</s>FD-36 (Nov. 5-22-64) FBI Date: Transmit the following in (Type in plantexet or code) TELETYPE Via (Priority) PAGE TWO INVESTIGATION BY SD OFFICE REFLECTS HARVEY EDWARD LOHMEYER POSSESSES CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER K FIVE ONE ZERO FOUR EIGHT THREE, OHAINED FEBRUARY FOUR, NINETEEN SIXTY FOUR. SHOWING HIS ADDRESS AS TWO FOUR ZERO GEORGE STREET, SAN JOSE, CALIF. IN VIEW OF PURCHASE OF FIREARM AT BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. MARCH THIRTY LAST BY SUBJECT USING NAME HARVET LOMMYER, AND FACT THAT HARVEy EDWARD LOHMEYEYER, FBI NUMBER SEVEN THREE ZERO NINE SEVEN NINE A, HAS HISTORY SIMILAR TO SUBJECT RAY AT QUINCY, ILL, PREVIOUS LEADS SET FORTH TO LOCATE HARVEEY EDWARD LOHMEYER, IF NOT ALREADY COVERED, SHOULD BE DO NOT DO TO LOCATE LOHEMEYER TO DETERMINE IF HE IS AN ASSOCIATE OF RAY OR IS CO-CONSPIRATOR WITH RAY, IN MURDER OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. SAN FRANCISCO, AT SAN JOSÉ, CALIFF, SHOULD CONDUCT INVESIGATION AT TWO FOURS ZERO GEORGE STREEET TO LOCATIE HARVEY EOWARD LOHMERYER. SUBJECT CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS Approved: Special Agent in Charge Sent M Per 2015 RELEASE UNDERED. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations into James Earl Ray’s associations, criminal history, and potential involvement in the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Key figures include Harvey Edward Lohmeyer, a California resident with ties to Birmingham, Alabama, where he purchased a firearm in March 1964. The FBI examines his connection to Ray, who was identified as Eric Starvo Galt via fingerprint analysis. An anonymous tip links an individual resembling Galt to threats against King, noting possession of a gun and a distinctive vehicle (license plate UNT891). Jimmy Ray Bundy’s movements between North Carolina and California are tracked for potential ties to Ray. The FBI also investigates Curtis, a former cellmate of Ray, who alleged Ray had connections to Italian syndicates, gambling operations, and plans to assassinate MLK while seeking bounties on political figures like JFK and King. Credit bureau and bank records (1968) fail to find entries for Eric Starvo Galt or ERIC GALT, though FBI files confirm Ray’s criminal history, including robbery convictions, prison escapes, and aliases such as James McBride, James Walton, W.C. Herron, and Eric Starvo Galt. Phone number investigations include non-published numbers for Mrs. Sidney D. Hammond and calls placed by Theodore L. Evans to San Francisco and Chicago.  

Key People  
- **Harvey Edward Lohmeyer** (California driver’s license K FIVE ONE ZERO FOUR EIGHT THREE; linked to Birmingham, Alabama firearm purchase)  
- **James Earl Ray** (alleged assassin of MLK; identified as Eric Starvo Galt via fingerprint analysis; criminal history including robbery, forgery, and prison escapes)  
- **Eric Starvo Galt** (alias used by James Earl Ray; investigated for potential ties to threats against MLK)  
- **Jimmy Ray Bundy** (tracked for possible connection to Ray)  
- **Raymond Louis Curtis** (former cellmate of Ray; testified about Ray’s alleged organized crime ties and assassination plans)  
- **Theodore L. Evans** (subject of phone call records)  
- **Mrs. Sidney D. Hammond** (associated with non-published phone number)  

Key Locations  
- Birmingham, Alabama (Lohmeyer’s firearm purchase)  
- San Jose, California (Lohmeyer’s address)  
- Chula Vista, California (tip about Galt-like individual)  
- Missouri State Penitentiary (Ray’s incarceration; Curtis’s imprisonment)  
- Escondido, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, and San Diego, California (credit bureau and bank records checks)  
- Jefferson City, Missouri (Ray’s prison escape)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (FBI file origin)  

Key Events  
- FBI investigation into Lohmeyer’s potential involvement in MLK’s assassination  
- Anonymous tip about an individual resembling Eric Starvo Galt threatening King  
- Identification of James Earl Ray as Eric Starvo Galt via fingerprint analysis  
- Curtis’s testimony about Ray’s alleged ties to Italian syndicates, gambling operations, and plans to assassinate MLK  
- FBI efforts to verify Ray’s associations with organized crime and his assassination plot discussions  
- Credit bureau and bank records (1968) failing to find entries for Eric Starvo Galt or ERIC GALT  
- Examination of phone number records by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Missouri State Penitentiary  
- Bank of America (multiple branches in Escondido, Oceanside, Encinitas)  
- First National Bank of Vista  
- Credit Bureau for Northern San Diego County  
- Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company

MLK Declassified Files

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