</s>WARREN E. HEARNES GOVERNOR WALTER G. SARTORIUS, CHAIRMAN CIRCUIT AND CRIMINAL COURTS WALTERN G. SARORTORUS, CHARMAN CEN B. STEWART, MEMBER NISSOURI STATE PENTENTIARY INTERMEDIUM SECURITY TORY E. B. ROBINSON, MEMBER INTERMEDIUM SECURITARY E.B. R. ROHNSON, SECRETARY INTERMEDIUMS SECUNITY PRISON WOMEN'S PENTIENTIARY J. RAYMOND BILLS, SECRETYARY STATE F. MISSOURI WOMENS PENTIENTIARIARY BOARD OF PROE-ION AND PAROLE December 26, 1966 Board of Probation and Parole Box 267 December 26. 1966 JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURL Re: RAY, James Earl #00416-J Gentlemen: This 38 year old white male was seen for psychiatric evaluation on December 13, 1966. He was admitted here in March of 1960, to serve. a twenty year sentence for armed robbery. This is his first one. mission to this institution. In 1952, robbery in 1955, and served in an Illinois state year. He has admitted here to his first half in an illinois year years in Leavenworth for transporting stolen goods across the state line. He is presently charged with an escape attempt in March in 1966 and has recently been returned after an evaluation at the Fulton State hospital. He is currently requested after an examination at the evaluation at this Fulton State fouquet from the Cole County Circuit Court where psychiatric evaluation Hospital. He also requested this examination only recently received this request from the COLE County Circuit court signed by judges his desire questing such an evaluation. However, he examined only recently rejected this questions such as the evaluation. He said "psychiatric evaluation who was to have someone with the administration." He informed him that he would to have some of the administration. He informed himself that we would communicate his wishes to the court and possibly someone else might be found. Ray is an interesting and rather complicated individual. He reports that within the last year, he has had considerable difficulties from a physical in the solar hear, involving a number of systematic complaints such a physical injury in the past few years, he had a tachycardia and "intratic complaints that he had been in the last few weeks, including the medical literature. He then stated that he had commented that he had the cancer or heart trouble but reported that he was born in the times that he has been intermedicated to the medical care of his patients that he was also mentioned that he was rather rather but reported the pain <loc_859>longer feels this way. On certain days, he he has rather rather and works inter-

The document contains a mix of law enforcement investigative records and unrelated administrative data, primarily focusing on James Earl Ray, the accused in Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. It references prison records, parole violations, and alleged connections between Ray and other individuals such as Walter Terry Riff, Glen Buckley, Katherine Doris Buskirk, and Dennis Wade Fontennot. The text also includes details about federal and state prisons (e.g., USP Leavenworth), correspondence lists, and potential ties to criminal activity or parole compliance monitoring. A separate section describes an investigation into Lynn Ray Cleveland, a man arrested in Joplin, Missouri, on April 9, 1968, due to his resemblance to an artist’s depiction of MLK’s assassin. Cleveland claimed he was traveling from Springfield, Missouri, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and had no direct ties to Memphis, Tennessee, where MLK was killed. His father, Garland Cleveland, reported his son’s erratic behavior and lack of contact with family. The FBI clarified that Cleveland was not in federal custody and there was no evidence linking him to the assassination. The document also includes unrelated records about David L. Wilson and details about the Porter family, including Mary Porter, Robert Dale Porter, and their 1966 divorce filing in Kansas City, Missouri.  

Key People:  
- **James Earl Ray**: Central figure accused of MLK’s assassination; referenced in prison records and alleged connections to other individuals.  
- **Walter Terry Riff**: Mentioned in federal prison records (USP Leavenworth) and possibly linked to post office fraud or forgery cases.  
- **Glen Buckley**: Former inmate who claimed to have known Ray during incarceration.  
- **Katherine Doris Buskirk**: Named as someone Riff planned to marry upon release from prison.  
- **Dennis Wade Fontennot**: Individual with a criminal record and possible ties to the same region as Ray.  
- **Lynn Ray Cleveland**: Arrested in Joplin, Missouri, on April 9, 1968, due to resemblance to MLK’s assassin; claimed to be traveling from Springfield, Missouri, to Tulsa, Oklahoma.  
- **Garland Cleveland**: Father of Lynn Ray Cleveland; reported his son’s institutionalization and lack of contact with family.  
- **Virginia Uller**: Corral Motel manager in Joplin who observed Cleveland during MLK funeral coverage.  
- **Robert E. Hickam**: FBI agent involved in documenting the investigation.  

Key Locations:  
- **USP Leavenworth, Missouri**: Federal prison where Walter Terry Riff was incarcerated.  
- **Kansas City, Missouri**: Location of Porter family records and property details.  
- **Joplin, Missouri**: Site of Lynn Ray Cleveland’s arrest and police interviews.  
- **Springfield, Missouri**: Alleged location where Cleveland sent a telegram requesting money.  
- **Tulsa, Oklahoma**: Destination Cleveland claimed to be traveling toward.  

Key Events:  
- **April 9, 1968**: Lynn Ray Cleveland arrested in Joplin after being identified as matching an artist’s description of MLK’s assassin.  
- **April 10–17, 1968**: FBI and local police documented Cleveland’s background, mental health history, and lack of ties to Memphis.  
- **April 23–29, 1968**: Records of David L. Wilson reviewed by authorities in Missouri (unrelated to MLK case).  

Key Organizations:  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted documentation and investigation into Cleveland’s movements and potential links to MLK’s assassination.  
- **Joplin, Missouri Police Department**: Involved in Cleveland’s arrest and initial questioning.  
- **Corral Motel, Joplin, Missouri**: Where Virginia Uller observed Cleveland during the MLK funeral broadcast.

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