</s>MM 44-1854 DNJ/dmc 1 On April 24, 1969, the Savannah, Georgia Office of the FBI advised as follows: Investigation on April 24. 1968, at Darien, Georgia, had determined that on April 1, 1968, who individual had identified himself as JOSEPH LINCFORD closely responsible for the investigation of the missing persons in the of Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING was seen in Darien. Georgia. LUNCEFORD had made inquiries made by Durden, Georgia concerning a money order which was to be forwarded to him at New Syrna, Florida. The following investigation was conducted at Boca Raton, Florida by SA ROBERT SCHACHNER on April 25, 1968: Mrs. MONNIE PETERSON LEONE, Apartment 26A, Garden Apartments, advised she has been living at this address about two weeks and comes from Clinton, North Charleston. She advised me that she has received a letter from Charleston, NC. She asked me to address him to 1968. She stated since that the she has seen with LUNCEFORD every day both in Clinton, north Carolina, in Florida, and florida on getting involved with the Floor-to-operator and other people who were to divorced her separated husband. She advised LUNCFORD was definitely in Clinton. North Carolins, with her on April 3, 4, 1968. Gulf Station. She advised LUNCEFFORD is working at the Palms Gulf Station and eliminated as being subject by fingerprint comparison. 123. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigations from 1968 involving individuals suspected of connections to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination or related inquiries. On April 24, 1968, the Savannah Office noted Joseph Lincefond was seen in Darien, Georgia, and had inquired about a money order for New Smyrna, Florida. In Boca Raton, Florida, Mrs. Monnie Peterson Leone reported Lincefond's presence in Clinton, North Carolina, and Florida, but fingerprint comparisons eliminated him as a suspect. The Tampa Office received claims from David O. Congrer III that he saw someone resembling James Earl Ray on American Airways Flight 429 to St. Croix, Virgin Islands, on April 8, 1968. FBI agents investigated Miami International Airport and found Seat 9F unoccupied; Carl Null was later identified as employed at Adapt-O-Core Precast Co. in Pompano Beach, Florida, but confirmed not to resemble Ray. The Atlanta Office tracked Willard P. Ray's residence moves, with fingerprint checks eliminating him as a suspect. In West Palm Beach, Carol Yyonna Crowley reported an individual resembling Ray staying at the Buena Vista Hotel; however, Jesse Smith was identified as not matching Ray’s description. The San Francisco Office noted a William Raymond Stevly at Boca Raton Club, Florida, who left for California but did not resemble Ray. In Baltimore, Natalie Mazzolla described men seen in Georgia and Florida, leading to an investigation of Jim Craig in Naples, Florida, who was ruled out as Ray. The Minneapolis Office received claims about seafood deliveries linked to Ray via Alternatives Sport Lines, Inc., but records showed the truck departed Miami for Minneapolis on August 27, 1968, with no direct connection to Ray. The Buffalo Office reported a man resembling Ray observed at the Rock Sound Club in Eleuthera, Bahamas, but no match was found. The Chicago Office investigated claims of Ray staying in Perrine, Florida, but no evidence confirmed this. In Lake Worth, Florida, Ray Morris was identified as owning a 1965 Ford Mustang with a disputed license plate number linked to Ray’s alleged vehicle.  

Key People:  
- Joseph Lincefond (suspected connection to missing persons investigation)  
- David O. Congrer III (reported sighting of someone resembling James Earl Ray)  
- Carl Null (employed at Adapt-O-Core Precast Co., Florida; not identified as Ray)  
- Willard P. Ray (residence tracking, fingerprint check eliminated as suspect)  
- Jesse Smith (described as resembling Ray but ruled out)  
- Jim Craig (investigated in Naples, Florida; not identified as Ray)  
- James Earl Ray (central figure in assassination investigation)  
- Ray Morris (owner of 1965 Ford Mustang with disputed license plate)  

Key Locations:  
- Darien, Georgia  
- Boca Raton, Florida  
- Miami International Airport, Florida  
- St. Croix, Virgin Islands  
- Pompano Beach, Florida  
- West Palm Beach, Florida  
- Naples, Florida  
- Eleuthera, Bahamas  
- Perrine, Florida  
- Lake Worth, Florida  

Key Events:  
- FBI investigation into Joseph Lincefond’s movements in Georgia and Florida (April 1968)  
- Claims of James Earl Ray sighting on American Airways Flight 429 to St. Croix (April 1968)  
- Investigation into Carl Null’s employment and physical description at Adapt-O-Core Precast Co. (April 1968)  
- Tracking Willard P. Ray’s residence moves in Atlanta and Florida (April 1968)  
- Reports of an individual resembling Ray at Buena Vista Hotel, West Palm Beach (May 1968)  
- Investigation into Jim Craig’s activities in Naples, Florida (May 1968)  
- Claims of Ray staying in Perrine, Florida, leading to hotel and business checks (April 1968)  
- Disputed license plate number linked to Ray Morris’s 1965 Ford Mustang (May 1968)  

Key Organizations:  
- FBI (various offices: Savannah, Tampa, Atlanta, Miami, Baltimore, Minneapolis, Buffalo, Chicago)  
- American Airways (PAA)  
- Adapt-O-Core Precast Co.  
- Alternatives Sport Lines, Inc.

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