</s>FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) F.B.I 4/12/68 Transmit the following in Date: (Type in plaintext or code) Tele:TYPE URGENT (Priority) Via TELE: TYPE Directe (44-3-8P67) LITTLE ROCK TO LITTle ROCK (44-38P67] FROM OKLAHOMA CITY 44-686 MURKIN, CR, 00 - MEMPHIS. RE LITTLE ROCK TEL TO OKLA. CITY APRIL ELEVEN LAST. ON THIS DATE O ROLAND, OKLA, OKLA. INTERVIEWED; STATED DURING LATER PART OF OCTOBER, ROLAND. OKLA ., INTERVIEVED; STATED DURINGS LATERPART OF OCTOBER, SIXTYSIX, SINTYSX, WHILE HE WAS PATIENT AT SPARKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, FR. SMITH, ARK ., IN ROOM SIX FIVE THREE, BED FOUR, AND INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED ONLY AS WOODY, THIS POSSIBLY LAST NAME, WHITE MALE, TWENTYSEVEN TO THIRTY, FIVE EIGHT TO NINE, ONE FIFTY TO FIFIFTYTO LBS ., BROWN HAIR AND EYES, WHO WAS PATIENT IN ABOVE WARD RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR SMASHED RIGHT HAND, MADE STATEMENT HE WAS PLANNING TO KILL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ADADVISED W MADE STATEMENT THAT HIS BROTHER HAD BEEN KILLED IN WATTS AREA RIOT, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. AND BLAMED DR. KING. W WATTYS AREA RIOOT,LOS ANGELES. CALIF ., AND BLAMD STATED HE HAD ALREADY PURCHASED THREE ZERO POINT ZERO SIX RIFLE WITH SCOPE AND WOULD SHOOT DR. KING, END PAGE ONE 1 - MEMPHS Searched DMC: bbm (CAM) Selected DMC-bbm fum (AM) Indicted (2) Filed - Approved: Sent Sent: P.M P.P. S S0 <loc_525><loc_946><loc_538><loc_936><loc_542><loc_946><loc_527><loc_956>44-666-29 <loc_928><loc_946><loc_928><loc_969><loc_737><loc_969>2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: The text contains a mix of FBI records and teletype communications from the late 1960s, primarily focusing on an investigation into Eric Starvo Galt, a suspect linked to civil rights violations and alleged criminal activity. It details Galt’s physical description, aliases (Harvey Lawyer, John Willard), occupation as a seaman, and ownership of a 1965 black Mustang convertible. The FBI tracked his movements across Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Nevada, with a federal warrant issued on April 17, 1968, in Birmingham, Alabama. A VA hospital record mentions a patient named Walter Gogoli (or similar name) admitted to St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City after an alleged attack near Cleveland, Ohio, on April 14, 1968. The document also references driver’s license checks and identity verification efforts due to multiple individuals sharing the same birthdate as Galt. An interview with an individual named Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi, describes his wife’s departure with their children and car to Las Vegas, Nevada, and his travel itinerary involving Oklahoma City and Missouri.  

Key People: Eric Starvo Galt (suspect), Walter Gogoli (VA patient), Jackson (interviewed individual), Jackson (wife), acquaintance (car purchaser)  
Key Locations: Mississippi; Alabama; Oklahoma City; Nevada; Cleveland, Ohio; Jackson, Missouri; Baking Motel (Highway 49, North Jackson)  
Key Events: FBI investigation into Galt’s alleged civil rights violations; VA hospital admission of Walter Gogoli after an attack; Jackson’s wife leaving with children and car to Las Vegas; travel movements across multiple states; issuance of a federal warrant for Galt  
Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Veterans Administration (VA)

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