</s>SI 44-561 KENNETH NEWBELT 1817 North North Street, Peoria, Illinois, St. STARVO GALT, 1817, 1868, a composite photograph viewed on April 18, 1968, a composite photograph of ERIC STARVO GAIT, 18, and a composite photographer. not the original date of the advised this individual is definition. in December 1961, to February 1962. He advised these is located in district differences in the hair and facial features. NEWBLE is off the opinion he knew the crewman as RICHARD GALT and cannot offer oppinion to the crewmen as Richard GALT. He cannot offer reference to, he advised he recalls RICHARO SANTAMOUR, also a crownman, who is definitely not identical with the individual he has been identified not identifiable with the after viewing no composite photograph of ERIC STARVO GALT, but rather in the absence of any recorded crewman named GALT no. 1, no further investigation to locate this individual will be conducted. -181 - 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document details an investigation into Cecil Ray's whereabouts and his family members in Illinois and Missouri during May 1968. Sheriff Leon D. Scroggins of Madison County, Illinois, confirmed a warrant was issued for Cecil Ray following a complaint by his wife, Judith, but noted no current location for him. Law enforcement in Fayette County, Vandalia, Illinois, reported that members of the Ray family were actively coordinating and potentially connected to a suspect in an unspecified case. Larry Ray, a Vandalia employee, had been jailed for threatening his wife in 1963 but was released on bond. Gilbert Ray, another family member, claimed he last saw Cecil Ray in Peoria, Illinois, working at a service station. A half-brother, Richard Risley, and other relatives were also mentioned. Law enforcement described the Ray family as "a little on the stupid side" and noted their tendency toward alcohol misuse. The FBI Laboratory received 176 applications from locksmithing schools in Kansas City, Missouri, for April and May 1968, which were forwarded for handwriting and typewriter examinations.  

Key People:  
- Cecil Ray (subject of investigation)  
- Judith Ray (Cecil's wife, complainant)  
- Larry Ray (Vandalia employee, jailed for threatening his wife in 1963)  
- Gilbert Ray (uncle of Croll Ray, last saw Cecil Ray in Peoria, Illinois)  
- Richard Risley (half-brother of Cecil Ray)  
- Sheriff Leon D. Scroggins (Madison County, Illinois)  
- Sheriff Leonard Kelly (Fayette County, Vandalia, Illinois)  
- Chief Dale Slater (Fayette County, Illinois)  
- FBI Laboratory personnel  

Key Locations:  
- Edwardsville, Illinois (court records and sheriff's office)  
- Madison County, Illinois  
- Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois  
- Peoria, Illinois (last known location of Cecil Ray)  
- Kansas City, Missouri (locksmithing school applications)  

Key Events:  
- Warrant issued for Cecil Ray in 1968 following a complaint by his wife.  
- Investigation into the Ray family's potential connection to a suspect in an unspecified case.  
- Larry Ray's 1963 arrest and release on bond.  
- Gilbert Ray's claim about Cecil Ray's last known location in Peoria, Illinois.  
- Law enforcement characterization of the Ray family as "a little on the stupid side."  
- FBI Laboratory receipt of 176 locksmithing school applications for April and May 1968.  

Key Organizations:  
- Madison County Sheriff's Office (Illinois)  
- Fayette County Sheriff's Office (Illinois)  
- FBI Laboratory (U.S. Department of Justice)  
- Belsaw Locksmithing Institute (Kansas City, Missouri)

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