</s>UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to File No. WASHINGTON, D.C. 203535 June 6, 1968 ASSASSINATION OF SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA This is to advise that Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, a Jordanian national, has been identified as an individual who shot Senator Robert F. Kennedy at 12:15 a.m ., Pacific Daylight Time, June 5, 1968, in the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel at Los Angeles, California, The Senator subsequently died at 1:44 a m ., Pacific Daylight Time. June 6, 1968, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles. After the assassitant was taken into custody by authorities, he refused to identify himself or otherwise discuss this matter. He was shortly thereafter charged by the Los Angeles Police Department with intent to commit murder and held on $250, 000 bond. His brother, Adel Sirhan notified authorities as to Sirhan's true identity. The FBI subsequently identified Sirhan's fingerprints as being identical with those of an individual by the same during which were submitted by the California State Horse Racing Board during 1965. According to the Los Angels Police Department, the weapon used in the assassination was an eight-shot, 22 caliber Iver Johnson pistol. All eight shots were expended. Records of the California Department of Justice show this pistol to have been sold on August 10, 1965, to one Albert Leslie Hertz of Alhambra, California. It was subsequently traced by police authorities through several parties to one of Sirhan´s brothers, Munir Sirhan. 66.2C DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE - 27 JUN 5 1969

John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Sirhan Sirhan are central figures in a collection of letters and articles related to assassinations. The document discusses investigations into their actions, trials, and subsequent events.

Letters from citizens express concerns about the treatment of assassins and the lack of accountability for those who commit such crimes. One letter writer suggests that local courts should be admonished to cut out fancy service to killers if they kill less important targets, implying that high-profile assassinations receive special treatment.

A letter from Tim E. Gomes expresses outrage over the fact that Sirhan was allowed to have alcohol in his jail cell and became violent while intoxicated. The writer suggests that this incident should be a federal law to kill a senator or representative.

The document also includes references to other individuals and events related to the Kennedy assassination, including Lee Harvey Oswald and his trial.

Key points:

* Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy
* Trials of Lee Harvey Oswald and Sirhan Sirhan
* Investigations into the treatment of assassins and their subsequent trials
* Concerns about accountability for those who commit such crimes

Important details:

* Sirhan's alleged intoxication at the time of the assassination
* Testimony from a defense psychologist that Sirhan's behavior was similar to that of someone who had been drinking heavily
* Article about Sirhan's trial and his alleged intoxication at the time of the assassination

Main themes:

* Accountability for assassins and their subsequent trials
* Concerns about the treatment of assassins and the lack of accountability for those who commit such crimes

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