</s>FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) FBI Date: 4/10/68 Transmit the following in (Type in planestest or code) AIRTEL AIR MAIL Via (Priority) AIRTEE (Type of planestor or code] To: DIRECTOR, FBI (44-38861) Tapeo FROM: SAC, ALBANY (44.43) (P) SUBJECT: MURKIN CR (00-MEMPHIS) Re Albany telephone calls to Bureau, Memphis, Birmingham, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Jackson, Mobile, (4/5-9/68) and Bureau teletype to all offices, 4/9/66) Re Albany Telephone calls to Bureau, Memphis. Following is a list by states of all 1/2-1/68-Seal machines capable of producing character tapes, 1/4-1 Time-G-1 Long, 1/4/4 wide, capable of distributing telephone tapes, 2/4" wide, 3/4", Marking Machine Company, 2204 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, N. Y. For the information of offices not previously advised, the following is furnished: 0-Bureau For the Information of offices of offices NOT previously advised. 0-Memphis (44-(44-1987) - Milwaukee - Minneapolis - Memphis - Atlanta - Minneapolis - Atlanta - New Haven - Baltimore - New York - Atlanta - New Orleans - Atlanta - Northfolk - Baltimore - Phoenix - Charlotte - Portland - Charlotte - 5 - Denver - Portland - Jackson - Salt Lake City - Jackson - Jacksonville - Nashville - Nashville - Nashville - Las Vegas - Savannah - Little Rock - Tampa - Las Las Vegas - Miami - Albany - - Miami - WPO <loc_522><loc_753>- WFO - Miami <loc_161><loc_779>- Miami<loc_162><loc_793><loc_161><loc_793>RSR:1/58) - Albani- Ramsay the <loc_788><loc_566><loc_795>Ramsuy the

Summary  
The document details FBI investigative activities from April 1968, focusing on forensic analysis of laundry tags recovered from the assassination scene of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. The Bureau sought to link Thermo-Seal machine markings (produced by Textile Marking Machine Co., Syracuse, New York) found on a white Jockey t-shirt and checked print undershorts to potential suspects or evidence chains. It includes teletype communications between FBI offices, requests for latent fingerprint comparisons involving military personnel, and records of laundries across 40+ states contacted to trace garments with unique textile markings. The text also references the Memphis Division’s SAC (Special Agent in Charge), NAS Millington, and Phoenix Laundry Corporation in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, which used Thermo-Seal machines. Social security numbers are noted but redacted.  

Key People  
- **Emons, Jr., E.** (President, Phoenix Laundry Corporation, Hattiesburg, Mississippi)  
- **Ramell, Rudolph** (Jackson, Mississippi)  
- **Rosso, F. H.** (Jackson, Mississippi)  
- **Murkín** (FBI SAC, Memphis)  
- **Special Agents in Charge**: Memphis, Sacramento, Albany  
- **Phoenix Laundry** (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)  

Key Locations  
- **Hattiesburg, Mississippi** (Phoenix Laundry Corporation)  
- **Jackson, Mississippi** (Rudolph Ramell, F. H. Rosso)  
- **Syracuse, New York** (Textile Marking Machine Co.)  
- **Memphis, Tennessee** (FBI SAC, NAS Millington)  
- **Sonora, California** (Sierra Launderers and Cleaners)  

Key Events  
- **April 4, 1968**: Shooting of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis; clothing items recovered for forensic analysis.  
- **April 9–13, 1968**: FBI teletypes and communications regarding Thermo-Seal machine markings, evidence handling, and fingerprint comparisons.  
- **Latent fingerprint analysis**: Request to compare fingerprints of military personnel with those found on evidence from the assassination investigation.  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)**: Memphis SAC, Sacramento Division, Albany Office, FBI Laboratory.  
- **Textile Marking Machine Co.** (Syracuse, New York): Manufacturer of Thermo-Seal machines used in laundry-marking analysis.  
- **Phoenix Laundry Corporation**: Mississippi-based laundry using Thermo-Seal machines; linked to evidence from the assassination investigation.

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