</s>FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) F.B.I Date: Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Via (Priority) PAGE TWO. CG 44-1114 REQUESTED UNTIL VERIFICATION OF ESCAPE &nd Identity. AM CCS TO DALLAS XANX MEMPHIS, AND MOBILE ARMED AND DANGEROUS, Approved: Special Agent in Charge Sent M Per 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

The documents detail FBI investigative reports from May to June 1968 focusing on James Earl Ray’s financial activities and potential access to safe deposit boxes at Dallas-area banks during April 1968. Agents reviewed records from multiple banks, including Republic National Bank, Merchants State Bank, First Citizens Bank, Park Cities Bank, Wynnwood State Bank, Fair Park National Bank, Lakewood Bank & Trust, Casa Linda National Bank, Hillside National Bank, Bank of Dallas, and Citizens National Bank. Each report describes systematic checks for accounts or safe deposit boxes rented after April 23, 1967, with entries made during April 1968. Findings indicate no matches to Ray or his aliases in these records. Agents cross-referenced names against customer files, photographs, employment histories, and bank employee knowledge of account holders. Some reports mention additional individuals like Robert O. Herndon and James A. Staggs but clarify these are unrelated to the primary investigation into Ray. The absence of financial ties to safe deposit boxes is noted as a key finding, though it does not confirm Ray’s innocence or exonerate him from allegations of involvement in MLK’s assassination.  

Key People:  
- SA HAROID J. EDGERTON (investigator)  
- Mr. JAMES WEST (bank official)  
- Mrs. MODINE THOMPSON (safe deposit clerk)  
- Mr. MARLIN MYERS (bank vice president)  
- Miss BEVERLY WHITTEN, Dorothy Bland, and others (bank employees)  
- Mrs. JERRY PASCHALLIG (Fair Park National Bank)  
- W.C. Wenning (Bank of Servicios & Jusito)  
- SA CHARLES E. BLOSSFIELD, SA DONALD G. DRIVER, and others (investigators)  

Key Locations:  
- Dallas, Texas (multiple banks including First Citizens Bank, Park Cities Bank, Wynnwood State Bank, Fair Park National Bank, Lakewood Bank & Trust, Casa Linda National Bank, Hillside National Bank, Bank of Dallas, Citizens National Bank)  

Key Events:  
- Review of safe deposit box records at Dallas-area banks for April 1968 entries.  
- Verification that no individuals matching James Earl Ray or his aliases were identified as box renters.  
- Cross-referencing customer files with photographs and employment data to confirm identities.  
- Documentation of bank employees’ familiarity with customers and their access to safe deposit boxes.  

Key Organizations:  
- First Citizens Bank  
- Park Cities Bank  
- Wynnwood State Bank  
- Fair Park National Bank  
- Lakewood Bank & Trust  
- Casa Linda National Bank  
- Hillside National Bank  
- Bank of Dallas  
- Citizens National Bank  
- Texas Department of Public Safety (mentioned in one record)

MLK Declassified Files

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