“6/13/74. DETROIT AT WARREN, MICHIGAN: Will contact MARHALL L. MC ELWANEY, 5635 Casmere, and obtain full particulars regarding the disposition of a .45 caliber Colt commander, Serial.Number 70SC19183, sold to him by Gell’s Sporting Goods, 17242 Greydale, Detroit, Michigan, o”
“this gun dealer and bought the gun and SPAIN returned it to his residence in Birmingham, Alabama. :: In the Spring of 1967, SPAIN gave the gun to his father in partial payment of a debt he owed to his father. SPAIN was later told by his father that he had sold the gun after placi”
“he was in the western section of Birmingham. About an hour after this call, and while SPAIN's wi fe and daughter were at church, a man came to the front door and said he had called about the gun. He looked at the gun, stated he had been looking for a gun of the same type, and whe”
“4-1740 ΜΕ 44-1987 33 6/14/68 Date dictated. SA ROBERT M. BARRETT and SA WILLIAM A. SAUCIER / RMB:hss This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is looned to your agencya it and its contents are not to be distribute”
“SA WILLIA M A. SAUCIER / RMB:hss This d ocument contains ne it he r recommendations nor conclusion s of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is looned to your agencya it and its contents ar e not to be distributed outside your agency. NW 65 99 4 Doc ld:3298 9731 Page 8 3899”
“sassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW 65994 Date: 11-01-2021 Be st available image Serial Scope: EBF-1103 NW 65994 Docld:32989731 Page 1 : THIS IS YOUR RECEIPT PHONE FA 3-7641 Vic Dupratt's ROOM RATE New Rebel MOTOR HOTEL 3466 LAMAR AVE. DATE AMT”
“ohn F. Kennedy Assassination Reco rds C ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW 65994 Dat e: 11-01-2021 Best available image Serial Scope: EBF-1103 NW 65994 Docld:32989731 Page 1 : THIS IS YOUR RECEIPT PHONE FA 3-7641 Vic Dupratt's ROOM RATE New Rebel MOTOR HOTEL 3466 ”
“a. NW 65994 Docl d:3298 9731 Page 4 3894 NA NAT IONAL POLICE AGENCY 1. 2-Chome, Kasumigaseki Chiyoda ku, Tokyo Japan "J-NCB/79/68" Mr. Roderick V. Frechtl, Jr. Legal Attache American Embassy Tokyo INTERPOL NATIONAL CENTRAL BUREAU Telegraphic Address: "INTERPOLJAPAN TOKYO" TOKYO, ”
“AIN furni shed neither ammunition nor any papers for the gun. When the man first arrived, SPAIN o bs erved he had parked his car, described by SPAIN only as a late model, white or light-colored, on the street in front of SPAIN'S house, a distance of about 150 feet. SPAIN did not ”
“distribute d outs ide NW 65994 Docld:329 89 731 Page your agency. 3897 D-302 Re v. 4 3-6.. 1 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION June 20, 1968 Date All Sunday issues of "The Birmingham News" "for the months of September and October, 1967, were reviewed at "The Birmingham News." From ”
“8 3899 2 - BH 44-1740 The buyer said he wanted the gun to keep around his house. Mr. SPAIN descr ib ed the buyer as a white male, about forty to forty-five years of age, 5'8" or 5'9" tall, 170 to 175 pounds, dark hair slightly g ra ying at the temples, with a local (Alabama) acce”
“record his name or see any identification of the man, and he did not obtain any information as to h is name. The man left carrying the gun in his hand. SPAIN furnished neither ammunition nor any papers for the gun. When the man first arrived, SPAIN observed he had parked his car,”
“t the gun, stated he had been looking for a gun of the same type, and when told again that the price was $65.00, he gave SPAIN two twenty dollar bills, two ten dollar bills, and a five dollar bill, after saying he would take it. SPAIN did not give the man a receipt for the money,”
“ler in a small town outside Atlanta, believed to be Map leton, Georgia. SPAIN, acco mp anied by hi s father, went to this gun dealer and bought the gun and SPAIN returned it to his residence in Birmingham, Alabama. :: In the Spring of 1967, SPAIN gave the gun to his father in par”
“ammunition nor any pape rs for the gun. When the man first arrived, SPAIN observ ed he had parked hi s car, described by SPAIN only as a late model, white or light-colored, on the street in front of SPAIN'S house, a distance of about 150 feet. SPAIN did not pay any further attent”
“it to his residence in Birmingham, Alabama. :: In the Spring of 1967, SPAIN gave the gun to his fat her in partial paymen t o f a deb t he owed to hi s father . SPAIN was later told by his father that he had sold the gun after placing a want ad for it in a Birmingham newspaper. S”
“id he record his name or see any ide nt ification of the man, and he did not obtain any informatio n as to his name. The man left carrying the gun in his hand. SPAIN furnished neither ammunition nor any papers for the gun. When the man first arrived, SPAIN observed he had parked ”
“989731 Page 8 3899 2 - BH 44-1740 The buyer said he wanted the gun to keep around his house. Mr. SPA IN described the buyer as a white male, about forty to forty-five years of age, 5'8" or 5'9" tall, 170 to 175 pounds, dark hair slightly graying at the temples, with a local (Alab”
“about the gun. He looked at the gun, stated he had been looking for a gun of the same type, and whe n to ld again that the price was $65.00, he gave SPAIN two twenty dollar bills, two ten dollar bills, and a five dollar bill, after saying he would take it. SPAIN did not give the ”
“a. NW 65994 Docld:32989731 Page 4 3894 N A NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY 1. 2-Chome, Kasumigaseki Chiyoda k u, Tokyo Ja pan "J-NCB/79/68" Mr. Rod erick V. Fre chtl, Jr. Legal Atta che American Embassy Tokyo IN TERPOL NATI ONAL CENTRAL BUREAU Telegraphic Address: "INTERPOLJAPAN TOKYO" TO”
“had sold the gun after placing a want ad for it in a Birmingham newspaper. SPAIN wa s not present w hen his father sold the gun and therefore did not see the purchaser. : : BH 44-1740 ΜΕ 44-1987 On 6/11/68 of SA ROBERT M. BARRETT and Birmingham, Alabama File#. SA WILLIAM A. SAUCI”
“#: 62-117290 Rele ased under the John F. Kennedy A ssassin ation Records Collectio n Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW 65994 Date: 11-01-2021 Best available image Serial Scope: EBF-1103 NW 65994 Docld:32989731 Page 1 : THIS IS YOUR RECEIPT PHONE FA 3-7641 Vic Dupratt's ROO”
“gham, Alabama File# BIH 44-1740 ΜΕ 44-1987 33 6/14/68 Date dictated. SA ROBERT M. BARRE TT and SA WI LLIAM A. SAUCIER / RMB:hss This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is looned to your agencya it and its conten”
“r in a small town outside Atlanta, believed to be Mapleton, Georgia. SPAIN, accompanied by his fathe r, went to this gun dealer and bought the gun and SPAI N returned it to his residence in Birmingham, Alabama. :: In the Sp ring of 196 7, SPAI N g ave the gun to his fat her in pa”
“bought the gun and SPAIN returned it to his residence in Birmingham, Alabama. :: In the Spring of 19 67, SPAIN gave the gun to his father in partial payment of a debt he owed to his father. SPAIN was later told by his father that he had sold the gun after placing a want ad for it”
“italized in August, 1967, at Huntsville, Alabama, for an illness and being in need of money to pay b ills, Mr. SPAIN sold many personal items by means of placing want ads for these items in the "Birmingham News." Among the items sold was the .38 cal iber Liber ty snub-nose r evol”
“Birmingham, Alabama. :: In the Spring of 1967, SP AIN gave the g un to h is f ather in part ia l pay ment of a debt he owed to his father. SPAIN was later told by his father that he had sold the gun after placing a want ad for it in a Birmingham newspaper. SPAIN was not present w”
“G. RO OM American Hotel Register Co. 22 6- 23 2 W. Ontaries, Chicago 10, IL CAR L ICENSE 99410741389 93 ARR. DATE DEPT DATE LNO. IN PARTY ALERK STATE ala MAKE OF CAR- REMARKS NW 65994 Docld:32989731 Page 2 44-38861 LABORATORY JK THANK YOU - ΜΕ 44-1987 REVOLVER FOUND IN POSSESSION”
“E Enie Salt STREET 2608 theglela CITY STATE - REPRESENTING. ROOM American Hotel Register Co. 2 26-23 2 W. Ontaries, Chicago 10, IL CAR LICENSE 9941074138993 ARR. DATE DEPT DATE LNO. IN PARTY ALERK STATE ala MAKE OF CAR- REMARKS NW 65994 Docld:32989731 Page 2 44-38861 LABORATORY J”
“n ie d by his father, went to this gun deale r and bought the gun and SPAIN ret urned it to his resi dence in Birmingham, Alabama. :: In the Spring of 1967, SPAIN gave the gun to his father in partial payment of a debt he owed to his father. SPAIN was later told by his father tha”
“did he record his name or see any identification of the man, and he did not obtain any information a s to his name. The man left carrying the gun in his hand. SPAIN furnished neither ammunition nor any papers for the gun. When the man first arrived, SPAIN observed he had parked h”
“731 Page 3 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 2120116 BY : 2893 : i ΜΕ 44-1987 ** On June 10, 1968, Mr. MILA SVOBODA, Owner, Liberty Aras Company and Solingen Cutlery Company, Post Office Box 306, Montrose, California, advised that Liberty revolver #715 had bee”
“Destination of this weapon's shipment: This pistol in question was shipped from the manufacturing c ompany given below on August 3, 1966, and was cleared by our Custons inspection on August 19, 1966 and was loaded on the "RAVANA-MARU" at "SUMA-PORT" in Hyogo Prefecture for shimen”
“SPAIN, #3 Glen Iris Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama, furnished the following: In the Spring of 1967, S PAIN's son, WALTER E. SPAIN, gave Mr. SPAIN a .38 caliber Liberty snub-nose revolver, which his son had purchased in late 196 6 or early 196 7 from a gun dealer near Atlanta, Geor ”
“tion any specific address or employment. - On 6/11/68 _01 B irmin gham, Alabama SA ROBERT M. BARRET T and by SA WILLIAM A. SAUCIER / RMB:hss File#. BH 44-1740 ΜΕ 44-1987 33 6/14/68 Date dict ated. This document contains neith er rec omm endations n or conclusions of the FBI. It i”
“our telephone request made this corning concerning the captioned matter, we wish to inform you as fo llows: 1. Destination of this weapon's shipment: This pistol in question was shipped from the manufacturing company given below on August 3, 1966, and was cleared by our Custons i”
“nd Yard on June 8, 1968, in London, England, he had in his possession a .38 c al iber "Liberty Chief " revolver manufactured by Hiroku Firearms Manufacturing Company, a Japanese concern. This revolver has serial number 715. The National Police Agency of Japan was requested to det”
“ype, and when told again that the price was $65.00, he gave SPAIN two twenty do llar bills, two t en dollar bills, and a five dollar bill, after saying he would take it. SPAIN did not give the man a receipt for the money, nor did he record his name or see any identification of th”
“. Destination of this weapon's shipm ent: This pistol in question was s hi pped from the manuf ac tu ring company given below on August 3, 1966, and was cleared by our Custons inspection on August 19, 1966 and was loaded on the "RAVANA-MARU" at "SUMA-PORT" in Hyogo Prefecture for”
“le, 32 - 35 years of a ge, 5' 11", 190 pounds, dark brown File #: 62 -117290 Released under the J oh n F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW 65994 Date: 11-01-2021 Best available image Serial Scope: EBF-1103 NW 65994 Docld:32989731 P”
“. Ontaries, Chicago 1 0, IL CAR LICENSE 994107413 8993 ARR. DATE DE PT DA TE LNO . IN P ARTY ALERK S TATE ala MAKE OF CAR- REMARKS NW 65994 Docld:32989731 Page 2 44-38861 LABORATORY JK THANK YOU - ΜΕ 44-1987 REVOLVER FOUND IN POSSESSION OF JAMES EARL RAY WIEN ARRESTED JUN E 8, 19”
“3 : i ΜΕ 44-1987 ** On June 10, 1968, Mr. MILA SVOBODA, Owner, Liberty Aras Company and Soli ng en C utlery Company, Post Office Box 306, M ontrose, Californi a, advised that Liberty revolver #715 had been sold to R. TATUX, New and Used Guns, 118 Edwards Drive, Mableton, Georgia,”
“ifornia, advised that Liberty rev olver #715 had been sold to R. TATUX, New and Used Guns , 118 Edw ards Drive, Mableton, Georgia, on October 3, 1966, under I nvo ice No. 13909. On June 11 , 1968, Mr. ROBERT TATUX, 118 Edwards Street, Mableton, Georgia, advised SA JAMES RICHARD F”
“June 8, 1968, in London, England, he had in his possession a .38 caliber "Liberty Chief" revol ver m anufactured by Hiroku Firearms Manufacturing Company, a Japanese concern. This revolver has serial number 715. The National Police Agency of Japan was requested to determine to wh”
“s wife and daughter were at church, a man came to the front door and said he had called about the gu n. He looked at the gun, stated he had been looking for a gun of the same type, and when told again that the price was $65.00, he gave SPAIN two twenty dollar bills, two ten dolla”
“June 8, 1968, in London, England, h e had in his possession a .38 cali be r "Liberty Chief" revolver manufactured by Hiroku Firearms Manufacturing Company, a Japanese concern. This revolver has serial number 715. The National Police Agency of Japan was requested to determine to w”
“JK THANK YOU - ΜΕ 44-1987 REVOLVER FOUND IN POSSESSION OF JAMES EARL RAY WIEN ARRESTED JUNE 8, 1968, IN L”
“to anyone, and will not be resitasible fo r acci dents o r in jury to gu ests or fo r loss of mo ne y, jewelry or valuables of any kind. RENTAL PAYABLE IN ADVANCE NAME Enie Salt STREET 2608 theglela CITY STATE - REPRESENTING. ROOM American Hotel Register Co. 226-232 W. Ontaries”
“s privately owned and management reserves right to refuse service to anyone, and will not be resita sible for acci dents or injury to guests or for loss of money, jewelry or valuables of any kind. RENTAL PAYABLE IN ADVANCE NAME Enie Salt STREET 2608 theglela CITY STATE - REPRES”
“la MAKE OF CAR- REMARKS NW 65994 Docld:32989731 Page 2 44-38861 LABORATORY JK THANK YOU - ΜΕ 44-1987 REVOLVER FOUND IN POSSESSION OF JAMES EARL RAY WIEN ARRESTED JUNE 8, 1968, IN LONDON, ENGLAND When JAMES EARL RAY was apprehended by members of New Scotland Yard on June 8, 1968, ”