</s>PAGE FOUR INDIVIDUAL PAID ONE WEEK'S RENT WITH A TWENTY DOLLAR BILL AND INDIVIDENTIAL PAIDONE WEEK' S RENT WITH A TWENTY DOLLARS IN CHANGE. TWO QUARTERS AND RECEIVED TWELVE DOLLARDS IN CHANCE. ONE RESIDENT OF ROOMING HOUSE OBSERVED UNKNOWN WHITE MALE GOING IN AND OUT OF BATHROOM FREQUENTLY AND ON ONE OCCASION REMAINED IN BATHROOOM TWENTy TO THIRTY MINUTES. REAR OF THIS ROOMNG HOUSE FACES LORRAINE MOTEL AND BATH ROOM WINDOW FURNISHES UNBRUSTRUCTED VIEW OF LORRRAINE HOTEL AND PLACE AT WHICH DR. KING DR. SHOT. ESTIMATED DISTANCE FROM BATHRAINE WINDOW TO POINT WHERE WAS KING WAS SHOT IS TWO HUNDRED FIVE FT. ON ARRIVAL INVESTIGATING OFFICERS, BATHRIOOM WINDON OBSERNED TO BE OPEN APPROVATIVELY THREE INCHES, WINDOM IN ROOM FIVE B WIDE OPEN. WINDOOR OF ROAM IN CHES ALSO AFFORDS VIEW OF LorRAINE MOTEL, HOWEVER, IT WOULD REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL TO LEAN OUT OF WINDOR TO FIRE SHOT .. MANUEL MARCUS LEVIN, WHITE MALLE, BORN STUDENT, UNIVERSITY OF MISS ., OXFORD, MISS . , AND ALEX J. HURDER, BORN STUDENTS, UNIVERSITIY OF MISS ,, OXYFORD ,, MISS , ,, AND DUKE UNIVERSITY, DETAINED BY MEMPHIS PD AT APPROXIMATELY SIX FIFTY PM, APRIL FOUR LAST. MEMPHISS PD HAD RECIVED REPORT THAT TWO WHITE 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document details FBI investigations into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on physical evidence, suspect activity, and forensic analysis. A resident observed an unknown white male near a rooming house adjacent to the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, with a view of the motel where King was shot. The bathroom window at this location was found open upon arrival of investigators, while another window required leaning out to fire. Manuel Marcus Levin and Alex J. Hurder, identified as civil rights workers, were detained in Memphis on April 4, 1968, after being linked to a garage near Second and Pontotoc streets where two white males allegedly changed clothes. A Remington Model 760 rifle (serial number 461476) was recovered from a zippered bag found by Inspector Zachary, along with items including a map, radio, and beer cans. The FBI laboratory analyzed the rifle, bullet fragments, and other evidence, including a bullet taken from King’s body. Additional findings included latent fingerprint comparisons, handwriting analysis, and evidence linked to a white Mustang found in Atlanta, such as a remote shutter cable from Superior Bulk Film Company. Soil samples and physical items (e.g., pillows, bed sheets) were collected from the Lorraine Motel and surrounding areas for forensic comparison. ZERIC STAVO GALT was identified as a suspect connected to the Rebel Motel on April 4, 1968, with soil sample comparisons requested between evidence from the crime scene and his alleged stay location. Investigations also traced binoculars found near the assassination site to York Arms in Memphis, though no serial numbers were recorded. The FBI coordinated across multiple locations, including Birmingham, Memphis, St. Louis, and Los Angeles, examining laundry marks, five-digit marking machines, and credit records for potential links to suspects like Richard Galy, Eric Starvo Galt, and Charles E. Galt.  

Key People  
- Manuel Marcus Levin (detained in Memphis)  
- Alex J. Hurder (detained in Memphis)  
- Inspector Zachary (recovered rifle and items)  
- ZERIC STAVO GALT (suspect linked to Rebel Motel and Mustang evidence)  
- Harvey Loweyeer (purchased .22 caliber rifle in Birmingham)  
- Richard Galy/Galty (fingerprint and credit record investigations)  
- Eric Starvo Galt (interviewed in St. Louis)  
- Charles E. Galt (family connections, residence in St. Louis)  
- Paula Simone Galt (spouse of Warren Galt, French immigrant)  
- Special Agents: SA Ryan, SA Pater L. Redburn, C. M. Hedepeeth  

Key Locations  
- Lorraine Motel (Memphis, TN) – site of assassination; Room 5-8 identified as the location where King was shot  
- Rebel Motel Unit 34 (Memphis, TN) – suspected stay location for ZERIC STAVO GALT  
- 418 South Main Street (Memphis, TN) – area associated with crime scene  
- York Arms (Memphis, TN) – traced to binoculars found near assassination site  
- Birmingham, Alabama – rifle purchase by Harvey Loweyeer  
- St. Louis, Missouri – laundry mark investigation and Hollis Suits  
- Atlanta, GA – white Mustang found with remote shutter cable  

Key Events  
- Observation of suspect in bathroom window near Lorraine Motel (April 4, 1968)  
- Detention of Levin and Hurder for alleged connection to garage activity  
- Recovery and analysis of Remington rifle (serial number 461476) and associated items from zippered bag  
- FBI laboratory examination of bullet fragments, fingerprints, handwriting samples, and soil composition  
- Investigation into remote shutter cable linked to Mustang found in Atlanta  
- Collection of physical evidence (pillows, bed sheets, soil samples) from Lorraine Motel and surrounding areas  
- Soil sample comparisons between Rebel Motel and crime scene evidence  
- Tracing binoculars to York Arms in Memphis with no serial numbers recorded  
- Coordination across FBI divisions in Memphis, Birmingham, St. Louis, and Los Angeles for laundry mark and credit record investigations  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – conducted forensic analysis, fingerprint comparisons, and cross-jurisdictional coordination  
- Memphis Police Department (MPD) – detained Levin and Hurder  
- Shelby County, Tennessee, Attorney General's Office – involved in evidence collection  
- Superior Bulk Film Company – supplier of remote shutter cable linked to Mustang  
- U.S. Department of Justice – coordinated with FBI investigations  
- Post Office Department – referenced for mail forwarding agent records  
- Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) – referenced via "INS" file checks

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