</s>1-36 (Rev. 11-46-63) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Recorded: LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION WORK SHEET 4-10-68 12:55 p.m. Reference No: 44-2386 FBI File No: 44-38861 Received: 4- 10-68 SC Latent Case No: 91075 Answer to: SAC, ATLANTA Examination requested by: Addresssee. Copy to: 2cc. Memphis 44-1987 RE: MURKIN Date of reference communication: Airtel 4-9-68 Specimens: Fingerprints and palm prints submitted of suspect: De. ALVIN E. FRENCH Result of examination: Examination by: Bonebrake Kat lapto + jop this case nat o Evidence noted by: gprt. oo French - Inkel & Soll. retauned temprauil. T.L.T.Teyton 4-10.68 G.T8.8.85 2:20 4-16.68 4-20-68 Examination completed Time Date Date 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document contains two entries from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Latent Fingerprint Section Work Sheets dated April 10, 1968. Both records pertain to fingerprint examinations conducted as part of an investigation related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The first entry references Alvin E. French as a suspect, with case details including FBI File No. 44-38861 and SC Latent Case No. 91075. Examination results note no matches for French, with evidence noted by personnel including Bonebrake and G.T. The second entry references James Herman Silver (ASN 3389795) as a suspect, with similar case details and examination findings indicating no latent fingerprints matched to the subject. Both records include dates of examination, reference numbers, and administrative notations such as "RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176."  

Key People:  
- Alvin E. French  
- James Herman Silver (ASN 3389795)  
- Bonebrake (FBI personnel)  
- G.T. (FBI personnel)  

Key Locations:  
- Atlanta, Georgia (SAC reference)  
- Houston, Texas (SAC reference)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (mentioned in correspondence)  

Key Events:  
- Fingerprint examination of Alvin E. French (April 10, 1968)  
- Fingerprint examination of James Herman Silver (April 10, 1968)  
- Investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., with latent fingerprint analysis as part of the inquiry  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Latent Fingerprint Section (FBI)

MLK Declassified Files

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