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Summary  
The document contains FBI records from May 13, 1968, detailing investigative activities related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. It includes prison inmate interviews at Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP), flight ticket tracking via Trans World Airlines (TWA), and insurance policy information linked to a deceased individual. Key details include:  
- Interviews with inmates such as James Duane Way, Milton Avalolski, James W. Brown, James High Carpenter, Gene Barnes, and John Kenneth Hurtit, none of whom provided relevant information about the Cooley Organization or MLK-related activities.  
- A TWA coach ticket (2207115318) purchased by J.A. Smith for travel between Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta, with a credit card purchase noted.  
- A Tennessee title (103M19254) for a Sheraton House Trailer issued to Johnny R. Smith, paid off by Old Republic Life Insurance after his death in 1967, with burial records in Hernando, Mississippi.  

Key People  
- James Duane Way (incarcerated at MSP)  
- Milton Avalolski (MSP inmate, transferred to Honor Farm)  
- James W. Brown (MSP inmate with multiple cell changes)  
- James High Carpenter (worked in the vegetable room at MSP)  
- Gene Barnes (MSP inmate, interviewed but provided no relevant info)  
- John Kenneth Hurtit (MSP inmate, admitted to sending $15 for stationery but not related to MLK)  
- Johnny R. Smith (deceased individual linked to insurance policy and trailer title)  

Key Locations  
- Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP)  
- Memphis Division (FBI)  
- Trans World Airlines (TWA) headquarters (Kansas City, Missouri)  
- Hernando, Mississippi (burial location for Johnny R. Smith)  

Key Events  
- FBI interviews with MSP inmates to investigate potential connections to the Cooley Organization or MLK-related activities.  
- Tracking of TWA flight records to identify travel patterns associated with J.A. Smith.  
- Review of insurance policy details and death records for Johnny R. Smith, including burial information.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Trans World Airlines (TWA)  
- Old Republic Life Insurance Company  
- Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP)  
- Continental Investment Corp. (issuer of title for Sheraton House Trailer)

MLK Declassified Files

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