</s>ME 44-1987 sold to one HARVEY LOWEYER on 3/30/68 by Aeromarine Supply Co ., Birmingham, Alabama. Inventigation at Memphis disclosed that an individual had purchased a set of binoculars at the York Arms Company in Memphis on 4/65 rifle in Birmingham, Alabama among the Alco-terraneo-bandoned with the green bingringbone bodpressed. The items shandoned in brown and green bindergonded in the area were the items shandoned in Memphis were all wrapped in this bedspread. The blue bag which were the binocularss and set of undercounting of a T-shirt and shorts. The T-Shirt and shorts are those on which appears the launch. The t-shirt and then were on of this case. A search of motel records in the Memphis area disclosed that an 4/68/38 at the Rabel Motel, Memphis, Tennessee, was night of 4/63/38 as the Rabe Motel was the first of its kind. driving a 1966 white Mustang bearing Alabama License - 3,883,93. been purchased by Eric S. GALT, 30, 1965 Mobile Hvd person in response to a newspaper ad. He paid a total of $1995 While in Birmingham was found in the address of 260 South Alabama. The driver's license issued to him by the State of Alabama. He was a driver's licence identifying data listed his birth and his eyes blue and hair brown. The automobile in question, the white Mustang Bearing the Alabama tags mentioned above was recovered in Atlanta on 4/11/68 and tags have been abandoned there prior to 9 a.m. on 4/5/68. In connection with the evidence submitted by Atlanta, It was on the Memphis, identifiable latent prints were recovered. of JAMES EARL RAY. In handling future leads, all offices should be particularly interested in securing the identifying number. necessary check can be made through the Identification Division. On 4/17/68, AUSA & NACY TAYLOR, Birmingham, Authorized the filing of a complaint charging ERIC STARVO GALT with a conspiracy to violate Section 241, Title 18, U. S. Code, and 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: This document contains fragmented references to FBI investigations related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on James Earl Ray and Eric Starvo Galt. It notes Ray's escape from Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967 and his indictment for MLK’s murder on April 17, 1968. The text references FBI operational codes (e.g., FD-36, 44-1854-189) and mentions Thermo-Seal laundry tapes with codes like "20R-3," possibly linked to evidence handling or forensic analysis. It also includes unclear details about Galt’s alleged presence in Missouri and connections to a day care center operator. The document appears to mix historical facts, speculative claims, and possibly corrupted data, with some sections referencing events around April 1968.  

Key People: James Earl Ray (indicted for MLK’s assassination), Eric Starvo Galt (possibly an alias or associate), an inmate linked to a crime, a woman who operated a day care center, unnamed witnesses.  
Key Locations: Memphis, Tennessee; Jefferson City, Missouri; Birmingham, Alabama; California; West Missouri.  
Key Events: FBI investigation into MLK’s assassination; Ray’s indictment under Title 18, Section 1073; alleged financial transactions involving $2,000 cash; conflicting accounts of Ray’s activities (e.g., bar visits, inmate connections); reference to Thermo-Seal tapes as potential evidence.  
Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

MLK Declassified Files

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