</s>FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) FBI Date: APRIL 11, 1968 Transmit the following in (Type in plainst or code) TELETYPE URGENT Via (Priority) TO : SAC, ST. LOUIS FROM: SAC, MILWAUKEE (44-388) (P) MURKIN INSTANT DATE, MRS. TISHA JENNINGS, TWENTY SIX FORTY THREE A NORTH TWENTLY FORTH STREET, MILWAKEE, ADVISED SHE TELEPHONED HER MOTHER, Mrs. CANNON (ARLENE) MARTIN, IN HAYTI, MISSOURI, AT PHONE NUMBER FL NINE ONE EIGHT EIGHT SIX, WHEREIN THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE. MARTIN ADVISID JENNNINGS THAT ONE JESSE JAMES, JR ., HAYTI, MISSOURI , WHITE MALE, TWENTY SEVEN TO TWENTy EIGHT, FIVE FOOT TEN AND ONE HALF INCHES, ONE HUNDRED SIXTY POUNDS, BLACK WAVY HAIR, DRIVING A MINTEEN SIXTEEN FIVE WHITE MUSTANG, POSSIBLEY CONVERTIBLE, WAS OUT OF TOWN ON FOUR FOUR SIXTTY EIGHT , WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN. HE RETURNED TO HAYITI ON EVENING OF FOUR SOUTH SIXTH EIGHT AND WAS IN POSSESSION OF A LARGE UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF CASH. 1-1 MILWAUKER 1- BIRMINGHAM (AM) 1- MEMPHIS (AM)" DER/ds (3) (3) Vokalx Approved: Special Agent in Charge Sent 145P M Per Per 44-338-37 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations into potential connections between individuals and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. A conversation involving Mrs. Tisha Jennings in Hayti, Missouri, mentions Jesse James Jr., a white male described as 27-28 years old, 5'10½" tall, 160 pounds, with black wavy hair, who returned to Hayti on April 4, 1968, with an unknown amount of cash and was questioned by his mother about the assassination. The FBI also sought Eric Starvo Galt, a white male described as 5'11" tall, 175 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair, last seen in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, driving a 1966 white Mustang with Alabama license plate 1-389-93. The Bureau requested DMV record checks for Galt and issued alerts to law enforcement agencies. A separate section lists laundry machines and locations across multiple states, including thermoseal machines used for producing specific tape markings linked to a laundry code system. Another document details laundries, cleaning services, and related businesses across numerous U.S. states, with entries including addresses, serial numbers, and contact details for representatives. Efforts were made to trace laundry marks on garments believed to have been abandoned by an individual referred to as "the Sub," with instructions to contact textile marking machine companies and sales representatives in specific regions. Color photographs of tapes attached to recovered garments were distributed for investigative analysis.  

Key People  
- Jesse James Jr. (Hayti, Missouri)  
- Eric Starvo Galt (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- Mrs. Tisha Jennings (Hayti, Missouri)  
- Mrs. Arlene Martin (Hayti, Missouri)  
- Richard Smith (National Drivers Registration, U.S. Department of Commerce)  
- Bob Otis (Wisconsin DMV)  
- Dick Bristow (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Southern Mississippi)  
- Joe Combs (Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky)  
- Fred Week (Metropolitan New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)  
- Jack Cody (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio)  
- Pete Wukovich (Eastern Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin)  
- Al Davis (South Dakota, Nebraska, Western Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Northern Mississippi, Western Tennessee, Western Kentucky)  
- Fred Raupak (California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)  

Key Locations  
- Hayti, Missouri  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin  
- Annapolis, Baltimore, Rockville, Salisbury, Minneapolis, Tupelo, Billings, Helena, Great Falls, Omaha, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville, Canton, Wilmington, Jacksonville, Charleston, Chattanooga, Memphis, Salt Lake City, Vienna, Arlington, Richmond, Norfolk, Alexandria, Seattle, Eau Claire, Racine, Milwaukee  
- Various cities in Florida, Georgia, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin  

Key Events  
- FBI investigation into Jesse James Jr.’s potential involvement in MLK’s assassination.  
- Search for Eric Starvo Galt linked to the Memphis area on April 4, 1968.  
- Request for DMV record checks on Galt and other individuals.  
- Analysis of laundry machine tapes with specific markings tied to a code system used in textile marking.  
- Documentation of thermoseal machines and their locations across multiple states.  
- Efforts to trace laundry marks on garments abandoned by an individual referred to as "the Sub."  
- Distribution of color photographs of tapes attached to recovered garments for investigative purposes.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Department of Commerce (National Drivers Registration)  
- State Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMV)  
- Textile Marking Machine Company (sales representatives and regional coverage)  
- Local sheriff’s offices in Wisconsin and other states  
- Laundries, cleaning services, and related businesses across multiple states

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