</s>14-1-4-1 14-4 -1-1 ENTIRE FILE REVIEWED FOR INSTORICAL DECLASSIFICATION / RGS FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER PH-PHILADELPHIA PH-0044-00018: PH Class / Case # Sub Vol. Serial # 00444 1388 1A 1A 1a9 ONLY 4/10/313545 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED RRP0024AYA 4/1-36 8 Thru 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: The document contains an inventory of evidence collected by the FBI during an investigation related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. It includes physical items such as tape samples from thermal-sealing machines, laundry tags, photographs of James Earl Ray (the accused), and documents like invoices and letters. The records detail the acquisition dates, storage locations, and retention justifications for these materials, which were retained for investigative purposes. The inventory spans multiple entries with file numbers 44-1368-1B-1, 44-1368-1B-2, and 44-1368-1B-3, dated between 1968 and 1984. The materials were part of a broader FBI file reviewed for declassification under Executive Order 14176.  

Key People: James Earl Ray (accused), Harold Nelson Van Winkel (fingerprints recorded), William Ferns (letter referenced).  
Key Locations: Philadelphia, bulk exhibit room, various locations associated with evidence acquisition.  
Key Events: Acquisition and retention of physical evidence related to the assassination investigation, inventory certifications for legal justification, FBI case management activities.  
Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Records Center, Special Agents.

MLK Declassified Files

44-ph-1368-1a_sec_001_ser_1a9_only.pdf

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