</s>KC 44-760 RBA:bjc 1 The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent ROWEN B. AYERS, on May 15, 1968: AT JEFFERSON. CITY, MISSOURI. It was determined that telephone number 636-8510 is the residence of Mr. CARL MILLS, Foreman, Renz Farm, Missouri Department of Corrections. Mr. MILLS advised Deputy Warden JESS ELLIOTT he recalled the telephone call last fall from TOM BRITTON, a former inmate at the farm who had become friendly with the family to investigate the farm where he was found. message to see how the MILLS were. He also said he had "hello" received a letter from TOMBRITTON which he furnished. This letter was formally found in 1967 and was also found in nature And then sent him to the police. and had no information pertinent to this case. It is being retained. Mr. MILLs did not know JAMES FARL RAY. Photograph and background data regarding JAMES DUANE WRAY were obtained. Background data sheet regarding EVAN DALE UNDERWOOD, #12297 reflects. KITTY UNDERWOOD 301 School Street, Sikeston, Missouri ETHLY UNDERWOOD 200 South Frederick, ETHLI UNDERWOOD Cape Girardeau, Missouri PAUL SCOWDEN Rural Route, Box 126, Waterloo, Illinois DARRELL UNDERWOOD 200 South Frederick, Cape Girdreau, Missouri A detainer in favor of the Sheriff's Office of Greene County, Missouri at Springfield was filed. June 2, 1967. There is no indication whether UNDERWOOD was released. There are no indication where UNDERWOOD was released, and there is no evidence. (which has been to be a non-existent address) was (which have been to a non -existent address). UNDERWOOD was received November 15, 857 Bingham, Memphis, Tennessee, 1967. His FBN 7B145C. was receivedNovember 15, 1966 and discharged September 22. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains two separate investigative records from the Bureau of Investigation (FBI) related to James Earl Ray, the individual convicted for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. The first record details a 1968 investigation into "Hippie" communities in Portland, Oregon, where seven Special Agents were instructed to contact individuals within the West Side Hippie community between April 25 and 26, 1968. No information linking these individuals to Ray was found. The second record describes a 1963 Spanish-language flyer distribution campaign initiated by Resident Agent Frank DAVIS in Mahleur County, Oregon, targeting Mexican laborers for potential leads on Ray’s whereabouts. This effort yielded no results.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (convicted of MLK's assassination)  
- Frank DAVIS (Resident Agent covering Mahleur County)  
- Special Agents (Portland Office)  
- Ruth E. Galt, Lowell T. Galt, Ernest Emil Josellis, Erick Gault, John Kelly, John Williard, Donald Churchill  

Key Locations  
- Portland, Oregon (West Side Hippie community)  
- Mahleur County, Oregon (sugar-beet industry labor camps)  
- Rogue River, Oregon (logging and sawmill operations)  
- Memphis, Tennessee, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.  

Key Events  
- Distribution of Spanish-language flyers for James Earl Ray in Mahleur County (April 23, 1963)  
- Investigation of Hippie communities in Portland, Oregon (April 25–26, 1968)  
- Elimination of suspects such as Ernest Emil Josellis, Ruth E. Galt & Lowell T. Galt, Erick Gault, and Donald Churchill due to lack of evidence or physical discrepancies  
- FBI efforts to track Ray’s movements, including checks on passport records, airline contacts, and employment in Oregon’s logging industry  

Key Organizations  
- Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS)  
- Narcotics Bureau  
- Local police departments (Portland, Memphis, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.)

MLK Declassified Files

44-kc-760_404058_171-03-part_8_of_9.pdf

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