</s>FD-302 Rev. 4:15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date: April 11, 1966 BILLY RAY KING was interviewed at the Rock Island, Illinois, Police Department, by ROBERT A. WICKMAN and CHARLES R. Smith, who identified themselves as Special Agents of the F.S.I. who executed warning and waiver was waived them as F.B.K. K. King, who was identified as a Special Agent of the shown in executed warning, and waiver were waived themas BILLY BAY KING advised he has resided for ten years at 102 Arlington Lake Providence, Louisiana in the mississippi been employed as a deck hand on different boats in the Mississippi River since he was 18 years of age. He stated for the last three months ago. He has been hired to work on a towboat for the K.W. King's rowing company of Grown-up of deck hand onto a towpole. He added that he had been injured on a boat approximately two days ago he had had been hired at the Greenville, Mississippi, General Hospital, but had at the recuperatively worked at his home and had been on that boat. recuperately at his Home in Lake Providence. Louisiana, the Coors River and arranged to catch his boat, which is Director, JERRY WILSON, with the K G.W ., Towing Company in Greeville, Missouri, and given him an airplane ticket Greevville, Mississippi, and then his airplane ticket Quincy, Illinois, for April 1, 1966, Louis, Missouri to that all planes were full and was instructed to take a bus to Memphis, to catch a plane to St. Louis, He to Memphis. To catch a Plane to St ., Louis. He that all plans were were for April 5, 1966. Which is about 175 miles. He arrived to Memphis, Tennessee, which it is about 1765 probably around 4:00 p.m. While at the Railway Bus Depot, miles, He arrived at Memphis some time in the afternoon. probably around 2:00 pm. While it was at the railway bus depot, KING, He advised that the bus depot was closed. There was no buses allowed to leave or enter the depot all night was no bus stops allowed to the depot and the people in long, he advised that he was in Memphis, TN. blocks from the Lorraine Motel was only in Tennessee, where KING was shot. He advised the depot was only the depot at night KING was Shot. He advises that he knows where this motel He added it was stayed there, and he knows there there are all the papers that the Martin Luther King was in memphis and staying at<loc_173><loc_785><loc_848><loc_785>that Lorraine Motor. on-4-7-68 -1-4.7-6-68 Rock Island Illinois SA CHARLES E. SMITH & ROCK KING ILLINOIS<loc_468><loc_860><loc_576><loc_874>Illinois File # SI 44-561

Summary:  
The document contains fragmented records from a law enforcement investigation involving Robert Hood Strader and his wife Margnet Carnichael Strader in 1968. Strader’s movements are detailed around April 20-22, 1968, including interactions with family members, a car search near B. P. Carnicchael’s residence, and claims of being contacted by individuals allegedly planning to kill Martin Luther King Jr. and Dr. Hartin. Strader is noted as having returned to Chicago after traveling to Detroit and Michigan, with references to his fear of approaching authorities. A note found in a car is described as containing threats against the FBI or police. Other sections include unrelated inquiries into James Ray, Cecil Ray, Judith Ray, and Gilbert Ray, detailing their residences in Illinois, family ties, and potential associations with unidentified persons. The text also references Robert Strader’s employment history, a 1965 bank robbery investigation (Hamel State Bank), and administrative notes about declassified files.  

Key People:  
- Margnet Carnichael Strader (wife of Robert Hood Strader)  
- Robert Hood Strader  
- James Ray  
- Cecil Ray  
- Judith Ray  
- Gilbert Ray (brother of Robert Hood Strader)  
- Leonard Bowls (friend of Robert Hood Strader)  
- Charles and Lillian Shapiro (Florida residents mentioned in connection to financing)  

Key Locations:  
- Illinois (Routo F1, Vandalia, Alton, Edwardsville)  
- Detroit, Michigan  
- Bloomington, Illinois (Holiday Inn)  
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana  
- Florida (Ihnl, unspecified location)  
- Lebanon, Tennessee  

Key Events:  
- Search for a car near B. P. Carnicchael’s residence in 1968  
- Claims of individuals planning to kill Martin Luther King Jr. and Dr. Hartin  
- Strader’s movements between Chicago, Detroit, and Michigan in 1968  
- Investigation into Robert Strader’s 1965 bank robbery case (Hamel State Bank)  
- Interviews with family members of James Ray and Cecil Ray regarding their associations  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Office of Special Agents (mentioned in context of investigations)  
- General Telekonal (company associated with Robert Strader’s employment history)  
- C. E. C. Donnell (contractor mentioned in connection to Robert Strader)

MLK Declassified Files

44-ho-1509_sec_006_ser_402-430-part_7_of_8.pdf

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