It's outside the realm of your usual FOIA requests, but since I'm out of requests for the month (and already bought more than a few extra...) I figured I'd mention it.
While posting docs related to the MLK assassination trial, I realized that Loyd Jowers, who confessed to playing a part in the MLK assassination a few months before his death, surely has an FBI file. The DOJ did a follow-up investigation and their report concluded he and the other witnesses were lying, but it'd be interesting to see what the FBI had on him and what materials the DOJ/FBI referenced beyond the trial transcript.
Let me know if you file anything on it, otherwise I'll try to get to it next month (unless I get distracted by other shiny FOIAs/projects/IRL (what do I mean, this listserv isn't real?!?) stuffs).
--Mike
still have one FOIA left for January; trying to pick a topic...
it must beat this one, in terms of poking bear caliber:
'''
Records of any communication, agreements, transcripts, memorandum of
understanding, contracts, or other responsive materials relating to
Ibragim Todashev as an Undercover Employee, Informant, or Cooperating
Witness with the Bureau before his death on May 22, 2013 at age 27 in
Florida while being interviewed about his possible connection to a
triple murder in Waltham, Mass., on Sept. 11, 2011. Note that while
the content of conversation may be withheld for privacy and other
reasons, the existence of these conversations or other law
enforcements records may not be concealed. Please search
cross-references for Ibragim Todashev that may reveal such
communication, in addition to primary indexes. Thank you!
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- https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/inducedbytrap-23480/
best regards,