</s>3.44-1574 concerning this trip. He stated that on this trip, RAY look a box of Clothes to MARIA MARTINI's daughter, who took a box in New Orleans to present time daughter. According to STIN. RAY O'MARTIN'S daughter went by the name of residents of New Orleans in the present time. According to STEIN, RAV O'Martini's daughter went with the name OF to STINEIN, O'MARIA MARINI'S clothes from MARTINA. STEIN to new Orleans. He was as the opinion she where sne reserved to be obtained these clothes from STEIN. could be located through her grandmother, who is also unknown's to New Orleans. The man was also unknown, who resides in a house located on the downtown streets of Bethlehem Street, between Cantrès and Royal Street in New Orleans. To the best of STEIN's recollections, Lorraine's house is only. No house having a large iron gate on the entrance only. When asked whether he had any additional informa- tion concerning the engineer or contractor whom RAY claimed to have visited in New Orleans during the first trip to in the area of New Orlans during the trip to this individual December 1967, and the name and worked on lived in the area of the Industrial Canal in New O'Neill. STEin advised that MARIA MARINA MARINII has told him that this same person lived on in New Orlando. Barracuda in New Louisiana. He entered Highway in the area area of Jackson At this point in the interview, STEIN stated that he had it to leeve immediately he had a 4:00 p.m. appointment with LOUIS LOMAX he had to keep. Because of this, the interview was terminated at this point. 9 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations into individuals associated with Eric Galt (also known as James Earl Ray), a suspect linked to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). Charles Stein, a resident of Los Angeles, recounted meeting Galt at the Sultan Room bar in 1967, where Galt agreed to transport Stein and others to New Orleans for voter registration activities tied to the American Independent Party. During the trip, Stein observed Galt’s familiarity with a voter registration office in New Orleans and noted a phone call made by Galt during the journey. The group returned to Los Angeles on December 21, 1967. Stein later denied involvement in MLK’s assassination, stating that LOUIS LOIX (possibly Louis Lox) used him for publicity rather than solving the case. Separate FBI records from April 1968 describe efforts to verify DYRELL DENNIS (also known as JERI or DARREL), a blonde woman reported by LOUIS LOMAX as a friend of Galt, through interviews and photograph comparisons. Witnesses described DENNIS as a transient individual with no stable residence, frequently seen at establishments like the Sultan Room and St. Francis Hotel. The FBI also investigated Melody Margaret O'Brien and Martin Edward Villaire, who were linked to the "Local Swinger!" letter and an advertisement by Eric S. Galt in the *Los Angeles Free Press*, though these inquiries did not directly reference MLK or his assassination.  

Key People  
- Charles Stein (5666 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles)  
- Eric Galt (also known as James Earl Ray)  
- Rita Stein (spouse of Charles Stein)  
- Marie Martin (associated with Stein and Galt)  
- LOUIS LOIX (possibly Louis Lox; referenced in Stein’s statements)  
- DYRELL DENNIS (also known as JERI/DARREL; linked to James Earl Ray)  
- LOUIS LOMAX (reported DENNIS as a friend of Ray)  
- JOB PETERS, ALLEN THOMPSON, JAMES MORRISON, EDGAR JOHN PENDLETON (witnesses in DENNIS investigation)  
- Melody Margaret O'Brien (former topless dancer in Los Angeles)  
- Martin Edward Villaire (Los Angeles resident; described as an actor)  

Key Locations  
- Los Angeles, California (Franklin Avenue, Floyd Terrace, St. Francis Hotel, Sultan Room)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (Industrial Canal area, Lankersheim Boulevard voter registration office, St. Francis Hotel)  
- Hollywood Boulevard (associated with multiple establishments)  
- Houston, Texas (alleged location of a phone call during Galt’s trip)  

Key Events  
- Meeting Eric Galt at the Sultan Room in Los Angeles for a 1967 New Orleans trip involving voter registration activities  
- Galt’s alleged familiarity with New Orleans voter registration office and phone call during travel  
- FBI interviews in April 1968 to verify DYRELL DENNIS’s identity and connection to James Earl Ray  
- Stein’s denial of involvement in MLK’s assassination, citing LOUIS LOIX’s use of him for publicity  
- Witness accounts describing DENNIS as a transient individual with no stable residence  
- Investigation into the "Local Swinger!" letter and *Los Angeles Free Press* advertisement by Eric S. Galt  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- American Independent Party (context of voter registration activities)  
- Los Angeles Police Department (Hollywood Division; mentioned in context of photo comparisons)  
- *Los Angeles Free Press* (newspaper where an advertisement was placed by Eric S. Galt)

MLK Declassified Files

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