</s>RECO DAY RICHIS FBT April 13 8 24H'66 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigative activities related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on fingerprint analysis, handwriting comparisons, and financial records. A memorandum dated April 16, 1968, references money orders from Bank of America linked to Eric S. Galt, with requests for latent fingerprint and handwriting analysis. Another document notes discrepancies in handwriting between a suspect's writing and signatures on a rifle bill of sale. FBI efforts include examining prints from Birmingham Trust National Bank employees associated with a safe deposit box rented by Galt. A witness, Mrs. Louis Wathen Itayen, reported observing an artist’s sketch of a man resembling a suspect near Dr. King’s residence in Washington, D.C., describing the individual as wearing a black trench coat.  

Key People:  
- Eric S. Galt (suspect linked to financial records and safe deposit box)  
- Mrs. Louis Wathen Itayen (witness reporting sketch of suspect)  
- SA Richard F. Bates (FBI agent interviewing witness)  
- SA Robert J. Yarnall (collected fingerprints from bank employees)  

Key Locations:  
- Hollywood, California (Bank of America and Bank of Hollywood)  
- Birmingham, Alabama (Birmingham Trust National Bank)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (FBI SAC office)  
- Washington, D.C. (Dr. King’s residence, witness’s report)  

Key Events:  
- FBI analysis of money orders tied to Eric S. Galt (1/6/68–4/12/68)  
- Handwriting comparison between suspect and document signatures  
- Examination of safe deposit box prints from Birmingham Trust National Bank  
- Witness testimony about an artist’s sketch of a suspect near Dr. King’s residence  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Bank of America  
- Birmingham Trust National Bank  
- Sperry and Hutchinson Co. (Green Stamp headquarters)

MLK Declassified Files

44-hq-38861_hs1-233652821_02-06-part_6_of_6.pdf

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