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Summary  
The documents consist of FBI investigative reports from May 1968 detailing efforts to track individuals linked to criminal activities during the civil rights era. Central figures include James Earl Ray, a suspect in Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, and Floyd Evans Hill, a former inmate at Missouri State Penitentiary. The FBI sought information on Ray’s whereabouts, associations with the Ku Klux Klan, and potential ties to radical groups. Investigations involved interviewing inmates, checking parole records, and using informants in locations such as Oklahoma City, Omaha, and Kansas City. References to COINTELPRO and Habeas Corpus processes highlight broader FBI surveillance practices during this period.  

Key People  
- **James Earl Ray**: Central suspect in MLK Jr.’s assassination; referenced through FBI wanted flyers and prison records.  
- **Floyd Evans Hill**: Former Missouri State Penitentiary inmate paroled in 1967, interviewed by agents in California; denied knowing Ray but acknowledged a man resembling the FBI wanted flyer.  
- **Robert Dale Porter**: Person of interest sought in Oklahoma City, Omaha, and Kansas City; no definitive leads found by May 1968.  
- **Nathan J. Murphy**: Former inmate whose residence was checked but yielded no information.  
- **William F. Scholl** and **Gale Fisher**: Subjects of separate investigations linked to Kansas City and Missouri prison records.  

Key Locations  
- **Missouri State Penitentiary**: Site of Floyd Evans Hill’s incarceration; referenced in FBI inquiries about Ray’s connections.  
- **Oklahoma City, Omaha, Kansas City**: Locations where agents searched for Robert Dale Porter and other suspects.  
- **Elmer’s Place**: A tavern in Kansas City noted as a contact point for informants.  

Key Events  
- **FBI surveillance methods**: Interviews with inmates, parole records checks, and informant networks used to track suspects.  
- **Parole of Floyd Evans Hill**: Released in 1967, re-arrested in California (June 1967) for theft; interviewed by agents in May 1968.  
- **Search for James Earl Ray**: FBI efforts focused on Missouri prisons and associates, with references to Mobley, Missouri, and Mississippi State Penitentiary.  
- **COINTELPRO context**: Mentioned as part of broader FBI surveillance of civil rights activists and suspected conspiracies.  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)**: Conducted investigations into Ray, Porter, Hill, and others; used informants and prison records to gather intelligence.  
- **Civil Rights Division**: Implied through references to COINTELPRO and surveillance of civil rights figures.  
- **Ku Klux Klan**: Alleged ties to James Earl Ray referenced in FBI reports.

MLK Declassified Files

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