</s>44-H-0888-H0-00 STATES S01-513-500 STATES 901-313-500 STATES 801-13-5100 ENTIRE FILE REVIEWED FOR HISTORICAL DECLASSIFICATION FEDERAL BU Dentemnade mentoring Snowing 5056.5.59 Jelal 5056.5057 5025 5025 88 NUTIONS 5025 ATTENTION BEFORE CHANGING CLASSIFICATION OR PROCESSING ANY DOCUMENT FROM THIS FILE FOR RELEASE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, CONTACT FOI/PA SECTION UNIT D, EXT. 5767. FOI /PA SECTION Unit D, EXT. 5769. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary:  
The document contains fragmented records from multiple sources, including prison records, FBI communications, and administrative memos. On August 13, 1968, records from the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, were reviewed and revealed a prisoner named KENNEL LONE (possibly KENNETH LONE) who was incarcerated for a bank robbery in 1966. He was scheduled for release in 1980 and had an ongoing appeal. A guard at the prison reported that LONE mentioned a group willing to pay for the assassination of MARTIN LUTHER KING, though this claim is not corroborated. The document also references interactions between LONE, a prisoner named (FNU) EVANS, and a guard named (PNU) CALAHAN, with mentions of racial prejudice within the prison.  

An FBI report from August 15, 1968, notes that SCOTT BELL was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in July 1967 and may have suicidal tendencies. The text includes administrative forms, memos about postage costs for circular letters, and a request for information related to a bank robbery in Alton, Illinois, on July 13, 1967, involving two masked individuals who stole over $27,000. Clothing items linked to the crime include a white Van Heusen Vanguard shirt and tan trousers with laundry and dry cleaning symbols.  

Key People:  
- KENNEL LONE (prisoner at Leavenworth Penitentiary)  
- (FNU) EVANS (prisoner at Leavenworth Penitentiary)  
- (PNU) CALAHAN (guard at Leavenworth Penitentiary)  
- SCOTT BELL (individual admitted to Bellevue Hospital)  
- JOHN EDGAR HOOVER (Director of FBI)  

Key Locations:  
- U.S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas  
- Springfield, Missouri (MCPF, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners)  
- Alton, Illinois (Bank of Alton robbery site)  
- Bellevue Hospital (New York, New York)  

Key Events:  
- Review of Leavenworth prison records on August 13, 1968  
- FBI investigation into a bank robbery in Alton, Illinois, July 13, 1967  
- Mention of a group allegedly willing to pay for the assassination of MARTIN LUTHER KING  
- Admission of SCOTT BELL to Bellevue Hospital and note on potential suicidal tendencies  

Key Organizations:  
- U.S. Penitentiary (Leavenworth, Kansas)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (Springfield, Missouri)  
- U.S. Department of Justice

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