</s>PAGE 4 JN 62-544 UNCLAS E FTO WAS BLUE AND WHITE, WHICH PLANES HE USED TO FLY TO DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE KING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. HE STATED THAT HE RECALLS GOING TO HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA; TUPELO; MISSISSIPPI; JACKSON; TENNESSEE; ATLANTA, GEORGIA; AND GREENVILLE; SOUTH CAROLINA; HE STATEO THAT WHILE AT TUPELLO, MISSISSPPI; HE STAYED IN THE RAMADA INN AND BELIEVES THAT IN THE OTHER PLACESE HE VISITED IN HOLDAY INNS. HE STATED THAT MITCH FURNISHED HIM A JAPANESE SNIPER RIFLE. HE STATED that HE KEPT THE RIFLET AND THAT JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS OF 975, HE HAD IT REWORKED AT A GUNSHOP IN COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, ON ROURTH STREET ACROSS FROM A BANK. HE STATED that THE LAST KNOW- LEDGE HE HADE OF THE RIFE, HIS OLDER SON, HE STEVEN WAYNE WILSON, HAD THE RIFE AND A SHOTGUN BUT HAD TOLD HIM THAT HE HAS SOLD IT. MR. WILson ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A GARBAGE STRIKE IN PROGRESS AT MEMPHIS, TENNESSES, AND THAT MITCH CALLED HIM AT HIS STORE IN GRANDVIEW, MISSOURI, AND TOLD THAT KINS WAS COMING TO MEMPHISS FOR A RALLY AND INSTRUCTED WILSOON TO COME TO MEMPHS WHERE HE WAS TO MEET TWO MEN AT THE WONDER BAR LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF SUMMER AVENUE AND WHITE STATION ROAD. MR. WI. WILSON ADVISEO THAT HE FLEW TO MEMPHS, TENNESSEE, IN THE 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The text presents a fragmented account involving **Burgess Audie Wilson** and his alleged connection to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It details Wilson’s claims that he killed King, citing his daughter’s travel from Kansas City, Missouri, to Memphis three days prior to the murder. Wilson allegedly sought to surrender to authorities and met with Shelby County Sheriff Gene Bardsdale. Family members, including his wife Betty Lou Wilson and children Deborah Ann, Steven, and Mark Anthony, dispute his involvement, describing him as a heavy drinker, compulsive liar, and abusive toward his family. Law enforcement records reference FBI or local investigations into Wilson’s whereabouts in 1968, mental health (alcoholism, psychiatric issues), and potential access to weapons. The text contains inconsistencies, including conflicting dates (e.g., "August 17, 1978" vs. "1975") and typos ("WRTIN LUTHER KING" likely a misspelling of "Martin Luther King"). No credible evidence links Wilson to the assassination, and family skepticism suggests his claims were fabricated or exaggerated. The text may reflect speculative investigations or damaged/archival records from the 1970s-80s.  

Key People  
- **Burgess Audie Wilson**: Alleged perpetrator of MLK’s assassination; claimed to have killed King in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968.  
- **Betty Lou Wilson** (wife): Denies his involvement, describes him as abusive and unreliable.  
- **Deborah Ann, Steven, Mark Anthony Wilson**: Children of Burgess Audie Wilson; provide family accounts refuting his guilt.  
- **Gene Bardsdale**: Shelby County Sheriff allegedly involved in arranging Wilson’s surrender.  

Key Locations  
- **Kansas City, Missouri**: Home of Wilson’s daughter, who allegedly drove to Memphis three days before MLK’s assassination.  
- **Memphis, Tennessee**: Site of Dr. King’s assassination on April 4, 1968.  
- **Grandview, Missouri**: Location where family members claim Wilson was during the assassination.  

Key Events  
- **April 4, 1968**: Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee.  
- **Alleged meeting between Wilson and Gene Bardsdale**: Supposed arrangement for Wilson to surrender.  
- **FBI or law enforcement inquiries**: Investigations into Wilson’s movements, mental state, and potential access to weapons (e.g., a Japanese sniper rifle).  
- **Family testimonies**: Relatives’ accounts of Wilson’s behavior, alibis, and denial of involvement in the assassination.  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI**: Mentioned as part of investigative efforts into Wilson’s claims.  
- **Shelby County Sheriff’s Office**: Involved in alleged arrangements for Wilson’s surrender.  
- **Local law enforcement**: Referenced in records about Wilson’s 1968 whereabouts and mental health.

MLK Declassified Files

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