</s>OFFICIAL REPUBLIC OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum SAC SAN ANTONIO (44-12/22) DATE #11/68 TO SA GEORGE GEDDDS FROM SUBJECT: MURKIN CR Re: Butel to all continental offices, u/8/68. Pursuasive to referenced teletype, officials in the following countries surrounding San Antonio, Texas, were contacted, by 1/9/68, by SA-GEORGE, GEDDS and finished negative information, when requested to check their files for the names: LOWER, LOMMYER. Atascosa County. Telephone service: Information operator Credit record: YOLANDA PENA Credit record; YOLANDA PENA. CRiminal record: PEGGY PORTER Texas Sheriff's Dept. Wondersville, Texas Auto and voter registration: MPS. LETA POTTEEN, Vondersfield, Texas Chief Deputy, County Tax Office Comal County. Telephone Service: Information Operator Credit record : Mrs. MELBA MAWELL Criminal record: New Braunfels, Texas. Criminal records: Deputy SUE HEYEN, County Sheriffiffs John Breslin, New Braunfleis, Texas Departament: Department: Auto and, voter registration : H. E. ADAMS, Chief Departmation: Deputy, Comal County Tax Office Frio County Telephone services: Information operator Credit record. Mrs. NEALIE CRAFT Pearsall, Texas 4-1242-36 Mrs. EVELYN PLAZZ, DeviMEXAS, MRS. EVELM PLAZK, County Departmen's Office Criminalrecord: YSALELA CANDER, D.C.D. Auto and Voter registration: YSABELA CAHILL, D-D.D ., F.U.S.A. 1963 County Tax CAMPUS, D .- FU-SAN ANTONO.Y.F.U-SANY ANTONDY. CASH Buy U.S . Savings Bonds: Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
This document contains an FBI investigative report from April 1968 related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on evidence collected around April 4–10, 1968. The report details a search for premises believed occupied by "Unab" (likely James Earl Ray, the accused assassin) and includes physical evidence such as a suitcase containing red tape with black lettering, undershirts with laundry marks, and textile tags from a Textile Marking Machine Co. (code: O2B-6). The FBI sought to decode these markings to trace connections to laundries or individuals linked to the case. A list of over 50 California laundries is provided, including names, addresses, and serial numbers, with some entries noting transitions between textile marking systems (e.g., Thermo-Seal to Poly-Mark). The report highlights challenges in interpreting fragmented text, decoding codes, and linking forensic details to the investigation.  

Key People  
- **Unab**: Likely a pseudonym or code name for James Earl Ray, accused of assassinating MLK Jr.  
- FBI agents (not named in the document) conducting the investigation.  
- Employees or owners of laundries listed in the document (names provided but not linked to specific individuals).  

Key Locations  
- **California**: Multiple laundries across cities like West Yarmouth, Lowell, and Sacramento (specific locations detailed in the list).  
- **Other states**: Massachusetts, Maine, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, and others referenced in the laundry list.  

Key Events  
- Search for premises associated with "Unab" following MLK Jr.'s assassination on April 4, 1968.  
- Discovery of a suitcase containing red tape, undershirts, and textile tags from a Textile Marking Machine Co.  
- Investigation into the origin of textile markings to trace connections to laundries or individuals.  
- Compilation of a list of California laundries with serial numbers for forensic analysis.  

Key Organizations  
- **FBI**: Conducted the investigation and compiled the report.  
- **Textile Marking Machine Co.**: Manufacturer of machines used to produce textile tags (code: O2B-6).  
- Laundries across multiple states (names provided but not explicitly tied to the case).  

Additional Notes  
- The document contains fragmented text, formatting errors, and missing sections, complicating interpretation.  
- Textile codes (e.g., O2B-6) require expertise in 1960s textile marking systems for full clarity.  
- Some laundries note transitions between marking systems or lack of machine locations, indicating incomplete records.

MLK Declassified Files

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