</s>MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS REPORT OF DEVENTION OF CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT REGISTER NO. W-16900 NAME Raymond Leon Youngt AGE 29 TRUE NAME ALLAS BIRTH DATE 9-21-1940 BIRTHE PLACE Ft. Smith, Ark. RACE White REIGHT 5 FT. 11 3/4 N. WEIGHT 155 BULLD Tall HAIR Brown EYES Hazel COMPLEXION Fair MARKS, SCARS, SCARES, TATTOOES Small scar inner left wrights 6" gear right hip. COMPLIXION Fair OCCUPATION OR TRADE Engineering - survey MARTIAL STATUS Married EDUCATION College houses in engineering RELIGION Norton GRADE ACHIEVEMENT SOCIAL SECURITY No. INTELLIGENCE CLASSIFICATIOE CLASSIFICATIONS above average 34 74 50 58 53 CLASS. SOCIATICN SECURTY No. SOLIDAT, SERVICE NO. Nulsa, Oklahoma, 73 MILITARY Nate No. 1955 1955 1956 MILILITARY No. 1955 1955 1957 TYPE OF DISCHARITAT'S Memority U.S. Force PARKLES OR PROBATION: FORWARD INPRODUCTION: TYPE OF DISCARITAT's DISC. OTHER: OCTER: 4 OCTHER: EMERGENCY ADDRESS FATHER: Mr. O.C. Kount 113 Linwood Dr. honorable Sand Springs, CA. CAUSE NO. 304 OFFENSE: FQ: No account check SENTENCE: 4 years DATE OF SENSENCE: 4-24-69 TERM OF COUNT: Mar. 1969 COUNTY: Barry DATE RECEIVED: 4~26-69 JAL TIME 17 days FULL TIME: 4-8-1973 % TIME <loc_523><loc_707><loc_523><loc_718><loc_468><loc_718>4~8-1972

Summary:  
The document includes a Missouri Department of Corrections report on Raymond Leon Youngt (W-16900), detailing his criminal history, including forgery charges and parole status from Nevada. It outlines his intelligence assessments, education, mental health evaluations, and conflicts with prison staff. A letter from George M. Camp, Director of Missouri Corrections, refutes claims in a Time Magazine article alleging James Earl Ray (accused assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.) operated a drug business in prison or financed his escape. Camp asserts there is no evidence Ray engaged in illegal activities or had substantial financial resources during incarceration. The document also contains administrative records, mailgrams, and unrelated personal data.  

Key People:  
- Raymond Leon Youngt (W-16900)  
- James Earl Ray (accused assassin of MLK Jr.)  
- George M. Camp (Director of Missouri Corrections)  
- George McMillan (author of disputed book on MLK assassination)  
- Reverend Emanuel Cleaver (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)  

Key Locations:  
- Missouri State Penitentiary  
- Jefferson City, Missouri  
- Memphis, Tennessee (contextual reference to MLK's assassination)  

Key Events:  
- Raymond Leon Youngt's criminal record and incarceration details  
- Dispute over James Earl Ray's alleged prison drug operations and escape financing  
- Response to Time Magazine article disputing Ray's involvement in illicit activities  
- Investigation into Ray's institutional confinement and security measures  

Key Organizations:  
- Missouri Department of Corrections  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Time Magazine (publisher of disputed article)

MLK Declassified Files

44-kc-760_404058_175-02-part_2_of_3.pdf

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