</s>FD-302 (Rev.)15-54) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 4/12/68 1 IVAN B. WEBB, 2569 Faxon, Desk Clerk, Rebel Motor Hotel, 34466 Lamar, was contacted at his place of employment and advised the following: He was on duty at the Rebel Motor Hotel from 10:00 PM, April 3, 1968, to 6:00 AM, April 4, 1968. He said that as a nightly routine to tours the hotel grounds hourly for security drought. He was at the Alabama license plates parked in front white Musings with Alabama license plate parking in front of Room 34. He added that he was positive that this Mustang was parked in Front of 34 when he was on Duty at 10:30. was parked at 34 when the case was onduty at 10.00. on April 3, 1966, when he were relieved by Mr. SAM HUDSON, He stated that he never saw the occupant of Room 34 during his shift. Conception on April 3 and 4, 1966. Mr. WEBB was shown artist's conception drawings drawn at Birmingham, Alabama, and Memphis, Tennessee and drawn drawn at the drawing at Memphis looked familiar to him but he could not in any way identify any individual from it. 137 On 4/11/68 at Memphis, Tennessee 4/11 /68 at Memphis, Tennessee File # ME 44-1987 SA JOHN W. BAUER /bbs 4/1/68 by SA JOHN w. BAUEER /bs Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is learned to your agency. It and its contents are not distributed outside your agency. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail the FBI and Memphis Police Department’s investigation into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which occurred on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Key evidence includes a bullet recovered from King’s body, blood-stained clothing retrieved from Room 307 of the motel, and $10 bills, a $5 bill, three $1 bills, and 45 cents found on his person. A laundry machine used by the suspect was analyzed for unique printing defects, with partial text (first two characters in 15-point type, last three in 18-point type) compared to other sources. Witness statements from hotel staff, including Ivan Durapat of the Rebel Motor Hotel, mention a guest named "Eric & Galt" staying in Room 34 with an Alabama license plate (13893). Forensic evidence includes a window sill fragment from the motel’s adjacent rooming house and latent fingerprints collected from multiple locations. The timeline notes that King was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital on April 4, with evidence collection continuing through April 5–6. Unresolved questions include the suspect’s identity, the connection between "Eric & Galt" and the perpetrator, and the exact sequence of events during the assassination.  

Key People  
- **Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.** (victim)  
- **Ivan Durapat** (Rebel Motor Hotel manager)  
- **Drs. Sprunt and Francisco** (pathologists conducting autopsy)  
- **J.T. J. Francisco, Jr.** (medical examiner)  
- **Phil A. Canale** (district attorney general)  

Key Locations  
- **Lorraine Motel** (Room 307, where King was shot)  
- **Rebel Motor Hotel** (Memphis; Room 34 occupied by "Eric & Galt")  
- **St. Joseph’s Hospital** (where King’s body was examined)  
- **Memphis Hospitals Autopsy Protocol facility** (site of autopsy)  
- **Syracuse, NY** (Textile Marking Machine Company, analyzed laundry machine)  

Key Events  
- **April 4, 1968**: Dr. King assassinated at the Lorraine Motel; body transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital.  
- **April 5–6, 1968**: Evidence collected from motel, hotel rooms, and laundromat; items sent to FBI labs for analysis.  
- **Autopsy conducted on April 4, 1968**, with final report dated April 11, 1968.  
- **Laundry machine defect** analyzed by Textile Marking Machine Company (Syracuse, NY).  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI** (analyzed bullet and laundry machine evidence)  
- **Memphis Police Department** (collected physical evidence and witness statements)  
- **Tennessee Department of Public Health** (case number A68-252 for autopsy records)  
- **Shelby County Medical Examiner’s Office** (conducted autopsy on King)

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44-me-1987_hs1-852611265_65-01-part_4_of_4.pdf

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