</s>REFER TO VENTURA CO. CAL. CHI - 706,328 31961 BREAKFAST OF CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION 9 11 61 P. A. B. BUE 1004, SACCHENTAL, CALIFORNIA 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains FBI investigative records related to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). A January 22, 1968, memorandum details an identification attempt at Colony Kitchen in San Juan Capistrano, California, where a man resembling James Earl Ray was reportedly seen. Latent fingerprints collected from the scene could not be matched to Ray. The report also notes that George Putnam TV News aired content referencing MLK’s murder. Subsequent FBI telegrams from April 25, 1968, and other dates reference investigations into Theodore L. Evans and his wife, Delores (Dodye) Evans, with phone numbers linked to Lillian Simpson and Mrs. Sidney D. Hammond in San Diego. A non-published number for Hammond is noted. The documents mention Betty Brandon in San Francisco, associated with the Economic Opportunity Council and job assistance for African Americans. James Earl Ray is flagged as armed and dangerous. An FD-36 form from April 30, 1968, details a telephone call by Ray from Los Angeles to New Orleans, with Melba Hamilton arranging toll tickets to monitor Louisiana calls via public telephones.  

Key People  
- **James Earl Ray**: Identified as a suspect in MLK’s assassination; flagged as armed and dangerous.  
- **Theodore L. Evans** and **Delores (Dodye) Evans**: Subjects of an FBI investigation linked to phone numbers associated with Lillian Simpson and Mrs. Sidney D. Hammond.  
- **Lillian Simpson**: Connected to a phone number tied to the Evans case.  
- **Mrs. Sidney D. Hammond**: Associated with a non-published phone number in San Diego.  
- **Betty Brandon**: Linked to the Economic Opportunity Council and job assistance for African Americans.  
- **Melba Hamilton**: Service representative involved in toll ticket arrangements for call monitoring.  

Key Locations  
- **Colony Kitchen, San Juan Capistrano, California**: Site of identification attempt involving James Earl Ray.  
- **Los Angeles, California**: Central location for FBI investigations and telegrams.  
- **San Diego, California**: Home to Mrs. Sidney D. Hammond’s non-published phone number.  
- **San Francisco, California**: Linked to Betty Brandon’s records and the Economic Opportunity Council.  

Key Events  
- **Identification attempt at Colony Kitchen (January 22, 1968)**: A man resembling James Earl Ray was reportedly seen; latent prints could not be matched to him.  
- **FBI investigation into Theodore L. Evans and Delores Evans**: Phone numbers linked to Lillian Simpson and Mrs. Sidney D. Hammond.  
- **Monitoring of telephone calls**: Arrangements for toll tickets to check Louisiana calls from public telephones, involving Melba Hamilton.  
- **Flagging James Earl Ray as armed and dangerous**: Noted in FBI records.  

Key Organizations  
- **Economic Opportunity Council**: Associated with Betty Brandon’s work on job assistance for African Americans.  
- **Western States Telephone Company**: Involved in arranging toll ticket reviews for call monitoring.  
- **FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)**: Central to all investigative reports and communications.

MLK Declassified Files

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