</s>FBI SANDIEGO FBI ATLANTA 233PURGENT 4/25/68 VSC TO DIRECTOR: MEMPHIS. BIRMINGHAM, SPRINGFIELD AND SAN DIEGO FROM ATLANZA 44-2386 1P MURKIN RE SAN DIECO TEL TO ATLANATA APR. TWO FOUR. LAST. RE: SUBJECT HARVEY EDWARD LOHMEYER FBI NO. SEVEN THREE ZERO NINE. SEVEN NINE A SPRINGFIELD FURNISH ATLANTIA LOHMEYER'S PHOTO AND NAMES OF INMATES: MATCHING LOHMYER''S GENERAL DESCRIPTION, CONFINED WITH RAY. MENARD PRISON. P ARMED AND DANGEROUS. P END CND FBI SINDIEGO 44-387-1494 SEARCHED MIDDED SERIALIZED M AER 3 2023 RELEASE UNDEREO. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigations into James Earl Ray’s activities following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on his movements, potential accomplices, and connections to car thefts. Interviews with Harvey Edward Lohneyer, who had prior contact with Ray, suggest Ray may have been involved in criminal activities, including postal money order fraud. The FBI sought to link Ray to stolen vehicles from Georgia and Missouri, noting he was armed and dangerous. Communications include requests for fingerprint comparisons with latent prints obtained after his escape from the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967. The Bureau also tracked reports of Ray’s sightings in Mexico and California, including a bus passenger matching his description near San Luis, Baja California.  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (suspect in MLK assassination)  
- Harvey Edward Lohneyer (individual with prior contact to Ray)  
- Gerald B. Gerlt (investigated for potential involvement in King's murder)  
- Raymond Curtis (inmate at Missouri Penitentiary who allegedly discussed a bounty on King’s life)  

Key Locations:  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- San Francisco, California  
- St. Louis, Missouri  
- Atlanta, Georgia  
- Baja California, Mexico  
- Kansas City, Missouri  
- San Diego, California  

Key Events:  
- FBI interviews with Lohneyer and others to establish Ray’s connections and movements  
- Investigation into stolen vehicles from Georgia and Missouri linked to Ray  
- Fingerprint comparisons requested for Ray’s identification post-escape from Missouri prison  
- Reports of Ray’s sighting in Mexico on a bus near San Luis, Baja California  
- Mention of a bounty on King’s life discussed by inmates at Missouri Penitentiary  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Missouri State Penitentiary  
- U.S. Postal Service (related to money order fraud allegations)  
- Local law enforcement agencies in Georgia, Missouri, and California

MLK Declassified Files

44-sd-387_767050_02-03-part_3_of_3.pdf

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