</s>FBI WASH DC TELETYPE FBI SANDIEGO 6:38PM URGENT 5-2-69 JLM 10 TO BUREAU (44-38561) DALLAS (44+2649) MEMPHIS (44)-1967) FROM SAN DIEGO (44~3887) MIDVIN. RE DALLAS TELETYPE TO BUREAU MAY ONE LAST. RE TELEPHONE CALLS BY SUBJECT PAY ENROUTE FROM LOS ANGELES TO NEW ORLEANS. RECORDS PACIFIC TELEPRAPH, SAN DIEO, CALIFORNIA, REFLECT TELEPONE NUMBER FOUR TWO DASH ONE FOUR THREE ONE, FL CAJON, CALIFORNIA, SUBSCRIBED TO BY FRANK SEDLACEK, AND ADDITIONAL LISTING FRANK FELLER, AT ONE THREE NINE LANDALE LANE, EL CAJORNIA. CALIFORNTA, MR. AND MRS. FRANK FELLER, ONE THREE NINEE LANDALLE LANE. ADVISED FRANK SELACEK DECEASED. ALSO ADVISED THEY DEPARTED 15 MAY 6 1959 TWIR RESIDENCE DECEMBER THIRTEEN, NINETEENSSSEVEN, ENROUITE TO FLORIDA AND FRIENDS, MR. AND Mrs. MILO DORAK, FROM CEDAR PAPITS, IOWA, REMAINED IN THEIR HOUSE FROM DECEMBER THIRTTEEN. MINETEENTEEN SIXTY SEVEN, TO APRIL THIRTTEEN LAST. END PAGE ONE 2026 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains FBI records detailing investigative activities related to James Earl Ray and other individuals connected to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Key elements include teletype messages from FBI offices tracking phone calls made by Frank Sedlack (deceased) and Frank Feller, who traveled between California, Texas, and Florida during 1959–1967. Mentions of Ray’s sale of a Plymouth automobile in Birmingham, Alabama, on August 30, 1967, are noted, with references to Wade Phillips in Florida purchasing the vehicle without a Florida license tag. FBI inquiries also focus on phone calls between Texas and California, including interactions with Milo Dorak and his family. Surveillance efforts trace vehicles, verify suspect identities, and include warnings about armed threats. Additional records reference John Ray’s activities in St. Louis, Missouri, during April 1968. A separate section details an FBI investigation into Bailey Sandlin’s sighting of a man matching Ray’s description driving a 1967–1968 Chevrolet with a Florida license plate in Orlando, Florida, on April 4, 1968. Sandlin’s account was inconsistent and deemed unreliable due to apparent intoxication or unreliability. Other sections mention unrelated investigations into Frank Sathlay in Connecticut, John W. Yaglenski in Danbury, Conn., and Alterman Transport Lines in Minneapolis, though these lack direct ties to MLK or the assassination.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (accused in MLK’s assassination)  
- Frank Sedlack (deceased; associated with phone calls)  
- Frank Feller (travel records from 1959–1967)  
- Milo Dorak (connected to California travel and phone calls)  
- Wade Phillips (Florida resident linked to car sale)  
- John Ray (brother of James Earl Ray, mentioned in Chicago investigation)  
- Bailey Sandlin (Orlando, Florida; reported sighting of James Earl Ray)  
- Frank Sathlay (Connecticut resident linked to Los Angeles activities)  
- John W. Yaglenski (Danbury, Conn.; suspect investigated)  
- Donald Eugene Menplanlap (driver associated with Alterman Transport Lines)  

Key Locations  
- San Diego, California  
- Dallas, Texas  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Tampa, Florida  
- Van Horn, Texas  
- Birmingham, Alabama  
- Orlando, Florida  
- St. Louis, Missouri  
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa  
- Los Angeles, California (St. Francis Hotel, telephone booth investigations)  
- Danbury, Connecticut  
- Minneapolis, Minnesota  

Key Events  
- Frank Feller and family’s travel delays in Texas due to snowstorms (April 1967)  
- Sale of a Plymouth automobile by James Earl Ray in Birmingham, Alabama (August 30, 1967)  
- FBI investigation into phone calls between Texas and California, including interactions with Milo Dorak and the Dorak family  
- Surveillance efforts to trace vehicles and verify identities of suspects, including warnings about armed threats  
- Bailey Sandlin’s sighting of a man matching James Earl Ray’s description in Orlando on April 4, 1968  
- FBI interviews with neighbors and colleagues of Sandlin to verify his claims  
- Investigation into Frank Sathlay’s activities in Los Angeles, including telephone calls from the St. Francis Hotel  
- Examination of John W. Yaglenski’s employment history and family connections  
- Review of Alterman Transport Lines records regarding a truck linked to James Earl Ray  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Local police departments (e.g., Memphis, San Diego, Tampa)  
- Auto auction facilities (e.g., Orlando Auto Auction)  
- Danbury Credit Bureau  
- Alterman Transport Lines

MLK Declassified Files

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