</s>4/29/68 PLAINTEXT TELETYPE URGENT TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (44-3861) SAC, KANSAS CITY SAC_ ST. LOUIS SAC , SAN DIEGO (44)-387) FROM: MURKIN. REFERENCE HOUSTON TELETYPE TO BUREAU, MEMPHIS AND SAN DIEGo APRIL TWENTY NINE, CURRENT . RE SUSPECT EARL RAY, RAY EARL, WARREN RAY , AND RAY WARREN. REFERENCED TELETYPE AS FOLLOWS: "ON TODAY, A. E. "KIT" BROWN, GEN. DEL ., HAMPSHIRE, TEX. ADVISED EX-WIFE'S NAME IS DORIS DEAN JONES NEE SCHULZZ, AKA ,, DORES DEAN BROWN AND PRESENTILY RESIDES ONE ZERO SEVEN ZERO SEVEN JAMAICA BLVD ., SPACE TWO FOUR SIX, SWEETWATER LODGE, SPRING VALLEY, CALIFORN, BROWN ADVISID BASIS FOR DIVORCE FROM WIFE IN ONE NINE SIX ZERO WAS FINDING LETTER IN WIFE'E'S PURSE 44-387 41-1509-2554 - Memphis (AM) 1- Houston SEARCHED IN INDEXED AWO(eJt SEARCHING W/LAPED (3) n7-n7 FBI-HUUL.it. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigative efforts into potential connections between individuals and Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) following his assassination on April 4, 1968. Key inquiries focus on James Earl Ray, the primary suspect, and other individuals with physical or behavioral similarities to him. On April 29, 1968, the FBI investigated Earl Ray, Warren Ray, and Raymond Eugene Warren, seeking confirmation if Raymond Eugene Warren matched James Earl Ray through photographic comparisons. Doris Dean Jones, ex-wife of William L. Jones, provided information about a man described as having tattoos and physical traits resembling Ray, potentially linked to Raymond Eugene Warren.  

The FBI also examined phone calls from Yuma, Arizona, to Louisiana in December 1967, suspecting ties to James Earl Ray’s movements. Efforts included fingerprint comparisons of Ray with prints collected since his escape from Missouri State Penitentiary on April 23, 1967. William Thomas Jacobs, arrested in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1965, claimed he was approached by two men to assassinate MLK and President Johnson, describing them as a tall man with a leather jacket and a shorter man in a business suit. Graham Robert Smith, a Rice University student, was initially suspected due to a phone call from Mexico but was later eliminated after verifying his alibi and university records.  

Additional investigations referenced Charles Ray Johnson, described as resembling James Earl Ray, who was reportedly seen in Tampa, Florida. The FBI sought to confirm if Johnson was identical to Ray by checking records with the Heart of America Shows and local authorities. Marshall Leon Davis, a lookalike for Ray, had his Cadillac found parked in Louisiana but could not be located for identification. Military service numbers were also verified to eliminate or confirm identities.  

Key People  
- **James Earl Ray** (primary suspect in MLK’s assassination)  
- **Raymond Eugene Warren** (prisoner in Jefferson City, Missouri; potential match to James Earl Ray)  
- **Doris Dean Jones** (ex-wife of William L. Jones; informant about a man resembling Ray)  
- **William Thomas Jacobs** (arrested in Kansas City, Missouri, 1965; claimed approached by suspects for assassination plot)  
- **Graham Robert Smith** (Rice University student; eliminated as suspect due to alibi and records)  
- **Charles Ray Johnson** (suspect linked to MLK’s assassination; described as resembling James Earl Ray)  
- **Marshall Leon Davis** (lookalike for Ray; Cadillac registered to him found in Louisiana)  

Key Locations  
- **Jefferson City, Missouri** (prison location for Raymond Eugene Warren and William Thomas Jacobs)  
- **Yuma, Arizona** (origin of phone calls to Louisiana investigated for ties to James Earl Ray)  
- **Tampa, Florida** (Heart of America Shows; sightings of Charles Ray Johnson)  
- **Houston, Memphis, San Diego, Kansas City, Los Angeles** (FBI field offices involved in investigations)  
- **Uvalde, Texas** (telephone booth linked to suspect activity)  
- **New Orleans, Louisiana** (phone call investigations)  
- **Puerto Vallarta, Mexico** (GALT’s hotel stays at Hotel Rio and Hotel Tropicana)  

Key Events  
- **April 29, 1968**: FBI inquiries into Earl Ray, Warren Ray, and Raymond Eugene Warren; interviews with Doris Dean Jones.  
- **February 15, 1965**: William Thomas Jacobs claims he was approached by two men to assassinate MLK and President Johnson.  
- **December 1967**: Phone calls from Yuma, Arizona, to Louisiana investigated for ties to James Earl Ray’s movements.  
- **April 23, 1967**: James Earl Ray’s escape from Missouri State Penitentiary; FBI seeks fingerprint comparisons to track his activities.  
- **FBI efforts to verify if Charles Ray Johnson was identical to James Earl Ray** through records and local authorities.  
- **Search for Marshall Leon Davis as a potential lookalike for Ray**; Cadillac found in Louisiana but not identified.  
- **Verification of military service numbers** to eliminate or confirm identities of suspects.  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI** (Federal Bureau of Investigation)  
- **Secret Service** (involved in interviewing William Thomas Jacobs)  
- **Southern Bell Telephone Company** (investigated for collect calls related to James Earl Ray’s movements)  
- **Royal American Shows** (Tampa-based entity with employee Jim Sparks; referenced in investigations)  
- **Heart of America Shows** (Florida-based entity mentioned in records)

MLK Declassified Files

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