</s>TELETYPE UNIT APR 19 5 40 AM '68 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: The document contains FBI records from April 1968 detailing investigations into individuals linked to potential criminal activities related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. A report notes that an individual referred to as "Ray" could not be identified by a witness, who described aiding Thomas B. Crews in his youth and later harboring him. Homer Townsley, a former tavern operator, is suspected of being an informant due to conflicts with Daily, who was paralyzed after shooting Conway. Eric Starvo Galt's hotel registration at Hotel Rio in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, dated October 19–November 6, 1967, and his Birmingham address are noted. Jerry Leon Mabry’s complaint about an unidentified individual observed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is also referenced. All records are marked for release under Executive Order 14176.  

Key People: James Earl Ray, Thomas B. Crews, Homer Townsley, Daily, Conway, Eric Starvo Galt, Jerry Leon Mabry  
Key Locations: Birmingham, Alabama; Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco; Chattanooga, Tennessee  
Key Events: Investigation into harboring activities, shooting incident leading to paralysis, FBI tracking of suspect Galt, search for Mabry’s witness  
Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), SAC Knoxville, Memphis Field Office

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