</s>AT 4/4-2386 GPR/R/MK/pml RE: EXAMINATION OF TIRES OF 1966 MUSTANG ABANDONED BY GALT IN ATLANTA, APRIL 5, 1968 BY GALT IN ATLANTIA, APRil 5, 1958 The following investigation was conducted by SA CHARLES PAUL ROSE & SA ROBERT MICHAEL KANE on April 17, 1968 at Atlanta, Georgia. The following individuals, who are connected with the sale and manufacture of tire retread equipment used by reopening companies in the receiving old tires, were dis- players. They all received that the tread design was GALT in Atlanta. They are noted that the thread design was not a tread made by reapers in the southeastern states. They made: Mr. BUD REESE, Operations Manager, Disco Supply Division of Duggan Manufacturing Company, 110 Fourteenth Street, Atlanta, GAERALD STITH, ELMO BROWN, Ciro Fourteenth St. (GERALD STEITH, ELLO SMELL, BAILY Time Company, 1900 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Chamblee, LOU SHAN, Salemans, Wilson Tire and Supply Company, Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. THAD PERDUE, LEMSTER Retread Equipment Company is Design W/77/1-X, wide track that the left front tire is Atta. Atlanta. Georgia, advised that the right front by the design W/71/1, on the rear track and the rear rear manufactured by the number 601 appears on the recap portion of the tire end California. He noted stated the manufacturer should be able to identify the current location of recap machinery with this number. He suggested that the dread on the tread on the two rear tires was posibly made by mold manufactured by the Los Angeles Matrix Company, California. Appearing on the record portion Company El Monte, California, Appearing in the recip portion of the two rean tires in small letters is RGT. PERDUB observatory the weather worn condition of casings in the form of small cracking and stated his experience in California 32 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary:  
The documents detail an FBI investigation into Eric Starvo Galt’s activities in Atlanta, Georgia, focusing on tire examination, laundry transactions, and his residence at 113 Fourteenth Street, Northeast. Tire analysis by agents Charles Paul Rose and Robert Michael Kane examined tread designs linked to a 1966 Mustang abandoned in April 1968. The investigation connected Galt to tire retread equipment manufacturers and noted potential California origins of certain tread patterns. Mrs. Estelle Peters, manager of the Piedmont Laundry, provided details about Galt’s laundry pickups and dry cleaning transactions in April 1968, including a black-checked coat and gray trousers. Galt was described as clean-shaven, approximately six feet tall, and associated with rooming houses at 107-14th Street and 113-14th Street. The documents reference potential connections between Galt and a murder case involving "Dr. Mattin" (possibly Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.), though this link is not explicitly confirmed. Additional FBI records from April 1968 detail efforts to investigate Galt’s financial and personal records, including bank account checks, directory reviews, and credit bureau inquiries, which yielded no significant findings.  

Key People:  
- Eric Starvo Galt (subject of investigation)  
- Charles Paul Rose (FBI agent)  
- Robert Michael Kane (FBI agent)  
- Estelle Peters (Piedmont Laundry manager)  
- Jermie Ellison Garner (landlord/rooming house operator)  
- Jimmie Delton Garner (rooming house operator)  
- SA James J. Dolan, SA Marion E. Cheek, SA Travish L. Livinch, SA Alan G. Sentinella, IC Marion W. Davis  

Key Locations:  
- Atlanta, Georgia (primary location)  
- 113 Fourteenth Street, Northeast (Galt’s residence)  
- 107 Fourteenth Street, Northeast (rooming house)  
- Peachtree Street (laundry pickup location)  
- Los Angeles Matrix Company (tire mold manufacturer mentioned in tire analysis)  
- Friendship Airport, Washington, D.C. (transportation hub for evidence)  

Key Events:  
- Examination of tires from a 1966 Mustang abandoned by Galt in April 1968  
- Investigation into tire retread equipment manufacturers and tread design origins  
- Laundry transactions involving Galt at Piedmont Laundry, including dry cleaning slips dated April 5, 1968  
- Rooming house records linking Galt to 107-14th Street and 113-14th Street addresses  
- FBI efforts to investigate Galt’s financial records, including bank account checks and directory reviews (April 1968)  
- Mention of potential connection between Galt and a murder case involving "Dr. Mattin" (possibly Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Piedmont Laundry (laundry service)  
- Tire retread equipment manufacturers (e.g., Duggan Manufacturing Company, Los Angeles Matrix Company)  
- Credit Bureau of Atlanta, Inc.  
- Atlanta Police Department (Identification Division, Station Captain’s Office)

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