</s>FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LAB FILE Laboratory Work Sheet Re: MURKIN File # Lab. # L-L-38861 CR D-552328 00: Memphis (U-1987) JK Examination requested by: SAC, Atlanta (Ul-2386) Airtel 5/2/68 Examination requested: Date received: Document, Fingerprint 5/3/68 Result of Examination: Examination by: 5/1/3 /68/20 Mortimer Received by LPS Specimens submitted for examination 6-68 Q311 Horta Rental Agreement #3939/4848, executed on 1/19/68, signed "James E. Bodker" Returned to alhata with L/FPS autes 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents consist of multiple FBI Laboratory Work Sheets related to an investigation involving "MURKIN," a reference likely tied to James Earl Ray, the accused in Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. The files detail fingerprint and document examinations, including rental agreements (e.g., Hertz Rental Agreement #39484 signed by James E. Bodker on 4/19/68), hotel guest book entries (e.g., "Ramon George Snyder" at College Place Hotel), and a cardboard box with handwritten notations referencing James Earl Ray's address in Mississippi. Some pages contain unclear or possibly unrelated text, including what appears to be a letter criticizing MLK's activism, referring to him as "savage" and "violent," and suggesting he should be killed. The documents also reference FBI file numbers (e.g., L-L-38861, D-552328), dates ranging from 1967 to 1968, and administrative notes about document releases under Executive Order 14176/14178.  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (suspected assassin of MLK)  
- James E. Bodker (signed rental agreements)  
- Ramon George Snyder (hotel guest book entry)  
- "Eric Califs" (handwritten message on postcard)  
- "Sam Major" (registration card for a Denver hotel room)  

Key Locations:  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Saint Paul, Minnesota  
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (College Place Hotel)  
- Denver, Colorado  
- Leland, Mississippi (James Earl Ray's address referenced in box notations)  

Key Events:  
- Examination of rental agreements and hotel records for fingerprint analysis  
- Investigation into potential threats against MLK, including a letter criticizing his activism  
- Submission of documents for handwriting comparison (e.g., cardboard box with James Earl Ray's name)  
- Administrative notes on document declassification under Executive Orders 14176/14178  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- United States Department of Justice  
- FBI Laboratory (conducting fingerprint and document analysis)

MLK Declassified Files

44-hq-38861-bulky_hs1-233652821_75-02.pdf

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