</s>7-2 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LAB FILE Laboratory Work Sheet Re: MURKIN Laboratory Works Sheet File # Lil-38861 OR Lab. $ 00: Memphis (Ill-1987) Examination requested by: Bureau 6806033164 JK Examination required: Document Date received: 6/3/68 Result of Examination: Date received by: NotLIGERI (Be the "Vincent Walker" (1943) (1942) in 1/2, 1/4, this aigis of nfertunds wichan Examination by: NorLIGEIY .completa not complete the "unca-d" "name" on 4/8/47, Paul, dat not yet, jyg(16/60) f/f/all, f/all) in 16/4/16/16, w/name "w/ecece" w/eccce w/t/e4/14/15/17, a.c. wilhelm Min e stom, e yg (16/50) e yf/l/all), and f/ll/all. and fol/all/at. Specimens submitted for examination Request for comparison of handwriting on registration cards in the name "Vincant Walker"(39) and "Lawrence Reed" (3350) with the name on fingerprint cards of LANDREWREW WILLIAMS, F/B/L/M, PBL/ VINCENT J. J. VINCENT JOHN WALKER, F.P.Y. and HERBERT J. MALKER. F/F/Y. VINCIENT JOHN WALKER, J.P./L/F. T. M. Morn (19/16) Gandle Leb. npr. J.H.J. Juhlle Morton 000197 415168 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents consist of multiple FBI Laboratory reports and transmittal forms from June 1968, detailing examinations of handwriting, fingerprints, and document analysis. Key cases involve comparisons of signatures and handwriting on financial instruments (e.g., checks, invoices) and registration cards. Names such as "Vincent Walker," "Lawrence Reed," "Herbert J. Malker," and "Eric Galt" are referenced in the context of fingerprint and handwriting comparisons. Documents include checks drawn on Security First National Bank, Gulf Oil invoices, hotel registration cards, and Canadian postal money orders. The FBI sought to link these specimens to individuals like James Earl Ray (suspected in MLK's assassination) through forensic analysis. Specimens were submitted from locations including Memphis, Alton, Illinois, Ottawa, Mexico City, and Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. Some documents reference "MURKIN" as a case identifier, though no direct connection to Martin Luther King Jr. is made in the text.  

Key People:  
- Vincent Walker  
- Lawrence Reed  
- Herbert J. Malker  
- Eric Galt  
- James Earl Ray (suspected in MLK's assassination)  
- W. L. De Luca (signature on financial documents)  
- William D. Marshall (handwriting reference)  

Key Locations:  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Alton, Illinois  
- Ottawa, Canada  
- Mexico City, Mexico  
- Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico  
- Long Beach, California  

Key Events:  
- Examination of handwriting on checks and invoices for potential links to suspects.  
- Fingerprint comparison between latent prints from vehicles and known individuals (e.g., James Earl Ray).  
- Analysis of hotel registration cards and lease forms for signature verification.  
- Submission of Canadian postal money orders for forensic evaluation.  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- FBI Laboratory (Washington, D.C.)  
- Memphis Field Office (FBI)  
- Ottawa Foreign Liaison Unit  
- Mexico City Foreign Liaison Unit

MLK Declassified Files

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