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Summary  
The document details FBI investigative efforts into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on James Earl Ray (JER) and his alleged connections to Memphis, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The investigation includes phone records from Illinois Bell Telephone Company, interviews with informants such as Mrs. Lilly Schneider and Mrs. James McKeen, and analysis of a torn Kleenex box found in JER’s Mustang, containing names like Ginger Nance, Anita Katziwinkel, and references to Los Angeles addresses. Financial records, license plates, and employment history at the Sportsman’s Country Club are reviewed. The FBI also examines potential ties to a 1967 bank robbery and associates such as Susan Donian (JER’s sister) and Jerry Ray (JER’s brother). A separate document outlines FBI interviews with Susan Flikedid and Ginger Lee Nance, detailing their movements in California between 1967–1968, including car breakdowns in Oklahoma City, stays at hotels like the St. Francis Hotel in Hollywood, and prostitution activities involving individuals such as SUE HARRIS and ANITA KAWINKEL. Another document references FBI interviews with Ginger Nance and Susan Harris Fliked regarding their associations with Eric Starvo GALT, including handwriting analysis of a Kleenex box and review of Superior Bulk Film Company records showing camera orders placed by GALT in 1967. A final document details transactions involving GALT’s photographic equipment orders, including substitution of cameras, refund checks redirected to a Mexican address, and FBI Laboratory confirmation of a Prinz Air Release specimen match.  

Key People  
- **James Earl Ray (JER)** – fugitive linked to MLK assassination; subject of FBI investigation  
- **Rene J. Dumaine** – alias associated with JER  
- **Jerry William Ray** – brother of JER, employed at Sportsman’s Country Club  
- **Ginger Nance** – informant and potential associate; interviewed in Dixon, Illinois  
- **Anita Katziwinkel** – name found on Kleenex fragment  
- **Susan Donian** – sister of JER; subject of phone record inquiries  
- **Mrs. Lilly Schneider** – provided information about a toll call to Memphis  
- **Mrs. James McKeen** – reported on Jerome Carpenter’s incarceration  
- **Eric Starvo GALT** – person of interest linked to photographic equipment orders and potential connections to JER  
- **Sue Harris** – associated with prostitution arrests and described as a former roommate of Susan Flikedid  
- **MAX (last name unrecalled)** – white male associated with Nance and KAWINKEL  

Key Locations  
- **Memphis, Tennessee** – MLK assassination site  
- **Chicago, Illinois** – FBI headquarters; telephone records reviewed  
- **Los Angeles, California** – Kleenex fragment found in JER’s Mustang; hotels like St. Francis Hotel and Palm Apartments  
- **Oklahoma City, Oklahoma** – site of car breakdowns involving Nance and MAX  
- **Dixon, Illinois** – home of Nance’s father; location of FBI interviews  
- **Birmingham, Alabama** – address associated with GALT’s camera orders  
- **Montreal, Canada** – return address linked to GALT’s correspondence  
- **Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico** – Mexican address used for redirected refund checks  

Key Events  
- **Search for JER following MLK’s assassination (April–May 1968)**  
- **Examination of phone records from Illinois Bell Telephone Company**  
- **Investigation into Kleenex fragment found in JER’s Mustang**  
- **Interviews with informants about JER’s associates and movements**  
- **Review of financial records, license plates, and employment history at Sportsman’s Country Club**  
- **Car breakdown in Oklahoma City (1967)** involving Nance, MAX, and his brother  
- **Prostitution activities in California**, including references to SUE HARRIS’s apartment as a location  
- **Arrests for prostitution**: Sue Harris arrested in June 1967; charges later dismissed  
- **FBI interviews of Ginger Nance, Susan Harris Fliked, and Thomas Fliked** regarding associations with suspects  
- **Handwriting analysis of Kleenex box by FBI Laboratory**, concluding no matches to known prints  
- **Review of Superior Bulk Film Company records**, including camera orders placed by Eric S. GALT in 1967  
- **Substitution of Kodak Model M8 with Crestline Super 8 Camera (October 5, 1967)**  
- **Refund check redirection to Mexican address** (November 20, 1967–March 29, 1968)  
- **FBI Laboratory analysis of Prinz Air Release specimen** confirming match with previous specimens  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)** – central investigative body; coordinated search efforts and forensic analysis  
- **Illinois Bell Telephone Company** – provided phone record information  
- **Superior Bulk Film Company** – supplied camera order records linked to Eric S. GALT  
- **Los Angeles Police Department** – involved in prostitution arrests  
- **Merchandise National Bank (Chicago)** – referenced in correspondence and financial transactions  
- **FBI Laboratory (Washington, D.C.)** – conducted handwriting analysis and specimen matching

MLK Declassified Files

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