</s>PAGE TWO NK 44-854 AND CONFIRMED BY NEWARK AIRTEL TO BUREAU FOUR TWENTY LAST WITH COPIES TO LOS ANGELES, ATLANTA AND MEMPHIS. NEWARK WILL FORWARD MICROFILM COPIES to WFO FOR ASSISTANCE. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. END NML R RELAY FBI WASH DC NIF F :... 00 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains FBI investigative records from May 1968 detailing telephone inquiries, fingerprint comparisons, and case file references related to potential threats against Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). Key elements include:  
- A letter authored by CHARLES MANN WITZLER referencing MLK’s “slaying,” sent to Memphis, Tennessee, with $35 enclosed ($10 for postage), though no threats were present. Witzler admitted authorship while intoxicated and was not pursued further.  
- Telephone investigations linking C.E. Hughett (Bakersfield, California) and Francine Metrovich (Houston, Texas) to long-distance calls to California during late 1967 or early 1968, with discrepancies in billing records.  
- A call from Orange, Texas, to Rosamond, California, on 12/16/67, associated with Wendel Rice and his daughter Betty Tengillley.  
- FBI inquiries into James Wallace (incarcerated at Missouri State Penitentiary) and Carl Drake (St. Louis), including redacted social security numbers and references to case files (44-760, 44-8861-1-1).  
- An anonymous greeting card sent to MLK containing a Memphis phone number and address, prompting investigations into potential threats.  

Key People  
- **CHARLES MANN WITZLER**: Sent a letter referencing MLK’s assassination in May 1968; born 1944, discharged from military service in 1944.  
- **FRANCINE METROVICH**: Linked to telephone billing discrepancies and Houston-to-California calls during late 1967.  
- **WENDEL RICE**: Associated with a call from Orange, Texas, to Rosamond, California, on 12/16/67; contact through daughter Betty Tengillley.  
- **JAMES WALLACE**: Incarcerated at Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP); reinterrogated regarding 1967 activities and wife Betty V. St. Wallage (1031 Lynch Street, St. Louis).  
- **CARL DRAKE**: Identified as a close friend of Wallace by Richard L. Menard (USP-Leavenworth, KS).  
- **RICHARD L. MENARD**: Incarcerated at USP-Leavenworth, KS; provided Drake’s address in St. Louis.  
- **BETTY AGNES STEELE**: Linked to phone records and credit bureau data in Georgia.  

Key Locations  
- **Memphis, Tennessee** (central to MLK-related investigations, anonymous greeting card, FBI field office)  
- **Sandusky, Ohio** (Old Soldiers and Sailors Home where Witzler resided)  
- **Bakersfield, California** (telephone number 805-323-2660 linked to C.E. Hughett)  
- **Houston, Texas** (long-distance calls to California associated with Francine Metrovich)  
- **St. Louis, Missouri** (residence of Betty V. St. Wallage; Lynch Street address)  
- **Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP)** (location of James Wallace’s incarceration)  
- **USP-Leavenworth, KS** (incarceration site for Richard L. Menard)  
- **Georgia** (linked to Betty Agnes Steele’s records in Rossville, Chattanooga, Atlanta)  

Key Events  
- **Letter referencing MLK’s assassination**: Written by Charles Witzler in May 1968, sent to Memphis; no threats present.  
- **Telephone investigations**: Calls from Houston, Texas, to California linked to Francine Metrovich and C.E. Hughett during late 1967/early 1968.  
- **Fingerprint comparisons**: FBI efforts to link Richard Burham Harrell (FBI #751 A) to unidentified latent prints in a Memphis case.  
- **Anonymous greeting card**: Sent to MLK with Memphis contact details, prompting threat assessments.  
- **Reinterview of James Wallace**: Clarified he spoke about MLK-related matters in 1967; wife’s address provided.  
- **Identification of Carl Drake**: By Richard L. Menard as a close associate of Wallace.  
- **FBI case file references**: Including files 44-760, 44-8861-1-1, and administrative directives (E.O. 14176).  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Central to all investigations; field offices in Memphis, Sacramento, Cleveland, Little Rock.  
- **U.S. Department of Justice**: Mentioned in administrative directives (E.O. 14176) and case file references.  
- **Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP)**: Site of James Wallace’s incarceration.  
- **United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth (USP-Leavenworth)**: Location of Richard L. Menard’s incarceration.  
- **Credit bureaus**: Including Chattanooga, Atlanta, Georgia; referenced in Betty Agnes Steele’s records.  
- **Local law enforcement agencies**: In Tennessee and Georgia, involved in investigations.

MLK Declassified Files

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