</s>OFFICIAL RECORD FD-1057 (Rev. 5-8-10) UNCLASSIFIED OFFICIALL RECORD FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION electronic communication Electronic Communication Title: (U) Migration to Sentinel and Serial Date: 12/10/2012 Numbering Issue. From: Los ANGELES LA-C-1 Contact: Approved By: Drafted By: SSA Case ID #: (U) KENSALT Synopsis: ( U) To document purpose of migrating case to Sentinell and to address case management issues. Full Investigation Initiated: 12 /07/2012 Details: On October 9, 2012, FBI Los Angeles was advised of a request to re-examine evidence in the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy by his son, Robert F, Kennedy, Jr. The basis of the request was a claim by Forensic Scientist and Electrical Engineer Philip Van Prag that his examination of an audio recording of the event revealed thirteen shots, not eight, were fired during Senator Kennedy's assassination. If true, this would necessitate a second gunman as convicted assassin Sirhan Sihan used an eight-shot, 22 caliber Ivar Johnson revolver and was unable to reload during the incident. The tape reviewed by Van Pragg was a tape made by Stus Pruszynski, a reporter for Harper and Van Limited, Publishers, London, Van Praag obtained a copy of this tape from the State of California Archives in Sacramento, California. Van Praaga used a scientific procedure for gun shot analysis, Frequency Selective Integrated Loudness Envelope Analysis, which he developed. Van Praga claims this method has undergone peer review and satisfies the Daubert Rule regarding the admissionability of scientific evidence in court proceedings. Based on UNCLASSIFIED

**Key Individuals:**

* John F. Kennedy
* Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
* Philip Van Praag
* Sirhan Sirhan
* Stus Pruszynski

**Dates and Locations:**

* October 9, 2012: FBI Los Angeles advised of a request to re-examine evidence in the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
* June 5, 1968: FBI case file LA 56-156 opened to document investigation
* December 7, 1977: FBI case file LA 56-156 closed but maintained for historical purposes
* October 10, 2012: Tapes sent to FBI Laboratory to determine if Van Praag's claims can be substantiated
* December 6, 2012: Case migrated to Sentinel

**Significant Events and Activities:**

* Request by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to re-examine evidence in the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
* Claim by Philip Van Praag that his examination of an audio recording revealed 13 shots were fired during Senator Kennedy's assassination, necessitating a second gunman
* Use of Frequency Selective Integrated Loudness Envelope Analysis (FSILA) method for gunshot analysis
* Review and analysis of tapes provided by Los Angeles Police Department and Royal Canadian Mounted Police

**Connections to JFK:**

* Investigation into the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, son of President John F. Kennedy
* Re-examination of evidence in relation to the assassination of President Kennedy's brother

**Evidence, Testimony, or Findings Mentioned:**

* Audio recording analyzed by Philip Van Praag
* Tapes provided by Los Angeles Police Department and Royal Canadian Mounted Police
* FBI case file LA 56-156, including serials and subfiles

RFK Declassified Files

089a-la-156_0000002.pdf

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