</s>PAGE TWO LA 44-1574 INVESTIGATION REFLECTS ONE JAY WALLES, AKA JEROME WALLIS VERNON FBI NO. SEVEN FOUR THREE TWO TWO SIX B. OPERATED WALL IS LAUNDRY UNTIL MARCH TWENTY FOUR. SIXTY EIGHT, AND MADE NO FURTHER APPEARANCE AT LAUNDRY AFTER MARCH TWO TWENTY SEVEN. HE IS PAMPA, DESCRIBED WHITE, MALE, BORN TEXAS. FIVE ELEVEN. ONE NINETY FIVE, BROWN EYES, BROW HAIR. HE IS SUBJECT OF BUFFLES FORTY TWO DASH ONE SEVEN TWO SEVEN TWO SEVEN ONE SIX AND FORTY BEING DASH ON ONE NAUGHT ONE FOUR FOUR NINE. PHOTO GRAPH OF VERNOM TWO SENT ONE MEMPHIS AIRLINE. PRESENT MANAGER, LUCY PINELA, STATES SHE BELIEVES SHE HAS SEEN UNDERSHORTS OF TYPE IN PHOTO AS HASVING BEEN THROUGH HER LAUNGRY. SHE FURTHER STATED THE CODE ON THE GARMENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOME TIME AFTER MID-FEBRUARY, SIXTEURARY, SIXY EIGHT. AND THAT ALL RECORDS OF LAUNDAY. AS WELL AS TOOLS. WERE REMO VED FROM PREMISTS BY VENON. SHE LAST SAW VERMON MARCH twenty SEVEN, SIXTY ELEMENTS. PINELNA DOES NOT KNOW IDENTITY OF PRESENT OWNER. HOWEVER. TELEPHONE BILL WAS SENT TO MAURICE HOWARD, LOS ANGELES FILE ONE HUNDRED DASH TWO THREE TWO NAUGHIT NAUGHLT NUGHT, BUFFLE ONE HUNDRERD DASH THREE FOUR TWO SAUGHT TWO, WHO IS SUBJECT RESERVE INDEX SECTION B, LOSS ANGELES. END PAGE TWO 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail an FBI investigation into potential connections between individuals and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) in 1968. Key elements include inquiries into suspects such as Jay Walle, Eric Starvo Galt, William Joseph Lemeyer, Richard Mitchell, Jimmy Earl Parks, Percy D. Strickland, and Dr. Robert Ervin Kramer. Investigations focused on their alleged ties to evidence near MLK’s assassination site, travel patterns, criminal histories, and potential links to extremist groups like the KKK. The FBI coordinated across multiple field offices (Birmingham, Memphis, Minneapolis, Sacramento, Dallas, Louisville) to cross-reference records, including vehicle registrations, employment backgrounds, and financial activities. A flight from Dallas to Louisville on March 28, 1968, was noted for an unidentified male who allegedly described MLK’s assassination to another passenger, Charles Ahrns. The FBI sought to identify this individual and verify details about passengers, including a U.S. Airman and an Afghanistani Army captain. Investigations also included checks on Klan members in Mississippi, maritime employment records for Galt, and verification of social security numbers and drivers’ licenses.  

Key People  
- Jay Walle (JAY WALLES) – Associated with a Memphis laundry and hardware store near MLK’s assassination site; laundromat records allegedly removed by Vernon.  
- Eric Starvo Galt – Suspected Mustang owner (1966), linked to maritime work, financial activities, and potential ties to extremist groups.  
- William Joseph Lemeyer – Minneapolis-based individual who traveled between cities in March 1968, meeting railway workers and making hotel reservations.  
- Richard Mitchell – Birmingham resident who contacted FBI agents on April 11, 1968, regarding MLK’s assassination but refused to discuss it over the phone.  
- Jimmy Earl Parks – Individual with criminal history potentially linked to violent behavior or associations with suspects.  
- Percy D. Strickland – Criminal history noted; employed by Southern Bell Telephone Company.  
- Dr. Robert Ervin Kramer – Portland, Oregon resident with legal issues (drug possession, probation violations) and erratic behavior.  
- Theodore B. Lyman – Parolee with criminal history referenced in California and Utah records; prison number A-D86443, FBI #1683804.  
- Charles Ahrns – Witness to alleged statement about MLK’s assassination on a flight from Dallas to Louisville.  
- Captain Donald L. Loheimer – U.S. Marine officer with military service record and movements tracked in April 1968.  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee (laundry, hardware store, investigation focus)  
- Birmingham, Alabama (FBI headquarters, payphone linked to Galt’s activities)  
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (Lemeyer’s origin)  
- Sacramento, California (vehicle registration inquiry, Kramer’s records)  
- Dallas, Texas (flight origin, James Pounds’ residence)  
- Louisville, Kentucky (flight stop)  
- Gadsden, Alabama (vehicle registration checks)  
- Salt Lake City, Utah (Lyman’s parole status)  
- Mississippi (Klan members under investigation)  
- Gulf Coast (Holmes Beach, Florida; Loheimer’s movements)  

Key Events  
- March 28, 1968: Unidentified male on American Airlines flight 260 described MLK’s assassination to Charles Ahrns.  
- April 10, 1968: FBI requested verification of Eric Starvo Galt’s vehicle and background.  
- October 7, 1967: Telephone call linked to Galt’s activities from a payphone in Birmingham.  
- Investigation into Klan members in Mississippi, including fingerprint comparisons and employment checks.  
- Examination of Jimmy Earl Parks and Percy D. Strickland’s criminal histories.  
- Dr. Robert Ervin Kramer’s background check for behavioral anomalies.  
- Coordination between FBI offices to cross-reference information on Galt and Loheimer across jurisdictions.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field offices (Birmingham, Memphis, Minneapolis, Sacramento, Dallas, Louisville).  
- California Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (CII).  
- U.S. Department of Justice (via FBI records).  
- American Airlines (flight details).  
- KKK (suspected involvement in assassination plot).  
- U.S. Department of Labor (Wages and Hours Division).  
- Maritime unions and port authorities.  
- State Patrol agencies (e.g., Wisconsin, Texas).  
- Financial institutions and motor vehicle departments.  
- U.S. Marine Corps (Second Battalion, Sixth Marines).

MLK Declassified Files

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