</s>FD-302 (Rev. E-11-641) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 Date: 4/16/68 MARY DE CHAMPION, a teacher, 923 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, California advised that the owns the residential address at this address and owned it since January. 1963. She said that this address was owned it once January. no tenant and ERIC STARVO GALT, and has not had one with this name. She Said that that name was unfamiliar to her- She also said she was unfamiliar with the name ERIC GAULT. She said she could not recognize the description of GALT. when it was given to her. 95 4/15/68 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles 44-1547 On at File # SA ALBERT N. CARLBLOM/mmc 4/ 16/68 by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency, it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14/16

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigations into Eric Starvo Galt’s activities in Los Angeles during early 1968, focusing on his residency, financial transactions, and enrollment at educational institutions. Property owners and hotel managers confirmed no records of Galt residing at addresses listed in the summaries since January 1963. Telephone records indicate a number (469-8096) was installed at 1535 North Serrano Street on November 27, 1967, and disconnected on January 22, 1968. A $26.65 check payable to Union Telephone Company is linked to Galt’s address. At the St. Francis Hotel (5533 Hollywood Boulevard), Galt resided from January 21 to March 17, 1968, with a change-of-address form redirecting mail to Atlanta, Georgia. He paid $40 for rent via check on February 21, 1968, and left with two brown leather suitcases. Galt also enrolled at the International School of Bartending in Los Angeles from January 19 to March 2, 1968, paying $105 in cash initially and another $106 on January 20, 1969. The school’s director, Tomas Lau, described Galt as 5'11", 175 pounds, single, and a former cook in the Merchant Marines. Galt informed Lau he planned to leave Los Angeles within two weeks after graduation for an undisclosed destination. Separate FBI records from April 1968 include information on Galt’s attendance at the National Dance Studio in Long Beach from December 1967 to February 1968, including enrollment agreements and payment records.  

Key People:  
- Eric Starvo Galt (subject of investigations; enrolled at International School of Bartending and National Dance Studio)  
- Mary De Champion (property owner who denied knowledge of Galt’s residency)  
- Raymond Bartlett (Brevoort Hotel manager who denied Galt’s stay)  
- Hay Wilson (hotel clerk who denied Galt’s records)  
- Mrs. Schirmmer (property owner who denied knowledge of Galt)  
- W.C. Baker (St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles)  
- Robert Keeley (St. Francis Hotel desk clerk)  
- Tomas Lau (director of International School of Bartending; provided details on Galt’s enrollment and observations)  
- Rodney Arvidson (owner of National Dance Studio)  
- Cathryn Norton (dance instructor at National Dance Studio)  
- Andreas Jorgensen (dance instructor at National Dance Studio)  

Key Locations:  
- 923 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, California  
- Brevoort Hotel, Hollywood, California  
- St. Francis Hotel, 5533 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California  
- 1535 North Serrano Street, Apartment 6, Hollywood, California  
- Security First National Bank, Vermont-Hollywood Branch, Los Angeles, California  
- International School of Bartending, 2125 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California  
- 751 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles (building where individuals were interviewed about Galt)  
- National Dance Studio, Long Beach, California  

Key Events:  
- Galt’s residency at the St. Francis Hotel (January 21–March 17, 1968) and subsequent change-of-address form to Atlanta, Georgia  
- Disconnection of Galt’s telephone service at 1535 North Serrano Street on January 22, 1968  
- Payment of $40 for rent via check on February 21, 1968  
- Galt’s enrollment and graduation from the International School of Bartending (January 19–March 2, 1968)  
- Galt’s attendance at National Dance Studio in Long Beach (December 1967–February 1968)  
- FBI interviews with school staff and former students to verify Galt’s enrollment, employment history, and associations  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company  
- Security First National Bank  
- St. Francis Hotel management (including Allan O. Thompson, Robert Keeley)  
- International School of Bartending (Los Angeles)  
- National Dance Studio (Long Beach, California)

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