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Summary:  
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The fatal bullet originated from a bathroom window of a rooming house at 422 South Main Street, which overlooked the motel. A 30-06 Remington model 760 rifle was found abandoned there and traced to Harvey Loweyer, who purchased it on March 30, 1968, from Aeromarine Supply Co., Birmingham, Alabama. Binoculars bought in Memphis on April 4, 1968, were also recovered with the rifle. A white Mustang (Alabama license plates) was found abandoned in Atlanta on April 11, 1968, and linked to the case. Investigations identified James Earl Pay as a suspect, though details remain incomplete. Eric Starvo Galt was charged with conspiracy under U.S. Code §241, with a $50,000 bond recommended.  

Key People:  
- **Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.** (victim)  
- **Harvey Loweyer** (rifle purchaser)  
- **James Earl Pay** (suspect identified via military police records)  
- **Eric Starvo Galt** (charged with conspiracy; linked to the Mustang and binoculars)  
- **John Willard** (room occupant at 422 South Main Street, paid rent for Room 6-8)  

Key Locations:  
- **Lorraine Motel**, Memphis, Tennessee (scene of assassination)  
- **422 South Main Street**, Memphis, Tennessee (rooming house from which the shot was fired)  
- **Birmingham, Alabama** (Aeromarine Supply Co., where rifle was purchased)  
- **Atlanta, Georgia** (where white Mustang was recovered)  

Key Events:  
- **April 4, 1968**: Dr. King assassinated at Lorraine Motel.  
- **April 11, 1968**: White Mustang abandoned in Atlanta linked to the case.  
- **April 17, 1968**: Federal agents filed conspiracy charges against Eric Galt.  
- **April 4, 1968**: Binoculars and rifle recovered from Memphis rooming house.  

Key Organizations:  
- **FBI** (Memphis and Birmingham offices involved in investigation)  
- **Alabama Department of Industrial Relations** (checked Social Security records for Eric Galt)  
- **Montgomery Police Department** (investigated stolen Mustang claims)

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