</s>EP 157-186 AT EL PASO, TEXAS CHECKS RE HARRY LOWMEYER OR LOWYMER OR ANYONE BY THE NAME OF LOWWER OR LOWWEROR LOWWER The below-listed agencies and sources of information were checked in an effort to develop informa- tion regarding anyone with the above-captioned names. No pertinent information was developed as a result of these checks. The following investigation was conducted by SA WALLACE A. CROSSION A. April 9, 1968; AT EL PASSO, TXAS. Credit Bureau of El Paso; El Paso Police Department; El Paso County Sheriff's Office; El Paso Country Tax Office (Voter Registration) Records); El Paso City Directories; El Paso Telephone Directories. 3. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail investigative efforts by federal agents between April 1968 and May 1969 focused on tracking individuals associated with James Earl Ray, a suspect in Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Key activities included contacting law enforcement agencies in Texas and Mexico to locate stolen Georgia-licensed vehicles, fingerprint comparisons of Ray with unidentified prints, and inquiries into associates such as J.R. Keller, Robert Dale Pokter, Frank Brickley, and Lon R. Hummel. Agents pursued leads on sightings of an unidentified man resembling Ray or Eric Starvo Galt near El Paso, Texas, during April 1968. Investigations involved reviewing hotel records, telephone directories, military personnel files, and laundries for Thermo-Seal Marking Machine evidence linked to a shooting incident. The FBI also sought information on Eric Starvo Galt (later identified as James Earl Ray) due to Missouri charges of unlawful flight to avoid confinement. Mexican authorities were engaged to track Ray's movements following his alleged escape from custody.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (suspect in MLK’s assassination)  
- Eric Starvo Galt (later identified as James Earl Ray)  
- Carl Ray (Pecos, Texas; no records found)  
- William A. Marshall (El Paso, Texas; subject of All Points Bulletin)  
- J.R. Keller (reported associate of Ray at Leavenworth Prison)  
- Robert Dale Pokter (acquaintance of Ray at Missouri State Penitentiary)  
- Frank Brickley (alleged associate of Ray in El Paso)  
- Lon R. Hummel (individual with Texas license plates linked to Ray)  
- SA Richard I. Picken, SA David J. Reid, SA Richard H. Picken (FBI/Border Patrol agents)  
- Gerald O'Connor (Immigration and Naturalization Service officer)  
- Cesar Perez O'Connor, Jose de la Luz Arreola, Raul Marrufuo (Mexican authorities)  

Key Locations  
- El Paso, Texas (central location for investigations; hotels, police departments, military bases)  
- Pecos, Texas (Deputy Sheriff Robert Phelps confirmed no records for Carl Ray)  
- Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico (contacted agencies for stolen vehicle inquiries and tracking James Earl Ray)  
- Jefferson City, Missouri (James Earl Ray faced charges of unlawful flight to avoid confinement)  
- Clark Hotel, Van Horn, Texas (hotel where Robert Dale Pokter stayed in 1968)  
- Fort Bliss, Texas (military base with personnel records and telephone directories)  

Key Events  
- April 25, 1968: Impoundment of a 1966 Oldsmobile with Georgia license plates at El Paso Wrecker Service.  
- April 30, 1968: Fingerprint comparisons of James Earl Ray with unidentified latent prints.  
- April 9–23, 1968: Investigation into sightings of an unidentified man resembling Ray or Galt near El Paso, Texas.  
- May 3, 1968: Verification of no records for Carl Ray in Pecly, Texas.  
- May 16, 1968: Issuance of All Points Bulletin for William A. Marshall (white male with specific physical attributes, driving a 1967 Plymouth Fury III).  
- April 11, 1968: FBI request for information on Eric Starvo Galt (later identified as James Earl Ray) due to Missouri charges.  
- April 19, 1968: Contact with Mexican authorities regarding James Earl Ray’s whereabouts.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents (SA Crossom, Prassek, Maurer, Sjodal, Gorman, Picken, Lyons, Reid)  
- United States Border Patrol  
- Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)  
- Texas Department of Public Safety  
- Mexican Customs Service  
- Federal Police of Mexico  
- Local police departments in El Paso, Midland, Fort Stockton, Pecos, etc.  
- Laundries and supply companies (Elite Laundry and Cleaners, Odessa Laundry, Red Top Linen)  
- Credit bureaus, tax offices, telephone directories in Texas cities  
- Military personnel records from Fort Bliss, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and White Sands Missile Range

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