</s>FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 Date 6/12/68 JACK DAVIES, owner Jack Davies Richfield Service Station, 2529 East Foothill Boulevard, Pasadena, California, furnished the following information: DAVIES advised that SIRIAN SIRIHAN began working for him at the station on September 28, 1964, and terminated this employment on June 7, 1965. DAVIES advised to that SIRTIAN worked at this same Richmond Station for one CLARENCE COPPING, who had previously owned the service station prior to DAVIES purchasing only station. DAVES advised that SARIAN was an excellent worker caused any trouble around the station, was friendly to the customers, and seemed dedicated to this work. DAVIVES advised that SRIAN was employed at his station, that worked the night shift alone and was an excellent employee due to the fact that he was a loner and never had any friends; therefore, there were never groups of boys hanging around the service Station while SIRIAH was on duty. He advised that STIRIAN never made friends with anyone at the service stations still never expressed any of his political views or service station alone. DAVICES advised that he never saw SIRIRIAN with any girls and the only thing he recalls about SIRIASH was that he enjoyed going to the horse races at Santa Anita and he always got the impression that SITIAN bet most of his salary on the horses. He is advised that SirIAN once mentioned that he would like to be aockey if he ever started any type of conversation at Santa Ana. were running at Santa Anita. It was concerning horses that He advised that SERIAN was very polite to the customers, attentive, showed that outstanding personality, and one of the best employees that has worked for him since he took over the Richfield Station. 6/7/68 On at Pasadena, California File # Los Angeles 56-156 SA ROLAND H. BROYLES and 196 - by SA ALLEN K. TOLEN K./Akt/yah/clp Date dictated 6/17/68 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

Summary  
The document contains witness statements identifying Sirian Sirihan (or similar variant spellings) as the individual who shot Senator Robert F. Kennedy following a television broadcast of the suspect. The statements detail Sirihan’s employment history at service stations in Pasadena, California, including his work at the Richfield Service Station from September 1964 to June 1965. Witnesses describe him as a solitary figure with limited social interactions, polite but reserved behavior, and a focus on personal habits such as betting heavily on horse races at Santa Anita Horse Racing Track. Sirihan’s car, a 1956 pink De Soto, is noted in multiple accounts. The documents also reference his financial practices, including gambling activities, and include administrative records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) related to an investigation file (File # Los Angeles 56-156). Additional materials detail labor disputes and workers’ compensation claims involving Sirian B. Sirihan, including wage petitions against John Weidner’s health food stores in Pasadena, a $150 settlement in mid-March 1963, and a later claim for work-related injuries sustained on September 25, 1966, leading to a $2,000 compensation agreement. Medical evaluations by Drs. Maurice W. Nugent and Leonard J. Yamashon are referenced, along with legal filings by Palmer & Toomer Attorneys at Law and administrative notes from Argonaut Insurance Company.  

Key People  
- **Sirian Sirihan** (or similar variant spellings): Identified as the RFK assassin; employed at multiple service stations in Pasadena, involved in labor disputes and workers’ compensation claims.  
- **Jack Davies**: Owner of the Richfield Service Station who identified Sirihan after seeing a TV broadcast of the suspect.  
- **Sidney Mc Daniel**, **Thomas Edward Blessing**, **Chester Adam Yashuk**, **Carol Lambrecht**: Employees at the Richfield Service Station; provided details about Sirihan’s behavior, work schedule, and interactions.  
- **Ivan Milicic**: Owner of a Chevrolet Station where Sirihan briefly worked.  
- **Vartan Malian**: Owner of Foothill Liquors; noted Sirihan’s frequent visits to the Richfield Service Station.  
- **John Weidner**: Employer at Organic-Pasadena Health Foods store involved in labor disputes with Sirihan and Retta Drake.  
- **Retta Drake**: Former manager of the Organic-Pasadena store who filed a wage petition with Sirihan.  
- **Palmer & Toomer Attorneys at Law**: Legal representatives for Sirihan in workers’ compensation cases.  
- **McLaughlin, Evans, Dalbey & Cumming**: Law firm involved in legal proceedings related to Sirihan’s claims.  
- **Albert Yeshana, N.D.**: Physician who evaluated Sirihan’s injury in a workers’ compensation case.  

Key Locations  
- **Richfield Service Station (2529 East Foothill Boulevard, Pasadena, California)**: Primary workplace for Sirihan; central location for witness statements and employment records.  
- **Chevron Station (across from Richfield Service Station)**: Mentioned in relation to Sirihan’s interactions with Ivan Milicic.  
- **Santa Anita Horse Racing Track**: Noted as a place where Sirihan frequented and bet on races.  
- **Pasadena, California**: Primary location for Weidner’s stores and Sirihan’s employment.  
- **Los Angeles, California**: Site of legal offices, insurance company headquarters, and labor commissioner offices.  
- **Corona, California**: Address associated with Allfillsch Construction Company, Inc. and Granja Vista Del Rio.  

Key Events  
- **Sirihan’s employment at the Richfield Service Station**: From September 1964 to June 1965; worked night shifts alone, described as a loner with no close friends.  
- **Identification of Sirihan as RFK assassin**: Witnessed by Jack Davies after viewing a TV broadcast of the suspect.  
- **Witness observations of Sirihan’s behavior**: Described as polite but reserved, with limited interactions and focus on personal habits like gambling.  
- **Sirihan’s car**: A 1956 pink De Soto; mentioned in multiple statements as his primary vehicle.  
- **Labor disputes and wage petitions**: Involving Sirihan and Retta Drake against John Weidner, resolved via a $150 settlement in mid-March 1963.  
- **Work-related injury on September 25, 1966**: Led to workers’ compensation claims and medical evaluations by Drs. Nugent and Yamashon.  
- **Workers’ compensation dispute resolution**: A $2,000 settlement approved for Sirihan’s injuries, with payments allocated to him, attorneys, and medical providers.  
- **Legal filings and hearings**: Including requests for cross-examination, submissions of medical reports, and administrative notes from insurance companies like Argonaut Insurance Company.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted an investigation into Sirihan’s activities (File # Los Angeles 56-156).  
- **Hough Security Company**: Provided evening security for the Richfield Service Station in 1965.  
- **Labor Commissioner, Division of Labor Relations**: Handled wage dispute resolution between Sirihan, Drake, and Weidner.  
- **Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB)**: Oversaw workers’ compensation settlement processes for Sirihan’s injuries.  
- **Argonaut Insurance Company**: Involved in insurance claims and medical evaluations related to Sirihan’s work-related injury.  
- **Allfillsch Construction Company, Inc.** and **Granja Vista Del Rio**: Employers referenced in Sirihan’s workers’ compensation case.

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