</s>REC'D #BI-LABORATORY FMR 25 9.39 AM '68 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: The documents detail FBI laboratory activities related to the investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. A report notes that a hitchhiker identified by Richard Richardson as possibly James Earl Ray was observed traveling from California to Canada, claiming to be Canadian but exhibiting characteristics inconsistent with that identity. Efforts were made to locate this individual through border checks and transportation monitoring. Another document requests fingerprint comparisons between latent prints found on mail order forms and James Earl Ray's fingerprints. A business card bearing handwriting similar to Ray's was examined, though no definitive match was established due to limited comparative material. The FBI sought assistance in analyzing documents linked to Eric Starvo Galt, a subject of interest in the investigation, including a mail order form postmarked Pensacola, Florida, and a business card associated with William Juneau, described as a potential look-alike for Ray. Administrative details include lab reports, fingerprint examinations, and coordination between FBI field offices and laboratories.  

Key People: James Earl Ray, Eric Starvo Galt, William Juneau, Richard Richardson, Harry J. Humpky (Assistant to the Public Printer), Peter N. Gorman, G. J. Moorehead.  

Key Locations: Memphis, Alabama, Florida (Pensacola), California (Los Angeles), Canada (Vancouver), New Orleans, Seattle.  

Key Events: FBI fingerprint and handwriting analysis of documents linked to James Earl Ray; investigation into a hitchhiker potentially connected to the assassination; examination of mail order forms and business cards for forensic comparisons; border patrol coordination to locate suspects; administrative handling of lab reports and document submissions.  

Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Government Printing Office, U.S. Department of Justice.

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