</s>PAGE TWO OM 44-310 LISTED FOR MOTHER. RAY LISTED TWO BROTHERS. JOHN, AGE SIXTEEN, LISTED JERRY. AGE FOURTEEN. BOTH RESIDING AT HOME. RAY GAVE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF AT TIME HE WAS CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY'S ENLISTED IN U.S. ARMY IN FEBRUARY, NINETEEN FORTY SIX. AT ALTON, ILL. SERVED IN GERMANY TWO YEARS FIVE MONTHS. RECEIVED HONORABLE DISCHARGE. THEREAFTER WORKED IN CHICAGO THREE MONTHS AT DRYDEN RUBBER CO. THEREFATER WORKEDIN ROAD AND KILLADARE AVE. CHICAGo. WENT TO LOS ANGELES WHERE WORKED FOR BRYNES SHEET METAL CO. LOCATED LOS ANGELS AVE . AS DRILL PRESS OPERATOR. WHILE WORKING LOCATED BRYNES SHEET METAIL WAS ARRESTED. SHERIFF'S OFFICE. LOS ANGELES. ON A MESDEMEANOR CHARGE. ILLEGAL ENTRY OF BUILDING. STAYED IN LOS ANGLES COUNTY JAIL FOR SEVENTEENTHENT DAYS AMATING TRIAL AND THEN WAS SENTENTED TO NINety DAYS IN COUNTY JAILL. ON RELEASE WAS PLACED ON PROBATION TO C. E. GLASCO. DEPUTY PROBATION OFFICER: LOSANGELS COUNTY, TWO ZERO FIVE SOUTH BROADWAY, LOS ANGELESS. WHO HAVE RAY PERMISSION TO LEAVE SOUTH ANGELES AND PROCEED TO HIS HOME AT QUINCY, IILL. RAV CLAIMED TO BE EN ROUTE QUINCY. ILL ., AT TIME WAS REMOVED FROM FREIGHT TRAIN AT MARION, IA. END PAGE TWO 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The provided text consists of **FBI internal investigative reports** from April 1968, focusing on the **assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)** on April 4, 1968. The documents detail FBI efforts to track suspects linked to MLK’s assassination, including investigations into James Earl Ray and other potential individuals. Key elements include geographic tracking across cities like Kansas City, Memphis, Los Angeles, and Atlanta; witness interviews with hotel staff, cab drivers, and clerks; photo comparisons of suspects; and checks on airline travel records. The reports also reference coded references, redacted sections, and internal abbreviations, suggesting incomplete or classified information. While the FBI initially focused on James Earl Ray, the documents reflect broader investigative challenges and fragmented leads during this period.

Key People  
- **James Earl Ray**: Accused of assassinating MLK; referenced by aliases such as "Corporal Millsap."  
- **John Jones**: Cab driver who reported a man matching Ray’s description in Kansas City.  
- Hotel staff at the New Yorker Hotel in Kansas City, noting a white male with a crew-cut hairstyle.  

Key Locations  
- **Kansas City, Missouri**: Where Ray was allegedly seen and where witness accounts were gathered.  
- **Memphis, Tennessee**: Site of MLK’s assassination.  
- **Los Angeles, California** and **Atlanta, Georgia**: Cities involved in tracking suspects and monitoring travel records.  

Key Events  
- FBI efforts to verify sightings of suspects through photo comparisons and witness interviews.  
- Investigations into potential foreign travel by suspects, including flights to Mexico City.  
- Monitoring of airline passengers traveling from Atlanta to other destinations.  
- Internal codes and redacted sections indicating incomplete or classified information.  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)**: Conducted the primary investigation into MLK’s assassination, focusing on tracking suspects and analyzing witness accounts.  
- **JFK Assassination Records Collection**: Contextual reference to declassified records, though not directly tied to this specific document.

MLK Declassified Files

44-kc-760_404058_169-03-part_3_of_4.pdf

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