</s>FD-302 (Rev.) 15-5641) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 4/12/68 1 Mr. VICTOR DUPRAATT, Owner, Rebel Motor Hotel, 3466 Lamar Avenue in Memphis. He advised that he is usually in the hotel lobby from 1:00 PM to 5:00 pm each day. He stated that he was in the hotel on the afternoon of April 3 and 4, but he knew nothing to anyone who checked into Room 34 and 4. He knew nothing from anyone who checkered into Room 3 of Room the maids will go into the room that same day and clean it. They will empty all trash from the rooms into the trash cans at the front of the hotel. He said that these tans were picked up by the sanitation department on April 7, 1968. 138 4/11/68 at Memphis, Tennessee File # ME 44-1987 by SA JOHN W. BAUER /bbs 4/1/68 Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the Fbi and is loaned to your agency; and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains multiple components including medical autopsy reports and an FBI investigation report related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s death. The autopsy findings detail pathological conditions observed in various organs, including gunshot wounds to the spinal column, fractures of the mandible and spine, lacerations of blood vessels, and intrapulmonary hemorrhage. The cause of death was attributed to a gunshot wound resulting in spinal cord transection. Laboratory results noted blood alcohol content at 0.014%. The FBI report references an investigation into the assassination, identifying Eric Starvo Galt as a suspect (unsub) and noting administrative details about case handling, including communication with other offices and the absence of specific correspondence references due to volume.  

Key People  
- Martin Luther King Jr. (victim)  
- Eric Starvo Galt (suspect, unsub)  
- Drs. Sprunt and Francisco (pathologists)  
- J.T. Francisco (medical examiner)  
- Phil A. Canale (district attorney general)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee (autopsy location, hospital)  
- Atlanta, Georgia (home address of Martin Luther King Jr.)  

Key Events  
- Gunshot wound to the spinal column causing fatal injury  
- Fractures of the mandible and spine  
- Lacerations of vertebral artery, jugular vein, subclavian artery, and spinal cord  
- Autopsy conducted on April 11, 1968  
- FBI investigation into assassination with case title referencing Martin Luther King Jr.  

Key Organizations  
- Tennessee Department of Public Health (medical examiner office)  
- Memphis Hospitals (autopsy facility)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Office of the State Medical Examiner (certified autopsy report)

MLK Declassified Files

44-hq-38861_hs1-233652821_06-04-part_4_of_4.pdf

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