</s>Mr. Deloach. Mr.Deloach Mr. D.D.O.C.P. Mr. Bloing. Mr. C.Carpi 11/01/07/03 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Mr. Corp. 11/04/03/03 Mr. B. Biling. COMMUNICATION OF SECTION Mr. S. Cropi. Mr. Scoop. Mr. Soor. APR-29/083 Mr. Trover Mr. Trower Mr. Traveler FBI MIAMI TELETYPE Mr. Trouver Mr. Tricker Miss Holmason 941 PM URGENT 4/20/68 RML Miss Gandy. TO DIRECTOR (44-38861) AND NEW YORK Miss Gardy. FROM MIAMI (44+388611) 1P MURKIN. RE MIAMI TEL TO BUREAU, ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM, MEMPHIS, NEWARK, AND NEW YORK, FOUR NINETEEN, LAST, AND NEWARK TEL to BUREAEU AND BUREAI AND MIAMI, FOUGHT, INSTANT. RE SUSPECT AND FLIGHT CREWS OF EASTERN AIRLINES (EALD FOREIGN BOUND FLIGHTS OUT OF ATLANZA, GEORGIA, APRIL FIVE - SIX, LAST. CAPT. CRANE LOCATED MIAMI THIS DATE, HOWEVER, CYNTHIA LOUISE BRONSON NOT LOCATED MAMI AND EASTER AIRLINESS OFFICIALS, MIAMI, BELIEVE BRONSON WILL BE AT HER RESIDENCE, EIGHT THREE NINE SIX. ONE ONE EIGHT STREET, APT D, KEW GARDENS, NEW YORK. AFTER TWO AM, FOUR TWENTYONE, NEXT. NEW YORK EXHIBIT PHOTOS OF SUSPET TO BRONSO. REC-15 REC-14-388861-1608- END ELR EX-110 & APR 28 1968 SKY FBI WASH DC 62 APR 29 1968 cei.tong 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O ., 14178

Summary  
The document contains fragmented telegraphic communications and investigative reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dated April 1968, detailing efforts to investigate potential threats against Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and subsequent inquiries into his assassination. Key elements include FBI coordination across Miami, Newark, Memphis, Atlanta, Phoenix, Houston, Kansas City, and Buffalo to track suspects linked to Eastern Airlines flights departing Atlanta on April 5–6, 1968. Flight crews reported suspicious individuals, including Cynthia Louise Bronson (last seen in Miami) and James Earl Ray, with photographs provided for identification. William Oglesby, a Memphis resident associated with WREC-TV, was questioned about his potential involvement due to alleged anti-black sentiment and firearm possession. Additional persons of interest included Joan Evelyn Huezda, Carol Ann Scott, and Diane Sarah Tremblay, linked to Newark-based personnel not scheduled on flights. Post-assassination inquiries expanded to include David L. Wilson’s interview in Phoenix regarding a 1967 DWI arrest in Missouri, his association with Gene Brisindine (a truck driver for Willis Shaw of Elmsprings, Arkansas), and FBI requests to verify Brisindine and Shaw’s details. James Earl Ray’s military records from Nuremberg, Germany, were reviewed, while Eric Starvo Galt was identified as "armed and dangerous" with latent fingerprints requiring comparison. The FBI sought to cross-reference flight manifests, interview suspects, and coordinate interagency efforts to identify connections between individuals and the assassination.  

Key People  
- **Cynthia Louise Bronson**: Last seen in Miami; residence noted at 8396 One Eleven Eight Street, Kew Gardens, New York.  
- **James Earl Ray**: Suspected associate of the subject (likely MLK assassin); referenced in flight crew photographs and military records review.  
- **William Oglesby**: Memphis resident questioned about assassination involvement; described as a white male with anti-black views and firearm possession.  
- **Joan Evelyn Huezda, Carol Ann Scott, Diane Sarah Tremblay**: Individuals linked to Newark-based personnel not scheduled on Eastern Airlines flights.  
- **David L. Wilson**: Interviewed in Phoenix; reported DWI arrest in Missouri (summer 1967) and association with Gene Brisindine.  
- **Gene Brisindine**: Truck driver for Willis Shaw; sought by FBI for verification of Wilson’s incarceration details.  
- **Willis Shaw**: Owner of Frozen Express in Elmsprings, Arkansas; scheduled to arrive in Houston for unloading operations.  
- **Eric Starvo Galt**: Identified as "armed and dangerous"; latent fingerprints requested for comparison.  

Key Locations  
- **Miami, Florida**: Center of initial inquiries into Bronson and Eastern Airlines flight crews.  
- **Newark, New Jersey**: Flight crew members (e.g., Captain D. W. Grosmann) and residences of persons of interest.  
- **Memphis, Tennessee**: Focus of investigations involving Oglesby, WREC-TV, and the murder of Dr. King.  
- **Atlanta, Georgia**: Origin of Eastern Airlines flights under scrutiny.  
- **Phoenix, Arizona**: Site of Wilson’s interview regarding potential plot against Dr. King.  
- **Elmsprings, Arkansas**: Location of Willis Shaw’s business.  
- **Houston, Texas**: Hub for tracking Brisindine and Shaw.  
- **Nuremberg, Germany**: Ray’s military service location.  

Key Events  
- **April 5–6, 1968**: Eastern Airlines foreign-bound flights from Atlanta; flight crews reported suspicious individuals.  
- **April 20, 1968**: FBI efforts to locate suspects, including Bronson and Ray, through photographs and interviews.  
- **Post-assassination inquiries**: Investigation into Oglesby’s potential involvement, including his possession of firearms and anti-black rhetoric.  
- **April 21–22, 1968**: Interview of David L. Wilson in Phoenix regarding DWI arrest in Missouri and association with Brisindine.  
- **Review of James Earl Ray’s military records**: Including service at Nuremberg, Germany.  
- **Request for fingerprint comparisons**: Involving Eric Starvo Galt and latent prints from an envelope linked to a suspect.  
- **Coordination between FBI offices**: Memphis, Houston, Kansas City, Buffalo, and Phoenix regarding investigative leads.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted telephonic and in-person investigations across multiple locations; coordinated with field offices in Memphis, Houston, Kansas City, Buffalo, and Phoenix.  
- **U.S. Department of Justice**: Mentioned as part of interagency coordination.  
- **FBI Laboratory**: Requested fingerprint analysis and comparison for identification purposes.

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