</s>4/23/68 AIR MAIL TO: DIRECTOR, JEK (A4-38861) BAC, REWAIS (AA-5741) (P) CONTENTS OF. On a/22/68, Mr. MARY GROOSE, 199 Blyndale Crescent, Roheaster, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire she produced on 1/25/68. The letter was combined in an envelop postmanstees, W. M. 17 April 1968, 'R' the letter sent as follows: "I read column regularly they are good and fotual, with lots of common sense of ing plot was hitched recently in Detroit (t) Black Nationalists, Pauline, and Countess of the Nationalist, the Nationalist and Countesses of professional will eventually find out. "An amiriously black man" Mechester, who writes weekly column for the wahble to finish any additional information, was the letter is being obtained and forwarded to the Labonary. Bhren (ph-1770) (p.o.) (A.M.) 14/1740-13/12 Bacfalo SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED. FILED APR 25 1968 FBI -BIRMINGHIGH 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains multiple FBI memoranda related to investigations into events surrounding Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. A memorandum dated April 9, 1968, notes that Helen Pearson was contacted at her workplace, Domino Lounge in Homewood, regarding an artist’s sketch not matching a man who had previously assaulted her in her apartment. The individual responsible for the altercation is identified as Bubby Yancey. Another memorandum from April 23, 1968, details a search of divorce and marriage records in Cherokee County, Alabama, for individuals named James Earl Ray, Eddie Ray, W.C. Herron, and others, with no records found. A third memo from the same date describes an encounter at the A-1 Cafe in Arab, Alabama, where Smith Ledetter reported seeing a man resembling Eric Starvo Galt, described as white, wearing a white shirt, driving a Mack Tractor associated with Alabama Express, and accompanied by a 15-year-old boy. The waitress at the cafe confirmed seeing the individual but could not confirm if it was the person depicted on an FBI wanted flyer.  

Key People  
- Helen Pearson (contacted regarding an assault)  
- Bubby Yancey (individual who assaulted Helen Pearson)  
- James Earl Ray (subject of divorce/marriage record search)  
- Eddie Ray (subject of divorce/marriage record search)  
- W.C. Herron (subject of divorce/marriage record search)  
- Eric Starvo Galt (individual reportedly seen at A-1 Cafe)  
- Smith Ledetter (witness who reported the sighting)  
- FBI DUNN (waitress at A-1 Cafe, confirmed sighting)  

Key Locations  
- Domino Lounge, Homewood (Helen Pearson’s workplace)  
- 915 South 16th Street (Helen Pearson’s home address)  
- Cherokee County, Alabama (location of divorce/marriage record search)  
- A-1 Cafe, Route 231, Arab, Alabama (location of Eric Starvo Galt sighting)  

Key Events  
- Helen Pearson’s statement regarding an assault by Bubby Yancey  
- FBI search for divorce and marriage records in Cherokee County, Alabama  
- Witness account of a man resembling Eric Starvo Galt at the A-1 Cafe on April 19, 1968  
- Conflicting testimonies about the individual’s identity and connection to an FBI wanted flyer  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Alabama Express Company (associated with the Mack Tractor sighting)

MLK Declassified Files

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