</s>OPTIONAL FORM NO. 19 MAY 18, 1977 (COP) (CPD) 1414 UNITED STATES GO-ANNMENT Memorandum UNITED STATES GO-ANMENT DATE: 4/16/68 TO : SAC, JACKSONVILLE (44-769) : SA ROBERT L. CRONGEYER FROM : SUBJECT: MURKIN Re Bureau teletype to all offices dated 4/8/68. The following investigation was conducted by SA ROBERT L. CONGROYER at Pensacola, Florida, on 4/10/68 .. In an effort to obtain the information concerning a HARVEY LOWEYER L. CORNEYER at PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, florida, on 410/68 .. was conducted with negative results. RUTH COLLINSON, CITY Voting Registration Records, Escambia County Courthouse; City CATES, Credit Bureau of Pensacola Miss SHIRLEY SUGGS, Identification Division, Escambla County Courtyard; City GATES, credit Bureau of Division, Escambia Country SO; and THERON WILLIAMS, Identification Identification In addition, check was made of the 1967 Pensacolla city address, 1968 & 1964 telephone directory, the 1968 Pace, Florida telephone directory), the 1968 Gulf Breeze, Florida. Telephone directory, and the 1968 Cantontment, Florida, telephone directory. Also the records of the Gulf Power Company at Pensacaola, also the records noted, but no information at concerning this individual. The name above investigation was also conducted concerning the sources were also contacted for also conducted concurring the names of Eric STAVO GALT, which SANTA ROSA County, Florida; and were also contacted for was also productive. In addition. All laundries in Pensacolas, Florida including the Naval Air Station, in Milton, Florida as well as the Naval Station, and where there also controlled in Whiting Field, both in Santa Rosa County seal marketing machine, manufactured by the Textile Marking Machine Company of Syracuse, New York, which would bear the coding of the following 028-6 or 2B-8-6, which was the largest printing machine contacted in the areas mentioned were contacted with negative results. R.I.C.H.Chd Ri-chd meing Ri.C-Chd Buys U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 14/769-113 2018-04-14 <loc_118><loc_938>2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The text details accounts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s activities and interactions on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, leading up to his assassination. Mrs. Coretta Scott King (referred to as Mrs. Davis) recounts her movements with Rev. Ralph Abernathy (Rev. Lee), Rev. A.D. Williams King, and others at the Lorraine Motel. Dr. King is described as moving between rooms 201, 301, and 306, making phone calls using a credit card, and receiving multiple telephone calls, some possibly from Dora McDonald or an individual named Stan Levinson (phonetic). Mrs. Davis notes that Dr. King left Room 301 after being advised to relax and later joined Rev. Abernathy in Room 207. Around 5:45 p.m., Dr. King announced plans to dine with Mrs. Davis at the Reverend's home, prompting her to prepare for departure. A gunshot was heard shortly thereafter, and Mrs. Davis observed what she believed were Dr. King’s feet near Room 306 before chaos ensued. She remained in the vicinity until police arrived, then proceeded to the Lorraine Motel courtyard where Dr. King was taken by ambulance. Mrs. Davis later moved to a Howard Johnson Motel with Mrs. Ward and others but was eventually returned to the Lorraine Motel. On April 5, 1968, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Ward left Memphis for Atlanta, stating they received no threats during their stay.  

Key People  
- Mrs. Coretta Scott King (referred to as Mrs. Davis)  
- Rev. Ralph Abernathy (Rev. Lee)  
- Rev. A.D. Williams King  
- Rev. KYLES (possibly a reference to Rev. James Lawson or another figure)  
- Dora McDonald  
- Stan Levinson (phonetic)  
- Chauncey Eskridge (likely a misspelling of Chauncey E. Young)  
- Mrs. Ward  

Key Locations  
- Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee  
- Room 201, 301, 306, and 207 at the Lorraine Motel  
- Howard Johnson Motel, Memphis, Tennessee  
- Courtyard of the Lorraine Motel  
- Atlanta, Georgia  

Key Events  
- Dr. King’s movements between rooms at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968  
- Multiple telephone calls received by Dr. King, including potential interactions with Dora McDonald or Stan Levinson  
- The assassination of Dr. King, observed by Mrs. Davis near Room 306  
- Mrs. Davis’s account of the immediate aftermath, including police arrival and Dr. King’s transport to an ambulance  
- Relocation of Mrs. Davis and others between motels in Memphis  
- Departure of Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Ward from Memphis to Atlanta on April 5, 1968  

Key Organizations  
- Lorraine Motel (location)  
- No specific organizations are explicitly mentioned in the text.

MLK Declassified Files

44-jk-769_739798_01-02-part_3_of_4.pdf

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