</s>PAGE THREE UKKNOWN. HAS ATTEMPTED TO OSTAIN EMPLOYMENT IN LOCAL ANTI- POVERTY AGENCY. NOLAN HAS FOI NUMBER FOUR ONE EIGHT FOUR SEVEN. NOLANI INTERVIEWED APRIL TWENTYFOUR, SIXTEIGHT. EXTREMELY OSTILL. INTERVIEWIED REQUIRED TWO AND ONE HALF HOURS. STATED E REMEMBERED RAY BUT-KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HIM NOW AND WOULD NOT TELL LAW ENFORCEMENT IF IF HE DID. DENIED HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH RAY'S ESCAPE. HE HAD HE HAT HE SEEN OR BEEN BEEN TOACTED BY HIM SINCE ESCAPE, SATED HE KNEW RAY TEN YEARS IN PRISON, AS AWARE OF HIS PLANNING TO ESCAPE THREE OCCASIONS BUT HAD KNOWLEDGE AS TO DETAILS OR MODUS OPERANDI. RESIDED IN SAME HALL WITH RAV BUT THEY WERE CELLED INDIVIDUALLY. ALLEGED RAV ESCAPED APPROXIMELY THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO DATE. ESCAPE REPORTED. BELIEVES HIMSELF COLESTIMATE ASSOCIATE OF RAY . WALKED IN PRISION YARD WITH HIM HIM DAILY. SAID RAY WAS A LONER. RAY NEVER TOLD HIM ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION OTHER THAN THAT HE HADE A BROTHER IN CHICAGO AND HAD GROWN UP IN SMALL TOWN, ILLINOIS. END PAGE THREE. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

The document contains multiple FBI communications related to investigations into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on tracking individuals connected to James Earl Ray, a suspect in the case. It details inquiries into Bobby Joe Faulkner, who was linked to Atlanta during the time of King's murder and later returned to Columbus, Georgia. The text includes instructions to locate Faulkner, verify his residency, and check vehicle records, including a white Mustang. There are also references to latent fingerprint comparisons involving Ray’s prints with those found in Texas locations after his escape from prison in 1967. Phone call records are examined for connections to New Orleans and other areas, with specific numbers and dates noted. The FBI requests law enforcement agencies to compare fingerprints and investigate leads, emphasizing urgency due to the suspect being "armed and dangerous."  

Key People: James Earl Ray (suspect), Bobby Joe Faulkner (individual under investigation), Russell Johnston (retired Army general mentioned in a San Antonio inquiry), Louis Loax, Charles Stein (allegedly associated with Ray).  

Key Locations: Columbus, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; Memphis, Tennessee; San Antonio, Texas; Uvalde, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Falls City, Texas; Missouri State Penitentiary.  

Key Events: Investigation into James Earl Ray’s movements post-escape from prison; examination of phone call records related to potential connections to King’s assassination; fingerprint comparison requests across law enforcement agencies; inquiries into Bobby Joe Faulkner’s residency and vehicle ownership.  

Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), local law enforcement agencies, telephone companies (e.g., Southwest Bell Telephone Company).

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