</s>FBI KAN CITY FBI PHOENIX 724 PM URGENT 4/22/68 DLN TO DIRECTOR (44-38861), MEMPHIS (44~1987), LITTLE ROCK (157-1215), DALLAS (44+2649), KANSAS CITY, AND JACKSONVILLE. FROM PHOINIX (44)-3711) 2P MURKIN. CR. 00: MEMPHILS. REPTEXEL APRIL, TWENTYONE LAST. EDNA WILSON, WIFE OF DAVID L. WILson, LISTENED TO TAPE OF ANONYMOUS/TELEPHONE CALLER AND STATED SHE HAS HEARD THE VOICE BEFORE AND BELIEVES IT IS THAT OF HER FORMER HUSBAND RICHARD HARRELL, AKA JIMMY, FROM IT IS SEPARATED IN LATE FIFTYTHREE. HARREL WAS COMMITTED THERAPTER TO ARIZONA STATE PENTITENTARY. FLORENCE ARIZONEA FROM FLAGGANT SO, AND SHE BELIEVEES HE HAS BEEN IN PEN ELSEHERE ALSO. SHE MARRIED HARRELL AT LAKE VILLAGE. ARKANSAS WHERE HIS PARENTS LIVE AND FATHER IS BELIEVIED NAMED EMMET HARREL. HE ALSO HAS A MARRIID SISTER FANNIE'LUNU AT MC GEE, ARKANSAS. AFTER SHE MARRID DAVID WILSOON THEY WENT TO IDAHO IN SUMMER OF NINETEEN SIXTYFIVE AND AT THAT TIME HARRLL CAME TO RESIDENCE OF HER SISTER TILLIE HERNANDEZ AT FLAGSTAFF LOOKING FOR EDNA WILSON. IT IS NOTED ANONYMOUSE CALLER MENTIONED HE HAD BEEN OUT TO THE HERNANDEZ HOUSE ONCE. END PAGE ONE 44-760-30 SEARCHED IN DIXEDED SERIALIZED HELP APR 22 1968 FBI-KANSASCITY 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains two separate FBI teletype transmissions from April 19, 1968, related to the investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The first transmission details information provided by Mrs. Leo Williams of Aurora, Colorado, regarding Russell Galt, a man she claims was acquainted with in 1962 while working at the American Bridge and Steel Company in Sedalia, Missouri. She describes Galt as 35 years old, 5'9", with brown hair, well-educated, and from Louisiana. Williams notes that Galt was married to Helen Grandy but is now divorced, and she has no current knowledge of his whereabouts. She also mentions a photograph of Galt being circulated in connection with the assassination investigation.  

The second transmission involves Gillian of District Heights, Maryland, who claims to know an individual named Jim Ray, potentially related to James Earl Ray, the suspect in King’s assassination. Gillian recalls swimming at a secluded lake near Kansas City and suggests Ray might use the area as a hideout. She also references her mother, Vera Brooke, residing at 6791 San Diego Road, Buena Park, California. The text notes that James Earl Ray was incarcerated at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City since March 17, 1960, and mentions his alleged connections to Memphis and Kansas City. The FBI warns that Ray should be considered armed and dangerous.  

Key People  
- Mrs. Leo Williams (Aurora, Colorado)  
- Russell Galt (Sedalia, Missouri; possibly from Louisiana)  
- Helen Grandy (divorced wife of Galt)  
- Gillian (District Heights, Maryland)  
- Vera Brooke (mother of Gillian; Buena Park, California)  
- James Earl Ray (suspect in MLK’s assassination; incarcerated at Missouri State Penitentiary)  

Key Locations  
- Aurora, Colorado  
- Sedalia, Missouri  
- Kansas City, Missouri  
- Jefferson City, Missouri (Missouri State Penitentiary)  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- District Heights, Maryland  
- Buena Park, California  

Key Events  
- Mrs. Leo Williams provides details about Russell Galt’s background and potential connection to the assassination investigation.  
- Gillian identifies Jim Ray as a possible suspect linked to James Earl Ray and suggests he may reside near Kansas City.  
- The FBI notes James Earl Ray’s incarceration in Missouri since 1960 and his alleged ties to Memphis and Kansas City.  
- A warning is issued that James Earl Ray should be considered armed and dangerous.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Missouri State Penitentiary (Jefferson City, Missouri)

MLK Declassified Files

44-kc-760_404058_169-05-part_1_of_4.pdf

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