</s>PAASE TWO 31 44-561 I INVESTIGATION HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS TO LOCATE NRS. MONAH: LEE GRAWFORD, SISTER OF WALTER KARY RIFES, MEGATIVE. WALTER TERRY RIFFS LOCATED JUNKY, IILLINOIS, COOPERATIVE CLAIANS HAS NOT SEEN RIFFE EARL RAY SINCE INGRARATED LEAVEN- WOTHS, KANSAS, APPROVIMATELY WINTEDEN FIFTY-SEVEN. NO INFON- YATION REGARDING CURRENT MEPAQUITS, RIFE CLAIMS IN WINOY ILLINOISS THROUGHOUT PERIENT PERIOD, VERIFIED THROUGH THREE JHER INTERVIEWS. RAY'S SISTER, YELSA MARIE NIAN, LOCATED QUINNY, IILINOIS INTOXIATED, KENTALLY RETARDED, HYSTERICAL, ATTEMPTED TO BE MADE FOUR- VIEW NOT PRODUCTIVE. ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS TO BE FOUR TEMMY ISTANT. RESULTS WILL SE FURNISHED BUREAU AND INTERESTED OFFICES. INVESTIGATIATION CONTINUING. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. END 203 FIH MEMPHIS. 2003 RELEASE UNDEREO. 1478

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations into James Earl Ray’s activities from the 1960s, focusing on his alleged connections to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., psychiatric evaluations, employment history, and interactions with associates. Ray was described as "armed and dangerous" and under scrutiny for potential ties to the MLK assassination. Psychiatric assessments by Dr. D. Freeman (1965–1966) noted Ray’s claims of self-hypnosis therapy and discrepancies in his employment and medical history, including a 1955 pre-sentence report indicating his last known address as the Virginia Hotel in Quincy, Illinois. Investigations tracked Ray’s movements via car registrations, phone calls, and prison records, including his incarceration at Leavenworth Penitentiary (1956–1957). Associates like Charles Calvin Bookman and Robert Crawford were interviewed to verify Ray’s activities, with Bookman initially claiming to have met Ray in Kansas City before retracting the statement. Financial scrutiny revealed inconsistencies in Ray’s employment claims, and efforts to locate his former wife Jean Ray and alleged brother-in-law Robert Crawford continued. A 1968 FBI memo referenced photographs of Ray and Walter Terry Riffe, along with notes on Ray’s alleged criminal history and associations.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (subject of investigation)  
- Dr. D. Freeman (psychologist who evaluated Ray)  
- Charles Calvin Bookman (alleged associate of Ray)  
- Robert Crawford (individual claiming to know Ray’s family)  
- Jean Ray (alleged ex-wife of Ray, sister of Doris Crawford)  
- Jerry Ray (Ray’s brother)  
- Susan Ray (Ray’s sister)  
- Walter Terry Riffe (individual linked to Ray in FBI records)  
- Eric S. Galt (subject of a locksmithing institute investigation)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee (central to MLK assassination and related investigations)  
- Leavenworth Penitentiary, Missouri (Ray’s incarceration 1956–1957)  
- Kansas City, Missouri (Bookman’s alleged meeting with Ray)  
- Quincy, Illinois (Ray’s address in 1955 pre-sentence report)  
- Los Angeles, California (mentioned in Ray’s movements and travel routes)  
- Springfield, Illinois (U.S. Public Health Service Hospital referenced in Ray’s medical history)  
- Little Falls, New Jersey (site of Eric S. Galt’s locksmithing institute investigation)  

Key Events  
- Psychiatric evaluations of Ray by Dr. Freeman (1965–1966)  
- Investigation into Ray’s employment and financial status  
- Tracking of Ray’s movements via car registrations, phone records, and prison records  
- Verification of Ray’s Leavenworth Penitentiary incarceration (1956–1957)  
- Interviews with associates like Bookman and Crawford to confirm Ray’s activities  
- FBI memo enclosing photographs of Ray and Walter Terry Riffe (1968)  
- Inquiry into Ray’s residences, including the Virginia Hotel in Quincy, Illinois  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Missouri State Hospital No. 1 (where Ray was evaluated)  
- U.S. Public Health Service Hospital (San Francisco, referenced in Ray’s medical history)  
- Locksmithing Institute (subject of Eric S. Galt’s investigation)  
- Local police departments (e.g., St. Louis, Kansas City)

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