</s>PAGE EIGHT LA 44-1574 RE ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN LOS ANGELES FREE PRESS BY GALT. ON MAY TWO INSTANT, GENE TURNER, ACCOUNTANT, LOS ANGLES, LOSS ANGELES "FREE PRESS", L.A. Avant Garde NEWSPAPER, MADE AVAILABLE ADVERTISE- ENT PLACES BY ERIC S. GALT ON JANUARY THIRTY LAST. ADVERTISEMENT PROBASILY RECEIVED AT "FREE PRESS" BY MAIL. ADVERTISEMENT READS: "SINGLE MALE AUG. THIRTHY SIX YEARS. FIVE ELEVEN ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY LB. DIGS FR. CULT. DESIRIS. DISCORD MEETING WITH PASSIONATE MARRIED FEMALE FOR MUTUAL ENJOYMENT, AND/OR FEMALLE FOR SWING PASSIONATIE APT. FURN. WILL EX. PHOTO. WHITE S. FOUR ZERO S. FOR SIX SO. SECOND ALHAMBRA, ONE ENE EIGHT ZERO TWO ... NOTATION BELOW ADVENTISEMENT READ "RETURN NAME, AND ADDRESS, ERIC S . GALT . SAME AS ABOVE. INCLOSED IS NO. . FOR FOUR DOLLARS TWENTY FIVE CENTS, RUN ADD UNDER THIRTEY ONE UNIT SYSTEM. THANKS" EXAMINATION OF ABOVED REVEALED ENTIRE CONTENTS TYPEWRITTEN. USING RED RIBSON. NO HANDWRITING INVOLVED. TURNER STATED ADVERTISING RAN IN FEBRUARY TWO DASH EIGHT LAST EDITION OF ABAVE PAPER. ALSO MADE AVAILABLE. ABOVE ADDRESSE IN ALHABRA IS THAT OF C. M. HEDOPETH IN- TERVIED BY BUREAU AGENTS ON APRIL FOURTEENTEEN LAST. HE STATED GALT WAS PAYING CUSTOMER OF HIS MALL FORWARDING SERVICE AT POUR ZERO. END PAGE EIGHT 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigations into telephone calls made by James Earl Ray from coin-operated telephones in Texas, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Montana, Indiana, and New York between December 15-17, 1967, and April 30, 1968. These calls were tracked as part of an effort to monitor Ray's movements following his alleged involvement in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The FBI also interviewed individuals such as Mrs. Charles H. Engle and Patricia K. Anders regarding Colin Blackman, a Trailways bus driver linked to Ray. A wanted flyer for James Earl Ray was circulated, with descriptions noting he did not resemble Blackman. Additional records include administrative cost data for FBI operations in Memphis, Dallas, and Albany, detailing hours worked by agents and clerical staff. A separate document references an advertisement placed in the Los Angeles Free Press by Eric S. Galt, which included contact details linked to C.M. Hedgert of Alhambra, California. The FBI also examined visitor card procedures at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), emphasizing signature verification for inmate visits.  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (suspect in MLK Jr.'s assassination)  
- Colin Blackman (Trailways bus driver associated with Ray)  
- Mrs. Charles H. Engle (interviewed regarding Blackman)  
- Patricia K. Anders (interviewed as part of the investigation)  
- Eric S. Galt (advertiser linked to Alhambra, California)  
- C.M. Hedgert (individual associated with the Los Angeles Free Press advertisement)  

Key Locations:  
- Los Angeles, California (Free Press advertisement)  
- Alhambra, California (Hedgert's address)  
- Texas (coin telephone locations including Alpine and Sanderson)  
- Florida (Lake City), Alabama (Lillian), Louisiana (Greenwood), Montana (Missoula), Indiana (Ramsay, Milltown), New York (Bronx), Oklahoma (Woodward)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (FBI operations)  
- Dallas, Texas (telecommunications tracking)  
- Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP)  

Key Events:  
- FBI tracking of telephone calls made by James Earl Ray from coin-operated telephones in multiple states  
- Interviews with Mrs. Charles H. Engle and Patricia K. Anders regarding Colin Blackman  
- Examination of the Los Angeles Free Press advertisement linked to Eric S. Galt and C.M. Hedgert  
- Administrative records detailing FBI operational costs in Memphis, Dallas, and Albany  
- Review of visitor card procedures at Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP) for inmate visitation verification  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Trailways Bus Company (linked to Colin Blackman)  
- Los Angeles Free Press (newspaper associated with the advertisement)  
- Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP)

MLK Declassified Files

44-me-1987_hs1-852611265_63a-04-part_4_of_4.pdf

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