</s>FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-60) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date: 6-21-68 JOHN EUGENE GAWRON was interviewed at his residence. He stated he had no additional information to offer in view of subject's apprehension since he re-referred to he had not seen or been subject's subject since 1959. He was the only one who received any further information concerning the robbery was the BANK of ALTON, ILLINOIS, and stated it was entirely possible to recall any person who had contacted him, who was known to him as "JIMMY" or "might have a different true name, was it to common for former convicts to use aliases, even among friends. It was his understanding JERRY RAY had made as an application for a passport, and that JOHN LARRY RAV was an endeavororing to sell the GRAPEVEYNE TAVERN for that JOHN LARY RAY RAY as a trip to England. He stated he would immediately contact this office in the event he receives any information deemed by him to be pertinent in this case. COVER PAGE UV 6-19-68 St. Louis, Missouri SL: 44-775 On SA WILLIAM H. WARFIELD File # SA MARVIN R. DORAN w/mma 6-20-68 by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It is to the property of the Fbi and is leoaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigative records related to James Loama Owens, a contact in Missouri who provided information about James Earl Ray’s reading habits and associates. Owens reported that Ray read various publications, including newspapers and magazines like *Field & Stream* and *Argosy*, though he could not specify exact titles. The records also include an FBI identification file for Owens, listing his arrest history, parole dates, and employment details. A separate entry references "Blackie" De Core, a man with a criminal record who was on parole in Illinois at the time of Owens’s knowledge in 1959. Another document involves James D. Wallace, whose husband (also named James D. Wallace) wrote a letter from prison referencing efforts to “trap King’s death,” though the context and connection to the assassination remain unclear. The records also note Wallace’s residence history in St. Louis, Missouri, and her financial activities following her father’s death in 1967.  

Key People:  
- James Loama Owens (contacted by FBI for information on James Earl Ray)  
- James Earl Ray (subject of investigation; reported to read newspapers and magazines)  
- Blackie De Core (individual with a criminal record, mentioned by Owens)  
- James D. Wallace (inmate at Missouri State Penitentiary; husband of Ms. Wallace)  
- Ms. Wallace (resided in St. Louis, Missouri; received a letter from her husband referencing “King’s death”)  

Key Locations:  
- Sunrise Lake, DeSoto, Missouri (Owens’s residence)  
- Jefferson City, Missouri (Missouri State Penitentiary)  
- St. Lous, Missouri (residence of Ms. Wallace and locations of FBI records)  
- Menard, Illinois (site of Blackie De Core’s parole status)  

Key Events:  
- FBI investigation into James Earl Ray’s reading habits and associates (May 1968)  
- FBI record of James Loama Owens’s arrest history, employment, and parole details  
- Letter from James D. Wallace (inmate) to his wife referencing “trapping King’s death” (April 25, 1968)  
- Ms. Wallace’s residence history in St. Louis, Missouri, including relocation to 1031 Lynch  
- Financial activities of Ms. Wallace following her father’s death in July 1967  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Missouri State Penitentiary  
- United States Department of Justice

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