</s>PAGE 2. LAMOUREAUX WAS IN HARTFORD FOR FLIGHT EXAMINATION BY ROSS AVIATION TO BECOME FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT ARMY AVIATION FLIGHT SCHOOL, FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA. HE HAS NO INFO REGARDFING IDENTITY OF UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL AND DOES NOT BELIEVE HIM TO BE KNOWN TO OWNER OF MOTEL AS WE WAS NOT REGISTERED AT MOTEL. ABOVE SUBMITTED FOR INFORMATION. CORR PRIORITY SH READ "URGENT" CORR ON LINE THREE OF PAGE TWO SH READ" HE HAS No INFO REGARDING ECT" END CAF FBI MEMPHIS TU 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document contains multiple entries from the FBI's investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on potential suspects and related inquiries. On April 6, 1968, a suspect named Margus Neil Parris was identified by Asheville, North Carolina police as having embezzled funds from I.C. Service, Inc., where he worked as bookkeeper and assistant manager. Parris is described as a white male, 34 years old, 5'8", 145 lbs, with light brown hair, medium build, and neat dresser. His wife reported he called on April 2 claiming to be in Nashville, Tennessee. Donald Edward Taylor, an employee at Asheville's radio station WSKY, noted a description of the shooter matching Parris: white male, 28-32 years old, medium build, dark hair, protruding nose. Taylor suggested Parris may have been in Nashville around the time of the assassination, citing his marital issues, embezzlement, and erratic behavior at a club. Asheville police sought a photo of Parris, which was to be reproduced and sent to Memphis.  

Other entries mention unrelated investigations, including a separate case involving Eugene Smith Mansfield in Alabama and inquiries into William J. Lemneyer’s flight records from Minnesota. A separate report references Cecil Willard in Virginia suspecting his half-brother Johnny Willard (possibly linked to the assassination) due to prior arrests for molesting children and stealing an automobile. Mrs. John Cockrell of Oregon recalled a John Williard, convicted of embezzlement, described as white, 48-50 years old, with dark hair and a "silly grin," who may have been in San Francisco around the time of the assassination.  

Key People:  
- Margus Neil Parris (suspect, embezzler, described as white male, 34, 5'8", light brown hair)  
- Donald Edward Taylor (radio station employee, reported sighting of shooter matching Parris)  
- Cecil Willard (Virginia resident suspecting his half-brother Johnny Willard)  
- Mrs. John Cockrell (Oregon resident recalling John Williard’s criminal history)  
- William J. Lemneyer (Minnesota flight records inquiry)  

Key Locations:  
- Asheville, North Carolina (Parris’s employment and police investigation)  
- Nashville, Tennessee (reported presence of Parris)  
- Roanoke, Virginia (Johnny Willard’s last known residence)  
- San Francisco, California (John Williard’s alleged past location)  
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (Lemneyer’s flight records)  

Key Events:  
- Embezzlement charges against Margus Neil Parris in Asheville, NC (April 1, 1968)  
- Investigation into potential connection between Johnny Willard and the assassination  
- Search for a photo of Parris by Asheville police  
- Inquiry into William J. Lemneyer’s flight itinerary and driver’s license records  

Key Organizations:  
- FBI (Memphis field office, coordinating investigations)  
- Asheville Police Department (investigating Parris)  
- Southern Airlines/Delta Airlines (flight records for Lemneyer)  
- Riverside Police Department (embezzlement case involving Edward Philip Marlow)

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