</s>PAGE FIVE . AT 44-2386 CITIZEN NEWSPAPER, DALTON, GEORGIA. MAULDIN NOT PRESENT DURING THIS INTERVIEW AND DOES NOT KNOW WHAT INFO CURTIS GAVE GULLEDGE. MAUILDIN STATED CURTS THREE TO FOUR DAYS AGO RECEIVED LETTER WITH RETURN A ADDRESS, MISSOURI STATE PENITENTIARY. CURITS KNOWS NO SPECIFIC RACIAL HATRESS, MISSOURI STATISTATE PENTITIARY, BUT NOT AGGRESSIVE INDIVIDUAL. HE SAID IF RAY, WHO IS MEAN IF CROSSED, BUT not AGGROSSIVE INDIUDUAL. HE SAIDAID IF RE RETURNED TO ATLANTA AFTER ASSASSINATION, IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN TO COLLECT BOUNTY. KANSAS CITY AT JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI. (11) DETERMINE THIRD CELL MATE WITH RAY AND CURITIS IN "B" and "C" HALLS, BETWEEN SIXTYTO TO SIXTYSTIXS (INDIVIDUALS ALLEGED TO BE AND BE AT MISSOURS STATE PENTIENTIARY). VERIFY CURTING'S STORY. (2) THRU POLICE AND INFORMATION CONTACTS IDENTIFY ITALIAN WHO WAS "A BIG MAN" IN SYNDICATE BETWEENT KANSAS CITY AND CHICAGO AND WHO STOLE POST OFFICE MONEY OORDERS AND TRAVELERS CHECKS FOR SUBJECT RAY. (3) DEVELOP INFO FROM INMATES AND OTHER SOURCES RE RAY'S ALLEGGED WIFE. (4) DEVELOP INFO RE PRISON GOSSIP RE "MILLION DOLLAR BOUNITY ON KING'S HEAD." NEW ORLEANS AT NEW ORLEANTS, LA ... > DEVELOPE INFO RE RE COIN (PHONETIC). SPRINGFIELD AT MENARD PRISON, MENARD, ILL. IDENTITY RAYS FORMER CELL MATE IN MENARD STATE PRISON. END PAGE FIVE 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The declassified government documents detail FBI investigations into individuals linked to criminal activities, stolen vehicles, and potential connections to Martin Luther King Jr.'s (MLK) assassination. Key focus areas include tracking Eric Starvo Galt (or similar aliases), vehicle thefts in Florida and Georgia, witness interviews regarding New Orleans dance studios, and interagency coordination across multiple states. The documents also reference James Earl Ray (JER) as a suspect flagged as "armed and dangerous" due to his alleged involvement in MLK's assassination. Investigations span April–June 1968, with efforts to trace JER’s movements via transportation networks, flight records, and communication logs. No direct evidence of the assassination is provided, but the files contextualize broader FBI efforts to track suspects post-April 5, 1968.  

Key People  
- **Eric Starvo Galt**: Primary subject of vehicle theft investigations; linked to New Orleans dance studios (Continental Dance Studio) and Florida license plates.  
- **James Earl Ray (JER)**: Flagged as "armed and dangerous" for alleged involvement in MLK’s assassination; investigated for stolen vehicles, flight records, and misidentified phone calls.  
- **Charlie Hartzell**: Former manager of the Continental Dance Studio in New Orleans; interviewed about Galt’s potential attendance at dance classes (1964–1965).  
- **Marlin Meyers**: Requested for further questioning regarding Galt’s activities.  
- **Oscar Willerson**: Briefly investigated due to suspicious behavior and a Georgia-licensed vehicle, but ruled out as a match for Galt.  
- **Ernest Q. "Dutch" Holland**: Admitted attempting to call Earl Campbell at the Ember Club in Huntsville, Alabama, but misheard the operator’s response as “Eric Starvo Galt.”  

Key Locations  
- **New Orleans, Louisiana**: Associated with dance studios and witness interviews related to Galt.  
- **Florida (Broward County, Florida Department of Motor Vehicles)**: Focus of vehicle registration checks for stolen Dodge cars with "10-W" license plates.  
- **Georgia**: Center of investigations into stolen vehicles post-April 4, 1968, and JER’s potential transportation methods.  
- **Alabama (Madison, Jackson, Marshall counties)**: Sites of divorce/marriage record checks for names linked to JER, Galt, and Harvey Lohehmyer.  
- **Memphis, Birmingham, Miami, Jacksonville, Tallahassee**: FBI field offices coordinating cross-state investigations.  

Key Events  
- **Vehicle Investigations**: Focus on stolen Dodge cars with Florida license plates (e.g., "10-W") and their registration records; requests for cross-referencing with state agencies like the Broward County Tag Agency.  
- **Witness Interviews**: Charlie Hartzell confirmed no students by the name Galt at his dance studio; ASA Young reviewed records but found no matches.  
- **Flight Surveillance**: Eastern Air Lines Flight 915 (June 6, 1968) made a stop in Atlanta, Georgia; stewardess denied recognizing JER or others on board.  
- **Phone Call Misidentification**: Ernest Q. Holland misheard an operator’s response as “Eric Starvo Galt” during a call to Earl Campbell at the Ember Club.  
- **Stolen Vehicle Tracking**: FBI coordinated with agencies to investigate cars stolen from Georgia after April 4, 1968, as potential transportation methods for JER.  
- **Interagency Collaboration**: Multiple FBI offices (e.g., Atlanta, Memphis, Newark) reviewed transportation records, car recoveries, and communications related to JER’s movements post-April 5, 1968.  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI**: Conducted vehicle investigations, witness interviews, and interagency coordination across states; flagged JER as "armed and dangerous."  
- **National Crime Information Center (NCIC)**: Used for checking criminal records; noted negative results for certain individuals.  
- **Broward County Tag Agency** and **Florida Department of Motor Vehicles**: Involved in verifying vehicle registration records.  
- **Birmingham Police Department**: Processed vehicles from Georgia (April 5, 1968) for latent fingerprints linked to stolen car investigations.

MLK Declassified Files

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