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Seconc, Ray reiatec in writing to auchor Hule a story of his odyssey fran Missouri State Prison to.Memphis which acknowledged that he bought the mmrder weapon, made his way to Memphis, rented the room there at 422 South Main on April 4, 1968, using the alias ‘John Willard," waited in the white Mustang, and drove "Raoul" away fran the crime scene after the murder wholly unaware of the killing of Dr. King. In this version "Raoul", or "Roual", is the mysterious killer whom Ray thought to be an international gun-rurmer; Ray bought the murder weapon for “Raoul” thinking it was to be displayed to prospective Mexican buyers in Room 5-B of the "flop house" on South Main Street (Mule, p.130-13)). Third, in a statement read on a progran of Station KMOX-TV St. Louis, Missouri, in August of 1959 by his brother Jerry, James Earl Ray was quoted as alleging that he was the imocent victim, "the fall guy" of a scheme by the FBI (Memphis 44-1987 Sub M-665). This description of the crime contains no reference to Raoul. Fourth, the most recent story available to the task force is reported as the result of a for hour interview by Wayne Chastain, Jr., for the Pacific News Service, October 20, 1974. It is to the effect that Ray was "set up -88-