</s>REC'D-ROSEN REC. 36 62-587-998 FEI NOV 4 1 57PH 68 NOT RECORDED 22 NOV 6 1968 33% 58 NOV 1 91968 11-17 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

**Key Individuals:**

* Pernell Ezell: suspect in the murder of Martin Luther King and the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
* Frank Wetzel: former employer's shop foreman at Perdue Radio and Television Company in Orlando, Florida
* Mrs. Fay Ezell (Pernell's wife): provided information about her husband's background
* Wendell Ezell (Pernell's brother): last known to reside at 4405 North Main Street, Box 7, High Point, North Carolina

**Significant Events:**

* June 8, 1968: accident involving two trains on Elizabeth, New Jersey; funeral train carrying Senator Robert F. Kennedy's remains delayed
* August 4, 1968: Pernell Ezell claimed to have pawned his 357 magnum revolver for $45 in Hope, Arkansas
* August 27, 1968: Pernell Ezell interviewed at the Shreveport, Louisiana Resident Agency

**Locations:**

* Elizabeth, New Jersey
* Orlando, Florida
* Fayetteville, North Carolina
* Clinton, North Carolina
* High Point, North Carolina
* Los Angeles, California
* Phoenix, Arizona
* Albuquerque, New Mexico
* Hope, Arkansas
* Shreveport, Louisiana

**Evidence and Testimony:**

* Pernell Ezell denied receiving or possessing a large amount of money from his participation in the murder of Martin Luther King and the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
* Ezell claimed to have pawned his 357 magnum revolver for $45 in Hope, Arkansas on August 4, 1968
* Ezell stated that he had never used a gun in commission of a crime

**Investigations:**

* Grand Jury investigation into the accident involving two trains on June 8, 1968
* FBI investigation into Pernell Ezell's possible involvement in the murder of Martin Luther King and the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy

RFK Declassified Files

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