</s>FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date: 4/16/68 1 On April 13, 1983, Mr. XAVIER VON KOSS, 1:010 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, California, advised that he is the owner of the American Business Consultants Company. He said that as the sole owner and operator of this company, he provides services for any individual in the field that he provides personal development. the company that provides services to any individual the individual that he has been employed for all waits of life, including people occupied in sales the office that he is responsible for personal development, possessions, and due to this topic, he has adopted the business name of American Business consultants. VON KOSS said that he was born in business at the 16010 Cremshaw Cremshaw said that it has been in Business at the that a search of his immediate approx. May 1960, and concerning a client known as Eric S. GALT. No VONKOSS said that he had no recollection of this name was not as able to fit the name with any of his former clients. According to VON KOSS, many of his clients desire cc remain an ongoing investigation of the same name as one of the two concentrated as described as a part-of-call-service and cremshaw has described the power of auto-hypnotism. VoK KOSS advised that his home residence was 67 Beach Drive-Voe. advanced that he's home recidence was a part of the beach drive-vor business records at home which might reflect when and if GALT had ever been at a client at the American business Cremshaw had been a client that he would perceive these recrecords and an advice that he could peruse these concentrating GALT, such would be made available to the L.O: Angelice Cricce of the FBI. 4/23/13/13 Terrarace, California at Fil: Los Angeles: lh-13794 ... . . .. GAS CHARLES M. PAGE and F.E.L.C. PAUL F. THERNEY/CMR/CBD/PPI 4/15/68 Date detailed hv Date detetated This is the property of the PHIL and is hamed to 2005 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI and LAPD investigations into individuals potentially linked to Martin Luther King Jr.'s (MLK) assassination in 1968. Eric S. GALT is scrutinized for alleged connections to voter registration activities, including interactions with Charles Stein and Rita Stein, who were associated with voter registration efforts. Marie Martin reported meeting GALT at the St. Francis Hotel in November 1967, where he allegedly discussed paying for a trip to New Orleans to register voters, later claiming possession of a gun if the arrangement failed. FBI records from April 1968 note no confirmed ties between GALT and MLK-related events, though his movements, including a Mustang car, were monitored. Raymond Murphy observed suspicious activity at 3340 Floyd Terrace, noting a parked Mustang, frequent visitors described as "hippies," and an envelope containing a warrant number postmarked February 1966. David Richard Brown allegedly confessed to murdering MLK, referencing interactions with SA Robert C. Martin Jr., while Oscar Barnes reported a man matching James Earl Ray’s 1960 profile photograph at a hotel in Compton. Mildred Thomas described a man in Room 622 of the Beverly Hilton Hotel resembling James Earl Ray’s physical description. Investigations also included financial scrutiny of Elizabeth Ann de Rouen (Rita Stein) and inmate testimonies about discussions involving MLK’s assassination, though all involved denied direct knowledge.  

Key People:  
- **Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)**: Central figure in the investigation; his assassination is referenced in multiple contexts.  
- **Eric S. GALT**: Investigated for alleged ties to voter registration and potential involvement in MLK’s assassination.  
- **Charles Stein** and **Rita Stein**: Linked to voter registration activities and associated with Rita Stein (Elizabeth Ann de Rouen).  
- **Marie Martin**: Reported meeting GALT at the St. Francis Hotel in 1967.  
- **David Richard Brown**: Allegedly confessed to murdering MLK, referencing interactions with SA Robert C. Martin Jr.  
- **Raymond Murphy**: Observed suspicious activity at 3340 Floyd Terrace.  
- **Oscar Barnes** and **Mildred Thomas**: Reported sightings of individuals matching James Earl Ray’s profile.  
- **James Earl Ray**: Described in physical detail by Mildred Thomas, linked to MLK’s assassination in public records.  
- **Elizabeth Ann de Rouen (Rita Stein)**: Subject of FBI financial scrutiny; associated with Floyd Terrace residences.  

Key Locations:  
- **Los Angeles, California** (St. Francis Hotel, Hyatt House Motel, 3340 Floyd Terrace, Beverly Hilton Hotel)  
- **New Orleans, Louisiana** (alleged trip for voter registration by GALT)  
- **Compton, California** (Barnes’ report on a suspect in a hotel)  
- **San Bernardino County Jail** (site of inmate interrogations related to MLK’s assassination).  

Key Events:  
- FBI investigation into Eric S. GALT’s background and alleged ties to voter registration activities.  
- Surveillance of 3340 Floyd Terrace for suspicious vehicle activity and drug-related concerns.  
- Raymond Murphy’s observations of a parked Mustang and "hippie" visitors at Floyd Terrace.  
- David Richard Brown’s alleged confession to murdering MLK, referencing SA Robert C. Martin Jr.  
- Discovery of an envelope with a warrant number postmarked February 1966 at Floyd Terrace.  
- Oscar Barnes’ report on a man matching James Earl Ray’s physical description in Compton.  
- Mildred Thomas’ description of a man in Room 622 of the Beverly Hilton Hotel resembling James Earl Ray’s 1960 profile photograph.  
- Inmate testimonies about discussions involving MLK’s assassination, though all denied direct involvement.  

Key Organizations:  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted investigations into suspects and financial records.  
- **Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)**: Involved in monitoring GALT’s movements and coordinating with FBI.  
- **Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office**: Documented Stanley Lino Rosas’ death in 1966, though unrelated to MLK.  
- **San Bernardino County Jail**: Site of interrogations for inmates linked to the case.

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