gallagher, Tom Roselli, and Graham Robert Smith. These suspects were ruled out due to lack of evidence or inconsistencies in their profiles. The report also notes errors in the text, including conflicting dates (e.g., "April 5, 1968" vs. historical events), typos, and repeated names (e.g., "Don Turner" vs. "Tanner"). It references the FBI’s broader investigation into MLK’s assassination, which later identified James Earl Ray as the perpetrator, though this document appears to be a partial or draft archive with incomplete information.  

Key People:  
- **William LEO BEER** (arrested in Beaumont, Texas)  
- **James Herman Silver** (former prisoner at Leawood Penitentiary)  
- **Donnie Leon Harden** (shipyard employee in Beaumont, Texas)  
- **Claude Chester McClearen Jr.** (traveled to Honduras and Mexico City)  
- **John A. Gault** (employed by Associated Pipeline Contractors in Houston)  
- **Don Turner/Tanner** (cleared by witness Shirley Kain)  
- **Henry Richard Giles** (construction worker in Corpus Christi, Texas)  
- **G.I.L. Gallagher** (Houston resident cleared after interviews)  
- **Tom Roselli** (Beaumont barber eliminated via employment verification)  
- **Graham Robert Smith** (British exchange student at Rice University)  

Key Locations:  
- Beaumont, Texas (arrests, fingerprint comparisons)  
- Houston, Texas (employment records, FBI investigations)  
- Corpus Christi, Texas (Henry Richard Giles’ residence)  
- Mexico City and Honduras (Claude Chester McClearen Jr.’s travel)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (James Herman Silver’s past visits)  

Key Events:  
- Fingerprint comparisons to eliminate suspects  
- Witness statements confirming or refuting suspect identities  
- Travel record checks for individuals linked to the investigation  
- FBI’s broader inquiry into MLK’s assassination (later confirmed as James Earl Ray’s act)  
- Document errors, including conflicting dates and repeated names  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Houston Police Department  
- Texas Department of Corrections  
- Local law enforcement agencies in Beaumont, Corpus Christi, and Houston  

Additional Content:  
The document includes unrelated administrative entries about individuals such as **JAMES ELLIS**, **ERIC STAVO GALI**, **THOMAS JOSEPH COX**, and **WILLIAM THOMAS JACOBS**, with details on their residences, employment histories, and interactions with law enforcement agencies like the FBI, Houston Police Department, NASA Security Division, and labor unions. These sections do not pertain to MLK’s assassination or related investigations.

MLK Declassified Files

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