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The document contains multiple FBI reports and transcripts from interviews with **Solomon Jones**, who served as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s chauffeur during his assassination on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. The texts detail Jones’ account of the event, interactions with individuals like **Mark Lane** (an attorney linked to James Earl Ray, the convicted killer of King) and **Duncan Ragsdale** (a political candidate opposing Congressman Harold Ford), and his involvement with the **House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)**. The reports also include statements from Jones’ wife, Elizabeth Jones, and references to legal proceedings, conspiracy theories, and media coverage surrounding the assassination.  

Key People:  
- **Solomon Jones** (former chauffeur of Dr. King)  
- **Mark Lane** (attorney involved in the case)  
- **Duncan Ragsdale** (candidate in 1978 election, associated with Lane)  
- **Harold Ford** (Congressman opposing Ragsdale in 1978 campaign)  
- **Reverend Winter Fauntroy** (mentioned as part of a 1958 conference)  
- **Reverend F. Trusty** (registered at the Lorraine Motel during Dr. King's assassination)  

Key Locations:  
- Memphis, Tennessee (Lorraine Motel, detention facility)  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCJ) offices  
- Federal Correctional Institution in Reno, Nevada (where Jones was incarcerated)  

Key Events:  
- Ragsdale and Lane sought access to Jones at a detention facility, falsely claiming they had been invited by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCJ).  
- Jones met with Lane, who questioned his knowledge of FBI ties to Dr. King's assassination.  
- Jones reported concerns about family safety and potential FBI interference.  
- HSCA suspended Jones from testifying, citing unspecified reasons.  
- FBI determined no federal law violations were involved in Jones' case but maintained the file for future inquiries.  

Key Organizations:  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCJ)  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCJ)

MLK Declassified Files

44-me-1987_hs1-852611265_88a-03-part_1_of_4.pdf

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