</s>UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to San Antonio, Texas File No. May 26, 1976 ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. of Investigation Office reflects the following informa- tion: The files of the San Antonio Federal Bureau At 8/15 PM, May 1965, Mr. OTIS H. MOORE, Army Serial Number: Company C, Second Battalion, 67th Army Second Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas, who resides at $10 Louise, Copper Cove, Texas. telephoneically related to him by an unknown individual at the S.S. Club, alligned as the FBI plan to MARTin LUTHEK KING, Jr. related as he by a man who was involved in the investigation at the s.S . Club, Temple, Texas earlier that evening. Attempts to interview MOORE and details concerning the allegation made by him that same evening were conducted with negotiation made to him due to his intoxicated condition. It was decided to hold further interview in abeyance until the following morning. MOORE's wife, LYDIA MOORE. Confidently advised that evening her husband frequently becomes intoxicated at which time he misunderstood or misinterpretes what people have little orders. Should be given this story. past behavior. On May 15, 1965, MOORE was recontacted at which time he advised fifteen or twenty minutes I:00 PM to the S. S. S . Club. Temple, Texas and started drinking. After approximately fifteen or Twenty minutes an unknown male, hair, pants, to 200 pounds, wearing an old flannel shirt and black and white, and then, and when he was a black khaki pants, came into the bar and sat next to him. And Texas and other topics After taking to minutes this man, about if MOORE were in the Army at Fort Hood as a member of CID (Criminal Investigation Department). MOORE told him that he This document contains neither recommendations for conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and loaned to your agency and its contents are not to be distributed. outside your agency. U-2386-3168 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document details the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s management of files related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., codenamed "MURKIN." It includes administrative records from 1975–1977 detailing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for Atlanta Police Department (PD) reports and FBI investigative files. The FBI’s file 44-2386, which contains 23 volumes and subfiles, is described in detail, including serial numbers spanning over 2,000 entries. The file includes press releases, newspaper clippings, cost data, and bulk exhibits such as maps, polygraph charts, and physical evidence (e.g., bed linen, cigarette butts). A separate file, 157-3094, is noted as a repository for information on King’s assassination, funeral, and related racial matters. The document also references Mason Evans, who claimed to have overheard a bartender at the Coach and Six Restaurant in Memphis on April 4, 1968, stating that Martin Luther King would be killed if he went to Memphis. Evans later reported this to the FBI.  

Key People:  
- **Mason Evans**: Testified about overhearing a bartender’s comment regarding MLK’s assassination at the Coach and Six Restaurant in Memphis on April 4, 1968.  
- **Judy Williamson**: Involved in reviewing and handling the release of sensitive information from the FBI file.  
- **Commissioner Eaves**: Atlanta Public Safety Commission member who withheld certain details about the PD report to protect confidential sources.  
- **John Harding**: Supervisor at the FBI’s FOIA office, coordinating document releases.  

Key Locations:  
- **Coach and Six Restaurant (Memphis, Tennessee)**: Site of Evans’ alleged encounter with the bartender.  
- **Atlanta, Georgia**: Headquarters for the FBI’s file management and FOIA processing.  
- **1776 Peachtree Street Building (Atlanta, Georgia)**: Mentioned as a location associated with the bartender and potential connections to Jack Peeteet.  

Key Events:  
- **April 4, 1968**: Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis, Tennessee.  
- **FOIA Requests (1975–1977)**: Efforts by the public and officials to access FBI and Atlanta PD records related to the case.  
- **FBI File Review (1977)**: Transfer of 44-2386 and 157-3094 files to the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) for investigation.  
- **Witness Testimony**: Mason Evans’ account of overhearing a threat against MLK, which was part of the FBI’s investigative file.  

Key Organizations:  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Managed the MURKIN case files, including 44-2386 and 157-3094.  
- **House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)**: Received FBI documents for review in 1977.  
- **Atlanta Police Department (PD)**: Provided records included in the FBI’s file, though some details were withheld due to confidentiality concerns.

MLK Declassified Files

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