</s>MI 44-388 On 4/15/68, she left a note that her bed was broken and asked him to fix it. On 4/16/68), he rang her bell, was surprised to find her home and more surprised to see her clean house as she normally has a colored girl in her Tuesdays for her purpose. He took the bed and returned it about two hours later. works days beginning about 8:00 a.m. man enter the apartment night, 4/17/68; he observed a a key that was unusual as no one was supposed to have keys for. This was unusual and he was supposed that has unless he advised to the contrary. He had a good look at this person and his is the person who believes 108. Since this night he has not observed this individual or the other person previously mentioned, but knows that face of the first mentioned individual but noticed him to be a white male, height about 6'7" with partly graying hair, which which the observed from the rear. The son is now gone, he has gone for about Arizona, and LARSEN claimed that he has Gone to Texas, observed their automobile, a light tan car, telephone, since the left. LARSENS has only one telephone, since the building, There are two doors to the the left of the main door of the apartment which is at the rear of the building. There are no two doors that the living room room is a bedroom and entrance which is off the hallway near the bath which can be entered the to the bathroom immediately behind the entrance and leading the kitchen and the bathroom and entrance to the hall leading to the bathroom immediately behind and the dining room. The are two windows in the dining Room, one in the bath, two in apartment and the windows are only approximately 22 feet from the ground. 2 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations into James Earl Ray (alias Galt) and other individuals linked to potential criminal activities, including financial records, surveillance directives, and alias checks. Key events include observations of unusual key usage at an apartment on 4/17/68, FBI field office inquiries in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Albany, and name checks for suspects like William Ferber. Ray’s aliases, such as Eric Starvo Galt and Harvey Lowery, are repeatedly referenced alongside his criminal history involving robbery, burglary, and interstate flight. The text notes FBI surveillance directives from April 23, 1968, to maintain monitoring on Ray under alias-linked identities. Administrative records include inquiries about driver’s licenses, laundry machine serial numbers, and connections to institutions like the University of Minnesota. A reference to "MURKIN" is noted as possibly a misspelling or misprint for an individual, though no direct link to Martin Luther King Jr. is confirmed in the summaries.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (FBI No. 405942)  
- Eric Starvo Galt (alias)  
- William Ferber  
- Bliffer (observer)  
- George A. Ray (maintenance worker, Milwaukee City School Board)  
- Clarence Peterson (assistant department, Amalgamated Bank, Chicago)  
- Ralph Hanson (Director, University of Wisconsin Department of Protection and Security)  
- Louisia May (mother of GALT)  

Key Locations  
- Apartment building with two doors near the rear (Wausau Laundry, Rochester, New York)  
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin (FBI SAC location; Amalgamated Bank)  
- Chicago, Illinois (Westgate Motor Hotel; Amalgamated Bank)  
- Albany, New York (FBI field office)  
- Madison, Wisconsin (Motor Vehicles Department)  
- 69th Ave., Minnesota (last known address of GALT)  
- Stillwater, Minn. (high school attended by GALT)  
- University of Minnesota  

Key Events  
- Observation of unusual key usage at an apartment on 4/17/68  
- FBI investigation into James Earl Ray’s aliases and criminal activities (April 1968)  
- Contacts with banks in Racine and Milwaukee to trace financial records linked to "GALT" or "LOWEYER"  
- Interview of George A. Ray, described as matching a suspect profile  
- FBI directive on April 23, 1968, to maintain surveillance on James Earl Ray under alias-linked identities  
- September 3, 1933: Arrest of GALT (possibly related to identity confusion with James Earl Ray)  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Milwaukee City School Board  
- Amalgamated Bank (Chicago)  
- Racine Police Department  
- Minnesota State Bureau of Motor Vehicles  
- National Dancers Association of Dance Magazine, Inc.  
- Ballroom Dancers Association, Inc.

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