</s>1-36 (Rev. 11-6-63) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION WORK SHEET Recorded: 4/15/68/8:30 am Reference No: 44-1740 FBI File No. 44-38861 Received: 4/13/68 /nja Latent Case No: 91075 Answer to: SAC, BIRMINGHAM Examination requested by: Addressee Copy to: Mumphia (44-1887) Atlanta RE: MURKIN CR Date of reference communication: Specimens: Telegram 4/13 /68 Named suspect for comparison purposes: EDWARD (BULAN) HILL, FBI #594 075 E UHLAN Result of examination: Examination by: BONEBRAKE Called assembly 4/159ge Evidence noted by: Rem uno 25 lat fonte and I late imp this case not o Joffe Hill NO Autel 4/1565 Alfleng 10:00 AM 4/5/88g artel 4145/68 Examination completed 10:01/09 4/16/89 Dictated Time: Date Date 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents consist of FBI Latent Fingerprint Section work sheets from April 1968 detailing fingerprint comparisons and case management for individuals across multiple jurisdictions. These records include case numbers (e.g., SC Latent Case No. 91075, FBI File No. 44-38861), suspect names, dates (April 10–15, 1968), and locations such as Cincinnati, Dallas, Memphis, Atlanta, and Birmingham. Some entries reference the investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., noting fingerprint comparisons between suspects and evidence recovered from crime scenes or associated locations. Results indicate no matches between suspect fingerprints and evidence. Other records describe routine FBI investigative procedures, including communication via teletype and telephone with local law enforcement agencies.  

Key People  
- Robert Franklin Lohmiér (FBI #958886)  
- John D. Lohmiér (FBI #3718482)  
- William Henry Gates (FBI #771249)  
- Timothy Carroll (FBI #80363)  
- Ronald Bardin Simpson  
- Robert Charles Schmidt (FBI #749362)  
- Jack Dempsey Bosley (FBI #162625)  
- Special Agent Bonebrake  
- Ernest L. Staudt (Z#4959231-01 F12277 1-440-493 [SSN REDACTED])  

Key Locations  
- Cincinnati, Ohio  
- Dallas, Texas  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Atlanta, Georgia  
- Birmingham, Alabama  
- New Orleans, Louisiana  
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin  
- Chicago, Illinois  
- Detroit, Michigan  
- St. Louis, Missouri  
- Louisville, Kentucky  
- New York City  

Key Events  
- Fingerprint comparisons conducted April 10–15, 1968, as part of the investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Examination of suspect fingerprints against evidence from crime scenes and locations linked to the case.  
- Communication via teletype and airtel between FBI divisions and local law enforcement agencies.  
- Case management under latent fingerprint investigations (e.g., SC Latent Case No. 91075, FBI File No. 44-38861).  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- FBI Latent Fingerprint Section  
- Local law enforcement agencies (e.g., Memphis PD, Birmingham SAC, Atlanta SAC)  
- U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and military personnel referenced in suspect backgrounds

MLK Declassified Files

44-hq-38861-bulky_hs1-233652821_63-05-part_2_of_4.pdf

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