</s>KC 137-4750 Industrial School, where he had been acting and talking in a bizarre manner. On 7-16-5h, Topeka State Hospital Authorities decided that 7-17-5H was not psychotic and should be returned to the Boys' Indus trial school. On 9-17-'65, AUSA Franklin, Topka, Kansas, advised that subject is not guilty to a plea of guilty to this, one-count information. WAY was therefore sentenced by USDJ to serve four years. to run concurrently with any sentences to be served by subject. under the jurisdiction of Department of Correction in Missouri. -7- 2025 RELEASE UNDERED.O. 14170

Summary  
The document contains a mix of administrative forms, internal FBI communications, and fragmented records related to investigations involving James Earl Ray and threats against Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It references an FBI television series broadcast on April 28, 1968, and discussions about repeating a public service announcement regarding Ray. A threat letter containing a statement about killing MLK was examined by the FBI Laboratory in April 1968 but yielded no usable latent fingerprints. The document also includes form numbers, dates (April–May 1968), and internal bureau references, including mentions of Sebastian Latona (Fingerprint Section) and requests for fingerprint searches related to Ray’s alleged involvement in bank robberies.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray: Fugitive suspect linked to MLK assassination; mentioned in FBI communications and a threat letter.  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Target of the threat described in the envelope examined by the FBI Laboratory.  
- Sebastian Latona: FBI employee from the Latent Fingerprint Section involved in fingerprint searches.  
- Philip Abbott: FBI representative associated with television series announcements.  
- Tom DePaolo: Advertising agency representative for Ford Motor Company, involved in coordinating public service announcements.  

Key Locations  
- FBI Headquarters (implied via internal references and form numbers).  
- Cleveland, Ohio (mentioned in a memorandum to Mr. Deloach).  
- Washington, D.C. (implied through federal government forms and bureau operations).  

Key Events  
- Examination of an envelope containing a threat against MLK by the FBI Laboratory on April 28, 1968; no latent prints were found.  
- Discussions regarding the repetition of a public service announcement about James Earl Ray during an FBI television series broadcast.  
- Fingerprint search requests related to James Earl Ray’s alleged involvement in bank robberies and his escape from prison.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Central entity involved in fingerprint analysis, television series collaborations, and threat investigations.  
- U.S. Secret Service: Mentioned as forwarding an envelope for FBI examination.  
- J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency: Represented Ford Motor Company in coordinating public service announcements.

MLK Declassified Files

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