To KING from J Edgar

[Octafish]

8. Good catch, gratuitous. That space left blank.

I can't find a reason online for the blank. I tried fitting "Marilyn Monroe" in there, but who knows? It may have been blank on what was sent to Dr. King and his family.

Some believe the letter was written by William Sullivan, an assistant director, who headed the FBI's surveillance of Dr. King. I am not sure who wrote the damn thing.

While it doesn't read like the work of a kind soul, the editing marks on the typos show someone who applies professional editing symbols. Seeing their use by blackmailers for their correspondence is eye opening. When the typist has to go over "fraudulent," it almost gives them away. Hoover's FBI avoided organized crime like the plague.