</s>44-38861-5920 44-38861-5928 RIS DEPARTMENT CONTAINED SERIES IS UNCLASSIETED ENTIRE FILE REVIEWED FOR HISTORICAL DECLASSIFICATION 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI laboratory analyses of handwritten materials linked to Victoria Craig and James Earl Ray, focusing on handwriting comparisons and document examination. Letters and envelopes addressed to U.S. District Judge Robert M. McRae Jr., including content critical of James Earl Ray and references to Communist schools, were submitted for analysis. The FBI Philadelphia and Memphis offices collaborated on the investigation, with specimens examined for potential connections to anonymous letters or threats. Victoria Craig, identified as "Yankee," was noted as a letter writer with ties to subversive groups, though her claims of government investigations were deemed unsubstantiated. The documents reference an anonymous letter file and mention a pamphlet titled *It Can Happen Here*, but no direct connection to Martin Luther King Jr. is established in the text.  

Key People:  
- Victoria Craig (also referred to as "Yankee")  
- James Earl Ray (suspected of involvement in MLK's assassination)  
- Robert M. McRae Jr. (U.S. District Judge, Memphis, Tennessee)  
- John Edgar Hoover (FBI Director)  

Key Locations:  
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Washington, D.C. (FBI headquarters)  

Key Events:  
- Handwriting analysis of letters and envelopes addressed to Judge McRae Jr.  
- Investigation into anonymous communications linked to James Earl Ray  
- FBI collaboration between Philadelphia and Memphis offices on document examination  
- Reference to a pamphlet *It Can Happen Here* and newspaper clippings  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Department of Justice  
- Anonymous Letter File (FBI internal system for tracking anonymous communications)

MLK Declassified Files

44-hq-38861-bulky_hs1-233652821_67-05.pdf

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