Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigative activities in April 1968 related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, focusing on fingerprint analysis, motel key examinations, and inquiries into potential suspects. A latent fingerprint comparison was conducted between Harold Wilson (FBI #6003) and a suspect linked to the case. A motel key found in Birmingham, Alabama, with Mexican identification markings was analyzed for origin. Albert Walton, an inmate at Chillicothe Correctional Institution, Ohio, was identified as offering $50,000 to kill MLK through George Killian, the Exalted Cyclops of the KKK in Fort Payne, Alabama. The FBI also examined tape markings from Thermo-Seal machines used in laundry processes, comparing them to evidence recovered from the assassination scene, including a white Jockey t-shirt and checked print undershirts with laundry tags.  

Key People:  
- Albert Walton (inmate, Chillicothe Correctional Institution)  
- George Killian (Exalted Cyclops of KKK, Fort Payne, Alabama)  
- Harold Wilson (FBI #6003, suspect in MLK case)  
- Eric Stavro Galt (individual linked to Charles Stein's travel and activities)  
- Dr. Blitz (Sociologist at American University, provided fictional analysis on James Bond references)  

Key Locations:  
- Birmingham, Alabama (motel key examination)  
- Fort Payne, Alabama (KKK involvement)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (FBI laboratory analysis of tape markings)  
- Los Angeles, California (Charles Stein's travel with Galt)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (Stein and Galt's stay)  

Key Events:  
- FBI fingerprint comparison between Harold Wilson and MLK case suspect  
- Discovery and analysis of a motel key with Mexican identification in Birmingham  
- Investigation into Albert Walton's offer to kill MLK via KKK member George Killian  
- Examination of Thermo-Seal machine tape markings linked to assassination scene evidence  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Klu Klux Klan (KKK)  
- Textile Marking Machine Company (manufacturer of Thermo-Seal machines)  
- Phoenix Laundry Corporation (Mississippi, involved in laundry-marking processes)

MLK Declassified Files

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