</s>PAGE FOUR LA 44-1574 BLVD ., SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA FOR ONE BAYARD THIRTY TWO CALIBER. SERIAL NUMBER TWO FIVE TWO ONE ONE ONE AND BERETTA TWENTY-FIVE AUTOMATIC PISTOL. SERIAIL NUMBER EIGHT EIGHT SEVEN TWO EIGHT ZERO, PLUS AMMUNITION FOR EACH WEAPON. CLAIMS WHEN FRANK BRICKLEY WAS LAST IN LA AREA ABOUT SUMMER SIXTY SIXTEN BOTH OF THESE WEAPONS DISAPPEARED FROM HIS RESIDENCE. AND HE SUSPECTED EITHER FRANK OR BOB BRICKLY OR THEIR COUSIN, WHOSE HE WAS NOT NOW RECALL, STOLE THEM. SAID HE HAS NEVER FILED A STOLEN REPORT. SAAD ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO HE GOT COLLECT CALL FROM FRANK SEEKING MONEY, AT WHICH TIME FRANK INDICATED CALL FROM JUST GOTTEN OUT OF HOSPITAL WHERE WRECOVERING FROM UNDESCRIBED WOUND. WAS UNABLE AT THIS TIME TO FIND TELEPHONE COMPANY CHARGES FOR THIS CALL. BUT BELIEVES IT WAS ONE TELEPKILLLE OR NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. SAID HE IS SURE THAT NO ONE OTHER THAN FRANK or BOB BICKLEY OF POSSIBLE THEIR COUNSIN, COULD HAVE BEEN IN POSSESSION OF INFO THAT HE HAS PURCHASED ABOVE DESCRIBLED WEAPONES OR THAT HE HAD RESPONDED TO CALL FOR MONEY BY SENDING TWENTY OR THIRTY DOLLARS TO FRANK. CLAIMS LAST SAW BOBBRICKLEY LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO, AT WHICH TIMES TIME BOB SAID FRANK WAS IN PRISON, BUT DID NOT INDICATE SPECIFIC CHARGE OR LOCATION. END PAGE FOUR 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains FBI investigative records from May 1968 detailing efforts to identify and verify individuals linked to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). Key figures include Frank Brickley, whose .32 caliber revolver and Beretta 25 automatic pistol disappeared in 1966, and his brother Bob Brickley, suspected of stealing the weapons. Brickley claims he received a collect call from Frank in 1966, which the FBI notes discrepancies in telephone records for, linking it to Nashville, Tennessee. Brickley asserts only Frank, Bob, or their cousin could have known about his weapons or responded to the call by sending money. He last saw Bob less than two months prior, during which Bob claimed Frank was in prison but did not specify charges or location.  

The FBI investigates James Earl Ray (JER), noting inconsistencies in hotel records and photos. A Nashville file references JER’s alleged connection to a 1964 incident involving Julian Gilbert, who was hospitalized. The FBI also examines Ray Young, a Los Angeles resident linked to MLK-related inquiries, and checks for ties to Brickley or other suspects. Additional reports mention Clyde Manasco, a Birmingham gun store clerk who identified Eric Starvo Galt (later confirmed as James Earl Ray) as a man seeking a high-powered rifle scope on April 18, 1968. The FBI sought verification through photographs and records.  

The document includes directives to coordinate with FBI divisions in Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, and others to verify identities, review prison records, and locate individuals like Frank Brickley (FBI #197-96C), who has a criminal history including incarceration at Terre Haute, Indiana. The FBI warns of potential threats from suspects deemed "armed and dangerous."  

Key People  
- **Frank Brickley** (suspected connection to MLK assassination; weapons disappeared in 1966)  
- **Bob Brickley** (Frank’s brother; suspected theft of weapons)  
- **James Earl Ray** (subject of investigation; linked to MLK assassination)  
- **Clyde Manasco** (Birmingham gun store clerk who identified James Earl Ray)  
- **Julian Gilbert** (allegedly hospitalized in 1964, tied to Nashville file)  

Key Locations  
- **Nashville, Tennessee** (linked to Frank Brickley’s call in 1966; Julian Gilbert’s hospitalization)  
- **Birmingham, Alabama** (site of Gun Rack Store where Clyde Manasco identified James Earl Ray)  
- **Terre Haute, Indiana** (Frank Brickley’s incarceration)  
- **Chattanooga, Tennessee** (Frank Brickley’s alleged birthplace)  

Key Events  
- Disappearance of Frank Brickley’s weapons in 1966.  
- FBI investigation into James Earl Ray’s identity and potential ties to MLK assassination.  
- Clyde Manasco identifies Eric Starvo Galt as a man seen at the Gun Rack Store seeking a rifle scope on April 18, 1968.  
- Coordination between FBI divisions to verify suspects’ identities and criminal histories.  
- Review of prison records for Frank Brickley and other individuals.  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI** (Federal Bureau of Investigation; central to the investigation)  
- **Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)** (involved in initial inquiries)  
- **Money Order Audit Bureau (Western Union)** (reviewed records for potential connections to suspects)

MLK Declassified Files

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