</s>XX 8/8/79 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, BOSTON ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY 8083 NOVEMBER 22, 1963 DALLAS, TEXAS BUILTLE 6Z-109060 BUYLE 175-112 MURKIN BUFFLE 174-38861 BESTLE 157-644 Reference is made to letter dated March 28, 1979, from Assistant Director HAROLD N. BASSETT to Mr. R. B. CUTLER of Manchester, Massachusetts. A copy of this letter is attached for ready reference. Also attached is a copy of a letter to Mr . CUTLER from SAC BOSTOM dated 8/879/9. In furnishing the information in the Boston Office, Mr. CULTLER expressed an interest in sitting down and discussing in detail the unpublished and his theories regarding the murders of President KENNedy and Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Overall details regarding these two murders are not available to the Boston Division and it is two previous data furnished by ORIGINAL FILED IN C.10/08/09-10/09/10 Mr. CULTER that he has spent a lot of time in connection with the overall information he has submitted to this office. 4- Bureau (McLs.) ENCLOSUR! -2-62-109960) -1-4-3 88861- 2-2 Boston (44-1112) - 157-6644) NOT RECORDED JJD.de CR. R 4 AUG 24 1979 JJD:de 84 AUG 51/79 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail communications between the FBI and individuals interested in the assassination investigations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A letter from SAC Boston (Special Agent in Charge) to Director FBI on August 8, 1979, references a prior correspondence with Mr. Robert B. Cutler of Manchester, Massachusetts, who expressed interest in discussing theories related to the JFK and MLK assassinations. The Boston Division stated it lacked overall details on these cases and recommended referring Cutler’s data to appropriate FBI headquarters for review. A separate letter from Assistant Director Harold N. Bassett to Cutler on March 28, 1979, declined his request for a meeting due to the urgency of reviewing findings from the House Select Committee on Assassination.  

A later communication from Cutler to Bassett (dated August 6, 1979) included claims by Wynnell Spivy (prison number 75351), an inmate at Tennessee State Penitentiary (TSP), that he killed Dr. King in Memphis, Tennessee, on or about March 24–28, 1968. Spivy alleged he used a .22 caliber Remington automatic rifle and claimed the assassination was accidental, motivated by King’s preaching of peace. The FBI noted inconsistencies in Spivy’s statements, including conflicting dates for King’s death (April 4, 1968; March 5–8, 1968), and concluded his mental state was unstable, recommending no further investigation into his claims.  

Key People:  
- **Robert B. Cutler**: Individual who corresponded with FBI officials regarding assassination theories.  
- **Harold N. Bassett**: Assistant Director of the FBI, declined to meet with Cutler.  
- **Wynnell Spivy** (prison number 75351): Inmate at Tennessee State Penitentiary who claimed to have killed Dr. King; his statements were deemed unreliable due to mental health issues.  

Key Locations:  
- **Boston, Massachusetts**: FBI offices involved in correspondence with Cutler.  
- **Memphis, Tennessee**: Site of Tennessee State Penitentiary where Spivy was incarcerated.  
- **St. Louis, Missouri**: Mentioned as the location for National Personnel Records Center and a postmark on a letter.  

Key Events:  
- **August 8, 1979**: FBI SAC Boston informed Cutler that details on JFK and MLK assassinations were not available to its division.  
- **March 28, 1979**: Assistant Director Bassett declined Cutler’s request for a meeting due to ongoing review of House Select Committee findings.  
- **August 6, 1979**: Cutler provided information about Spivy’s claims regarding the assassination of Dr. King, which the FBI investigated and deemed unreliable.  

Key Organizations:  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Central agency involved in reviewing and responding to inquiries about assassination investigations.  
- **Tennessee State Penitentiary (TSP)**: Institution where Wynnell Spivy was incarcerated and provided his alleged confession.  
- **National Personnel Records Center**: Mentioned as a repository for records related to Spivy’s case.

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