</s>KC 44-760 WCM:bjc 1 The following investigation was conducted by Investigative Clerk WILLIAM C. MC DONALD. AT JEFFERSON CITY, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI. On April 29, 1968, Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) file #78983 was reviewed regarding GEORGE WILLIAMS RUSSELL, incarcerated may 5, 1958 and released December 9, 1966, for cell assignments: January 14, 1961 to September 20, 1961 - C-23; September 20, 1962 to December 12, 1962 - C -74; December 20, 1963 to June 28, 1963 - C.77; June 28, 1962 and February 28, 1964 - C=57; February 4, 1964 to February 11, 1964 = C-37; February 11, 1966 to March 28, 1961 = G-17; March 28, 1966 and November 9, 1965 - C:127 November 9,1965 to Renz Farm and Mobberly, discharged December 9,1966. 97 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The text contains fragmented legal/penitentiary records and corrupted administrative forms related to James Earl Ray, an individual with a documented criminal history. It references a 1955 burglary at a U.S. Post Office in Kellsville, Illinois, where six stolen postal money orders were used for forgery. The documents include classification forms, medical/dental records, and parole considerations from the 1950s–60s, likely originating from Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary or similar facilities. OCR errors and garbled text (e.g., "Clinicalgales Pharm 1b," "Champlication Form 1b") suggest fragmented scans of historical records. While James Earl Ray is historically linked to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the content here focuses on unrelated legal matters, including forgery charges and prison administrative files.  

Key People  
- **James Earl Ray**: Convicted for the 1968 assassination of MLK; referenced in connection with postal money order forgery cases.  
- **Walter Terry Riffe**: Convicted of forging postal money orders in 1959, incarcerated at USP Leavenworth, released conditionally in 1957, later detained for parole violations.  
- **Robert Dale Porter**: Arrested for felony charges in Missouri; divorced from Mary Martha Porter.  
- **Mary Louise Porter**: Waitress with employment history in Kansas City, Missouri; married to Robert Dale Porter.  

Key Locations  
- **USP Leavenworth, Kansas**: Site of Walter Terry Riffe’s incarceration.  
- **Kellsville, Illinois**: Location of the 1955 post office burglary involving stolen postal money orders.  
- **Kansas City, Missouri**: Central location for investigations, including postal records and directory checks.  
- **Maysville, Missouri**: Site of Robert Dale Porter’s alleged felony conviction.  

Key Events  
- Walter Terry Riffe’s sentencing for forging postal money orders on July 1, 1959.  
- Investigation into James Earl Ray and Walter Terry Riffe as suspects in post office bombings (Arkansas/Oklahoma) in 1968.  
- Parole violations and detention of Riffe by the State of Illinois.  
- Examination of motor vehicle records for James Earl Ray, revealing no matching license information.  
- Personal investigations into Mary Louise Porter’s employment, marital status, and associated arrests.  

Key Organizations  
- **U.S. Penitentiary (USP) Leavenworth**: Handled Riffe’s incarceration.  
- **Missouri Motor Vehicle Department**: Checked driver’s license records for James Earl Ray.  
- **Waitress Union Local 503**: Provided information on Mary Louise Porter’s employment history.  
- **Credit Bureau of Greater Kansas City**: Maintained credit reports linked to Mary Porter.

MLK Declassified Files

44-sl-775_742351_05-01-part_3_of_6.pdf

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