</s>5/10/68 AIRTEL TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (44-38861) FROM: SAG, RICHMOND (44-(57) -P- MURKIN Re: Lookalike Seen by N.O. Highway Patrolman in Newton, N.C ., 4/9/68 SA JOHN D. (4/19/68), the following persons were contacted by described in TERNEY relative to be on the alert for the vehicle Wytheville, Va. 4/18/68, at Capt. M. C. BOLDIN Va. State Police BURFORD SHOCKLEY, Sheriff Wyche County J. D. DILLOW Chief of Police All advised should they or any of their men see the vehicle they would immediately notify the FBI. To date, the vehicle has not been seen in the Wytheville. Va. area. ARMED & DANGEROUS. - Bureau 44-1365 657 Charlotte (4)-1355 (Info) - Memphis (4H-1987) SENALIZED - Richmond FED MAY 13 1966 (8) FED CHARLOTIC. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O ., 14176

Summary: The document contains multiple entries from the FBI's investigative files, primarily focusing on monitoring a vehicle in Newton, NC, linked to an individual resembling James Earl Ray, a suspect in Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Law enforcement officials in Virginia and North Carolina were alerted to track the vehicle, though it remained undetected. The text also details an investigation into Baldridge's wife, Shelby Jean, who allegedly met Eric Ray (possibly James Earl Ray) in Florida during 1957. FBI agents interviewed individuals connected to her, including relatives and acquaintances, to verify potential ties to Ray. Additional entries reference administrative procedures, form submissions, and routine checks for suspects described as "ARMED & DANGEROUS."  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (suspect in MLK's assassination)  
- Shelby Jean (Baldridge's wife, allegedly met Eric Ray in 1957)  
- Baldridge (individual under investigation for potential ties to Ray)  
- J. K. Shearn (farm bureau manager who reported a suspect resembling Ray)  
- S. C. McClary (individual with a South Carolina driver’s license linked to a suspect)  

Key Locations:  
- Newton, NC  
- Wytheville, VA  
- Fayetteville, NC  
- Raleigh, NC  
- Bristol, VA  
- Myrtle Beach, SC  

Key Events:  
- FBI monitoring of a vehicle in Newton, NC (April 9, 1968)  
- Investigation into Baldridge’s wife, Shelby Jean, and her alleged contact with Eric Ray in Florida (1957)  
- Interviews with relatives and acquaintances of Shelby Jean to verify connections to James Earl Ray  
- Routine checks for suspects described as "ARMED & DANGEROUS"  
- Administrative procedures for form submissions and case updates  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Air Force (references to Daniel Marvin Colley, an airman)  
- Local law enforcement agencies in North Carolina and Virginia

MLK Declassified Files

44-ce-1365_738554_04-05-part_4_of_4.pdf

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