Transcript of 166-12c-1_serial_1_section_2_56-la-156_la_report_6.9.68-part_2_of_7.pdf

================================================== Page 1 ================================================== CLINICAL RECORD WAs PATIENT ABLE TO ANSWER Blood Pressure TOTAL CHARGES Statement/Receipt No. QUESTIONS INTELLIGENTLY? YES No EMERGENCY CARE: 66 WAS PATIENT UNDRESSED? Pulse Temperature Treatment Ambulance Call Record No_ COMPLETELY PARTIALLY Tetanus Opinion and/or Findings; Rk t LELLLnd_ Aulztc AuLLL_1J42 LltsL_ LLL 4; iizuo ACc_ @xyya(z4_ Treatmenf and Advice: Oe-p 23 Zei Q) LIZ 0 YXia SksC_ Narcotic Adrin. TimelBy Repeat/By Condition-on Discharge cL Surgeon'$ Signature _ Patient $ Signature if Complete Exam Refused fr-lcu kn 4t ALczA ================================================== Page 2 ================================================== CENTRAL REC; HOSF(T'" V-6 CITY OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVING HOSPITAL MEDICAL TREATMENT RECORD NAME ~(Last , First, Middle) ADDRESS CITY ZIP 2 4277 AL: ~cir 'k PHONE NUMBER SEX RACE BIRTHDATE AGE BIRTHPLACE OCCUPATION ZEiLi:4HSE F Szisec Ll/ M.SWD_ O32 Cz PIL ACCIDENT LOCATION ACCIDENT (Date and Time) EMPLOYER Z Yv-c Ci ALyZL 671 CLL Tj 21ccu3 STATEMENT 0F AccIDeNT EMPLOYERS ADDRESS 0 '6 Kow ENTERED? WALKED WHEELCHATR STRETCRER CARRIED IN BROUGHT IN BY EMPLOYER'S PHONE Le CITY AMBULANCE PRIVATE AMBULANCE PRIVATE CAR POLICE CAR Lf: REMARKS Naillernin Qecv_o e& 1 L(ce how LEFT HOSPITAL AMBULANCE CALLED BY WHERE TAKEN WHEELCHAIR 2l WALKED CARRIED RELATIVES OR FRIEMDS BY WhOM ACCOMPANIED BY NOTIFIED YES No Gi~uka iULC1 INDUSTRIAL INJURY TNSURANCE GARRIER SOCIAL SECURITY NO 8 0 YES No IS PATIENT INSURED? SPECIFY TYPE (Bluc Cross, Kaiser , CPS) MEMBER NUMBER GROUP NUMBER CODE/SCHED_ YES No NAME OF SUBSCRIBER; SURGEON ON DUTY NURSE ON QUTY 6 d hle Uee RH 340-3-67 (i 2X I( hev - Je) <j.- ================================================== Page 3 ================================================== CLINICAL RECORD WaS PATIENT ABLE TO ANSWER Blood Pressure TOTAL CHARGES Statement/Receipt No. QUESTIONS INTELLIGENTLY? YES No y6/4 EMERGENCY CARE: L WAS PATIENT UNDRESSED? Pulse Temperature Treatment Ambulance Call Record No. COMPLETELY PARTIALLY Tetanus Opinion ondTor Findings: 2i~Y* Le_o_LLALC LLI 78 741y LL hs 3 Lai i < ~4 6 0 HL Trcotmenk and Advicc: 2 Narcotic Admin. Time/By Repeat/By Condition on Discharge Surgeon' 5 Signature Patient's Signature if Complete Exam Refuscd Ll_lze Lyl La ~ AL Ly__ ~Ceste ================================================== Page 4 ================================================== LA 56-156 GGB/pih Lieutenant C . F HUGHES 9 Rampart Division 9 Los Angeleg Police Department 9 made the following phyeical evidence available to SAs THEODORE J A HEARN and GILBERT G BENJAMIN 9 and FBI Photo Lab employee RICHARD DS FERNANDES 5 for examination and photographing on the morning of June 5_ 9 1968_. He stated this material was in the poggession of the individual identified a8 SIRHAN B SIRHAN at the time of his arrest 1 4100 Federal Reserve Note bearing Serial No. H 045683894_ 9 Series 1950 D 2: 4100 Federal Reeerve Note bearing Serial No _ L 003390254 9 Series 1950 E. 3 $100 Federal Reserve Note bearing Serial No_ L 130852644 9 Series 1950 (no letter designation) 4_ $100 Federal Reserve Note bearing Serial No. L 084313104 9 Seriee 1950 D 5. $5.00 Federal Reserve Note bearing Serial No . L 722352604_ 9 Series 1963 A 6. $1.00 Federal Reserve Note bearing Serial No . L 49493767D , Series 1963 A 7 . 81.00 Federal Reserve Note bearing Serial No . L 52741666D_ 9 Series 1963 A 8 . 81.00 Federal Reserve Note bearing Serial No. E 49565514C _ 9 Series 1963 A 9 41.00 Federal Reeerve Note bearing Serial No . L 41045381D , Series 1963 A 10 _ One keje silver in color 9 appearing to be an automobile bearing the letters CPD 11 eheet of three ve rse eong, captioned M1 THIS MAN IS YOUR MAN THIS MAN IS MY MANi 2 Each of the first two verses end with the line 5 "That man is ROBERT KENNEDY" The third verse ende with the line 9 It TH MAN IS ROBERT KENNEDY" 327 key , Song ================================================== Page 5 ================================================== IA 56-156 GGB/pih 12_ Torn announcement from unknown newepaper indicating Senator ROBERT KENNEDY wae to be at the 'Coconut: Grove of the Ambassador Hotel on Sunday_ 9 June 2 , MI II 13_ Torn news column from the Independent Star-News " 9 Pagadena , California newspaper Column by DAVID LAWRENCE 9 captioned, 1i Paradoxical Bob" The items were left in the custody of Lieutenant HUGHES after Photo Lab emp loyee RICHARD D FERNA NDES had photo- graphed each. The Federal Reserve Notes and the two newspaper tear sheets and the song sheet we re not removed from the plastic envelopee the Police Department had placed them in The key was not in an enve lope at the time it waz photographed _ 1968 _ 328 ================================================== Page 6 ================================================== EDZEZZTZIELETTTTY4ZTZZTZ TQEUNIWDSLNPSOHHYT NI I0 "7~40 Ientliide#ux M#} {aniur #t7i8 ";mNTT 4u4uetelt "{ILTt Fnn L08431. 0 A 12 M.LKIIINGTT' ` ~ 8 # / zz L 08431310 4 4 # /963 12 % fehenb "8ez242i&'12 ~oreEuat WILL PArTO ME I3I {IJNDEMAND) Qo0} ONE HUNIDICB v DORs g00_ 1DLS4T 4F MBWNEDSWLTESOHHWIEaICA 'I0I #E=E3Z5 T4Lt L 130852 .+ A 12 ILHIIBanURLIA '. 12 + 2 382> SF Ghat L13085264 A 12 #zave' 12 E4xs ITLL DAT TO TTII IBI 'EION JJEMLTI) Mool INT: HUNIDIU: ) DOLIS Qoo} 0 427D/4AZ4EDZ4TYZFTLT IUO @HEMQEDS4ESORWQRIQ JU #,3 J-> =Z36 L00339025 A Jf 0,s 1 12 WAYnEX 1d46 145*2 L00339025 A 12 #0J4L_ 12 lkl Ltter TIL ATT0 TJI: JE EI Wn DELLLND @0Di 42.a E: HUNDAZ 0- DORS Mooj 2444Z4ELZZEEZDTELZ4D24 #4 Jz_7 IuU QIWQWDS4UEBOAI!RI JNI N Jz boui'$ =ZFZF Jin4 H04568389 8 WaBuixa 1460 H 0456.8389 A 8 3 KaL 840 E WBZLL P*1} 'O ITE BEIZREI (3 DE:JI1ND) 'TO; J~b: HIUW)AJS I) JODH Rx< qoo 329 p7 /330 #oma [+liet fvs #L87 Trroy ================================================== Page 7 ================================================== O8 30 ' ATOIYTIEIOSTITISTTMT Rd [OTTHLAT IASTTTTSTTTTHI SEQOT (IHUNLHHMTO COTHHWAOSTNVTTTSSTITAIN UTI rt SHWTICDGE 4Li IXKQEN #HL TAC LTJIRITHIAUIqe TFSSII ================================================== Page 8 ================================================== 4*Z @5t TIE; (WMEI): 3n 'iCti [5 At T[4?I8 SIASODNEIHCA to: ALL 0i 0T; FU; And Hr- att E.49565514 € 5 Wasiuxttoxh'} C L # 5 INE ULLAR ~ J 0 1 61 H ETNEEsw204.O4 ms c ";AEPRNI L 527416660 D[Lis DCA; ' 3 # F 41666 0 AtHIXA TA)XL(i h FL TX1 #?nb 12 or joLLA 0 U 0 5 F2DEATL4Z INEE4ZTYZ 0 @UNIQEDSQAWW SOWAYIERGA 1 j} Mi3ct} RvKC;tseyNt L49493767 0 0 1 2 WyiiiSI;Tt)x,Ia(; 12 @ J @ '93767 0 #tx 12 TohS _ CI Yetra_ DNE DOLLARI SDSWNES Twis GOT[ i9 L(GAL TladIR Tor ALl Oldt} Pudlic Ahd PrNaTI L 722352609 I2 MsimeNt;TtoN 1 1272 4 #4' # %at 12 IVEJOLLARS 23 ( _ [32429 #ona ta 0 Homa #sma OHANAIRICA #o 6or ================================================== Page 9 ================================================== ~ VL HHU H IVHIL mlyZ ================================================== Page 10 ================================================== THIS MAN IS YOUR MAN THIS MWN IS MY Min First Verse and chorus This man i8 your man This man is my man From California to the New York Island From the Redwood Forrest to the Gulf Stream Waters That Ian 15 ROBERT KENNEDY Second Verse Let uS the fight start reuniting Increase our labors , to help our nelghbors_ This nation need3 now a man who Lead8 now That man is ROBERT KENNZDY _ CHORUS Third Verse He walks with all men , He talks nithall men In times of crisis he 1s the rlght man _ For peace In our land, for peace In &1l lana8 THE MAN IS ROBERT KENNEDY _ CHORUS 333 stop ing, T<u) 330 ================================================== Page 11 ================================================== %ac * 4 Nijn3[1 *8002 .u.? #5 m 1019010, = 9908 ,0 .1 . TtnNijovw You and jour fviends 1 are cordially imited to comnle 5 to See and bear 1 3 { Senator Robert Kennedy 0 F Wi 012 7 1 Sunday, June 2, 1988 ) 7 1 0 1 at 8.00 PM % Cocoanut Grove Ambassador Hotel 3 Los Angeles Ji KENN[DY For PRESidINT committeF: JESSE M UNRUH, CHAIRMAN; (EON M_ [Oover, Tpeasurer D 1 Tu) ================================================== Page 12 ================================================== David Paradoxical votes:_ (PRESUD;OMELAf CANDIDATES are out to get States should use Bsb its some of them do not realize their own crises power internatio inconsistcncies. "only as a strategic rEervo against JJust tl e other most serious of threats, He adds: Sen; Rohert F. Kennedy of New' Yo' k made a speech' in Los Angeles which ~vietnam is only Vletnam: It will not settl certainl W7s received with favor by Protestant, thc late of Asia or America much Jess the fate Cathol and Jewish groups which been of tbe world, Ftaunchla supporting the cause of Israel against Iots ot people, however, thlnk the sltuatlon In Egvpt and the Arab countries; the Middle East is not neariy a8 dangerous a8 the Kennedy said: "We cannot and will not situation in Southeast Asla; Also there are many permit Soviet Union to achieve an imbalance mcmbers of Congress who Ieel that, J it Ts proper in the Middle East: We can and wiil fully assist for the,United States to_render military support Israel with arms i necessary to meet the to Ixrael in the Middle East, It Is just as neces; threat of massive' Soviet military_buildups: We Sr to protect the countries 0f Southeast Asia pO cannot and wil] not render Israel defense- against aggression; less in the face o aggression: " Sen_ the Kennedy; in a speech in Portland, Ore-, But during the three years; on the other last month, criticized the administration s atti: hand. the Soviet Union has been muni- tude even more severely when he said: tions tq North Vietam as well as bombing planes American AG and other weapons of war mounting to a total 0f foreign policy has become Identt: a batt al least a billion dollars year _ Yet demand (ied with power, and in that obsession we have toughne has been made no forgntten our purposes: last wee by any O the prcsidential candi: orado dates that economic sanctions he taken againsl Ry the uilateral exercise of our overwhelm- the Soviet Union and other Communist countrics: pwer; we isolated ourselves: To many 0 our Committet traditonal allics and neutral friends, we behaved Freen= AS a supcrpower lgnoring Our own hlstorical com- mittee on SEN. KENNEDY has also declared the United mitnent to a decent respect for the opinions o Park; drcie 1} mantkind: opposition berland (or Jnbepenbent Stat _ ~ febs Kennedya in hig speech m Monday; neverthe Icss recommended a stera pallcy @ tbe Middle "Let me Fast and favared ald t Iael 'iith arms jf nec- pinall bristlo Bernard J. Ridder essary to meet the threat of tbe Soviets. Publisher Gustaf A_ Nordin General Manager OPPOSITION t tbe war In Vietnam has been expiessed by presidential candidates appealing to Edward P; Esscrtier Elwood R; Williamt voters who are fearfu] that thelr sons may be Editor Business Menoger drafted or t0 the famllies of those young men who Arnold Huss Ray W Johnston are already b the Armed Forces ot the United Executivo Editor Advertising Direcior States in Southeast Asia. A large number Of peo- Frank Gwynn Prisk Paddock ple in thls country are deeply concerned with the Circulation Manager Praduction Menacer cvcnts In the Middle East, particulerly 'with the Lee Mcrriman: {ate of Israel Hence the political candidates see Edilor Emeritus hig advantage In proclaiming their {irm support Member: Associated Press, United Press Inlernalonal, of Ameriran intervention in the Middle East: North American Newspaper Alliance, The Nec' York Prrsjdlcnt Tohnson, in announcing that he Times News Servicc , City News Service: National Advertising Rcprosentative: would no/ acccpt nomination tor re-electdon, had Sawyer-Ferguson-Walker Co. hoped to take the Vietnam Issue out of the cam; Otces in New York . Phiadelphic, Auantt Detroit, paign, hul foreign policy ceems to have remained Chicago; Minneapolis, San Francisco; Los Angeles an Issue in the speeches by the two Democratic Publlshed Sunday st 525 East Colorado Boulevard, candidatr;, Sen. Kemedy o New York and Sen. Pasadeat, Califoria 91109 Eugene AcCarthy o Minnesota; 325 _ Lawrence 'during day, have the kop Jast sending ing ================================================== Page 13 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 6/8/68 Inspector JOHN POWERS , Detective Bureau_ Los Angeles Police Department_ made available the foliowing copy of the medical treatment record of SIRHAN SIRHAN _ This record reflects the results of a physical examination made upon SIRHAN on June 1968_ following hi8 arrest by members of the Los nngbiel9f8iicellepangent The examination was made at the Los Angeles Police Department . On 6[7/68 at Los Angeles, California File # Los Angeleg 56-156 by SA R, J LA JEUNESSE JR Ivaa Date dictated 6/7/68 Thig document containg neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it &nd its contents are not to be distributed outside agency. 336 your ================================================== Page 14 ================================================== OF LOS ANGELES RECEIVING HOSPITiI 31242L Sirua MEDICAL TRZATMENT RECORD S1Z?A NARF: TLast, Fmzi,EEdae) TDRESS CIT} zip kelw__ pee_{4sel Zit52 {/USeth PFTOFYE NUNTBEF SEX RACI BIR)HRTE AGE ESTRrTMPLACz OCCUPATION M.siD. Accident Locatiom ACCiuctT (Dalc Time) EMFLOYER STATEMENT 0F ^ccidedt EMPLOYER S ADDRESS 8 MU EMTERED? WALKED WEELCHATR STRETCIER CARRIED IN BroughT In BY ETPLOYER'S PHONE 3 City AmBULANCE PRivaTE AMBULANCE PRIVATE CAR POLICE CAR RERARKS { Xewl.(u 227 75 &-87 2 f 6s6 'Q 2 Row LEFT MOSPITAL AMBULANCE CALLED BY WHERE TAKEN WMEELCHAIR WALKED CARRIED RELATIVES OR FRIENIDS BY WkOM ACCOMPANIED BY MOTIfIED 0 YES Mo iNDUSTRIALTNJURY TNSURANCE CARRIER SOCIAL SECURITY NO. r} [ YES NQ iS PATIENT INSURED? SPECTFY TYPE (Blue Cross, Kaiscr , CPS) MEMBER NUMBER GROUP NUMBER CODETSCHED: 0 YES 0 NO NAME 0F SUBSCRIGER; SURGEON ON DUTY NURSE ON DuT} 2Rnz RH 340-_3-67 7 _ Rc and ================================================== Page 15 ================================================== CLINILAL Klrd WASPATTENTTVE? TO TNSWET: Blocs] {rcssure TUTcainfGes Statcment/Reccipt No SUESTioi S INTELLTGENTLY? [J YES EERGENCC 1RE: WAS PATIERT UNURESSLD? Pulse Temperalure Trcatmcnt Arnbulancc Call Rccord No. COMPLETELY PARTIALLY Tctanus Opinion ana/o Findings 3elL KsOLL ndcdf-C Span D CeutLelcy CilAH LLll H ec_Zexkec;; L_ U_e2 Lylu21eX L rcatiei} 0nr Adyice: 7Wt 7e (/26 6z_ Narcotic Admin. Time/By Repeat/By Condition on Discharge Surgeon s Sidriatue Patient's Signature if Complete Exam Refused h &cn ~ 842 Let Aa '38 ================================================== Page 16 ================================================== Ia 56-156 RHC /kaf 'eant WILLIAM JORDAN 9 Los Angeles Police Department 9 Rampart Detectives 9 advised SA ROBERT H CLAUDIUS on June 6, 1968 , that the arraignment of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN took place at approximately 7 : 00 a m on June 5, 1968 in Division 40, Los Angeles County Municipal Court. SIRHAN was booked and arraigned under che name of i1 JOHN DOE" He was charged with six counts of Section 217 PC , assault with intent to murder Judge JOAN DEMP SEY KLEIN set bail at $250,000 and this bail will take effect upon the proper identificacion of the defendant At the time of the arraignment , SIRHAN was actually held without bail due to the fact that his identity Was not known and therefore the terms of bail did not apply . Sergeant JORDAN stated that it was his understanding the Los Angeles County District Attorney planned to present the case to the Los Angeles County Grand Jury on Friday, June 7 , 1968 . He said if the indictment was immediately forthcoming, there would be 10 preliminary hearing for the subject 339 Serg ================================================== Page 17 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 Date 6/8/68 Inspector RALPH C _ WELCH , Officer in Charge, Los Angeles County Jail, advised that SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN i8 c onfined to an eight foot by ten frat hospital room located on the second floor of ahe Hospital Section of the Los Angeles County Central Jail- This room contains no windows and has a single steel door which has a 12 inch by 12 inch glass Window, which permits an outside guard to view the room _ The room contains an eight inch high welded steel bed , which 18 secured, solidly to the floor The bed contains a foam rubber mattre8s, blankets , and a piliow_ The room c ontains a c ommode and a 12 inch by 16 inch tempered glass mirror Located near the commode and affixed to the wa 11, is an 18 inch by 16 inch steel shelf which contains coat hooks The room also contains a wash basin, towel bar _ and a steel toilet paper fixture, which is al8o affixed solidly to the wa 11. Inspector WELCH advised that logs are being maintained during STRHAN 8 incarceration at this ingtitution, as well a8 medical reports _ 6/5/68 Los Angeles , California Los Angeles 56-156 On at File 340 SA NORBERT R_ LINKER/kaf 6/8/68 by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions 0f the FBI. It i8 the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ================================================== Page 18 ================================================== 2 LA 56-156 Inspector WELCH advised thac SIRHAN is currently wearing a prison issued pair of pa jamas and that no toilet articles are permitted in the cell exc ept on the request of SIRHAN . WELCH further stated that there 18 no electronic device in SIRHAN' 8 cell nor will one be installed WELCH stated SIRHAN will be fed the s tandard hospital menu three times 3 day selected at random from mea ls provided a11 inmates The only occasion on which he Will leave his room under escort will be for the purposes 0f receiving medical attention and for showers _ WELCH stated that when SIRHAN arrived at the Los Angeles County Central Jail he Tas immediately examined by Dr PHILLIP ATTALLA and this examination inc luded a head to toe-X-ray He 8aid it was noted during the examination that SIRHAN ~n38 suffering from a fractured finger 9 which was immediately splinted and an ace bandage applied to his swollen ankle _ During the SIRHAN_requested and received single 11 #f # copies of the Los Angeles Times and the Herald-Examiner Inspector WELCH further advised a jail guard constantly surveils SIRHAN through 8 glass window in the cell door throughout the period SIRHAN is confined a lone_ He stated the only exc eption to this procedure is when SIRHAN is visited by a person 8 physician or his attorney at which time the guard checks via the window at five minute intervals He further stated anyone visiting SIRHAN 8 cell, including his attorney must firs have the approval of Sheriff PETER PITCHESS Under no circumstances will SIRHAN be brought to an interview area of the jail for security reasons WELCH advised no complications other than the fractured finger and swollen ankle Were noted during the examination of SIRHAN Dr ATTALLA _ Further 9 there were no indications that SIRHAN had been us ing any form of narcotic and Dr ATTALLA has advised that there was no indication of any form of' narcotic withdrawal Inspector WELCH stated that in his conversation with SIRHAN on June 5, 1968, 9 he found hin to be very articulate in speech with very little discernable accent. 341 day , by ================================================== Page 19 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION Date 6/8/68 SA NORBERT R LINKER accompanied Inspector RALPH C WELCH Lieutenant RAYMOND LLOYD and Lieutenant RICHARD WALLACE to the second floor hospital cell occupied by SIRHAN - Prior to viewing SIRHAN through the glass window 9 Inspector WELCH opened an adjoining unoccupied room in order to permit SA LINKER to view the room 8 facilities which are identical to those in SIRHAN 8 cell This inspection cjincided in every reepect with the description of the room a8 previously related by Inspector WELCH The bed and steel shelf toilet paper fixture 9 basin and tempered glags mirror were all firmly affixed to the wall and floor On completing inspection of the roor adjoining that of SIRHAN 8 $ Inspector WELCH permitted SA LINKER to view SIRHAN through the gla88 window leading into his room It was observed by SA LINKER that SIRHAN was Lying face up on his bed relaxing It was also noted that his left index finger was heavily bandaged with splint protruding from the end Also noted was an ace bandage_wrapped around SIRHAN 8 left ankle This cell was identical to the above cell inspected by SA LINKER SA LINKER observed a unifornedDeputy Sheriff positioned on a high stool immediately outside SIRHAN S room which affords him constant surveillance of SIRHAN while he is in the room Inspector WELCH edvised that a guard will be maintained at the window of STRHAN 8 cell during tne period he is confined to the Los Angeles County Central Jail Inspector WELCH made available to SA LINKER a copy of the institute menu for its inmates for the period June 5 9, 1968 He pointed out that in an effort to prevent the possibility of poisoning SIRHAN while confined he has assigned Deputy Sheriff personnel to proceed down the prison mess line and at random select the food to be given to SIRHAN thug preventing a regularly a88igned tray to be delivered to him He also advised that STRHAN will be utilizing a spoon as a utensil instead of a fork. 6/5/68 Los Angeles 9 California Los Angeles 56-156 On at File # 342 SA NORBERT R LINKER /HS 6/8/68 by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclugions of the FBI: It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it &nd its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ================================================== Page 20 ================================================== LA 56-156 JCA//kaf Attached 18 a copy of the indictment obtained by SA Rs J. LA JEUNESSE, JR_ 9 on June 7 , 1968= from the Office of the District Attorney 9 Los Ange eies' County. 343 ================================================== Page 21 ================================================== 78 [ #18Y-8/62 SUPERIOR COTRI 0f TTHZ STATE 0 CALIFORNIA roR 'THE COUNTY 0r Lo: ANGELES The_People of the State of California _ Plaintiff, SxGxMoxX V XJAXXNXXX INDICTNENT SIRHAN BISHARA. SIRHAN 8 MURDER (Sec. 187, P. Ca } 4 Count I ASSAULT WITH.A DEADLY WEAPON VITH Defendant: INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER (Sec. 217 , Po C. ) Counts II-VI The said SIRHAN BISIIARA SIRHAN is accused by the Grand of the County of Los Angeles, State 0f California, by this indictment, 0f the crime of MURDER 9 in Violation 0f Section 18 7 Penal Code of California, a felony, committed prior to the finding 0f this indictment, and as follows: That 0ll or about the Sth ot June 1968 at and in the County of Los Angeles, State 0f California, the said defendant, SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN did willfully, ulawfully ad feloniously and with malice aforethought murder Robert Francis Kennedy, a human beinga H TRUZ BILL Foremnan 0f the Grand Jury Presented by the Foreman of the Grand in the presence of the Grand Jury; in open Superior Court of the State f Caliiornia, within and for the County of Los Angeles, and filed as & record in said Court this 7th day of June 9 1968. WILLIAM G. SHARP, COTJNTY CLERK Bail Recommended No bail By_ Deputy EVELLE.J YOUNGER IKLAIE WKZSANXDistrict Attoiney 844 BAIL 0 € O JOHIN E HOWAR D Deputy Juy day Jury, By__ ================================================== Page 22 ================================================== 7815 18Y2- Cdb 9-60 COUNT II For a further and separate cause of action, 8 different offense 0 the same class of crimes and offenses as the charge , set forth in Count I hereof, the said SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN is accused by the Grand Jury of the County 0f Los Angeles, State of California, by this indictment, of the crime of ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON WITH INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER, in Violation of Section 217 Penal Code of California, & felony , committed to the finding of this indictment; and &s follows: That on or about the 5th of June, 1968, at and in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, the said defendant, SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN did willfully, unlawfully and feloniously commit an assault with a deadly weapon upon Paul Schrade, a human being, with the intent then and there willfully, unlawfully, feloniously, and with malice aforethought, to kill and murder the said Paul Schrade. 345. being prior day ================================================== Page 23 ================================================== T315 1BY? - Cdb 9-60 COUNR III For & further and separate cause of action, a different offense 0f the same class of crimes and offenses as the charge $ set forth in all the preceding counts hereof, the said SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN is accused by the Grand Jury of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, by this indictment; of the crime of ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON WITH INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER, in Violation of Section 217 Penal Code of California, a felony, committed prior to the finding of this indictment, and as follows: That on or about the 5th of June 1968, at and in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, the said defendant, SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN did willfully, unlawfully and feloniously commit an assault with a deadly weapon upon Irwin Stroll, a human being, with the intent then and there willfully, unlawfully, feloni ously, and with malice aforethought , to kill and murder the said Irwin Strollm 346 being day ================================================== Page 24 ================================================== T0IS [8Y2 - Cdb 9-6 6 COUNT IV For a further &nd separate cause 0f action, being & different offense 0f the same class of crimes and offenses a8 the charges set forth in all the preceding counts hereof, the said SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN is accused by the Grand of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, by this indictment; of the crime of ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON WITH INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER, in Violation of Section 217 Penal Code of California, & felony, committed to the finding of this indictment, and &s follows: That on or about the Sth of June, 1968, at and in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, the said defendant; SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN did willfully, unlawfully and feloniously commit an assault with a deadly weapon upon William Weis el, a human being, with the intent then and there willfuliy, unlaw- feloniously, and with malice aforethought, to kill and murder the said William Weisel, 3h7 Jury prior day fully, ================================================== Page 25 ================================================== 7015 18Y2 - Cdb 0.60 COUNT V For & ther and separate cause of acti0n, being & different offense of the same class of crimes and offenses a8 the charge8 set forth in all the preceding counts hereof, the said SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN is accused by the Grand Jury of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, by this indictment, of the crime of ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON: WITH INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER, in Violation of Section 217 Penal Code of California, & felony, comitted prior to the finding of this indictment, and es follows: That on or about the Sth of June_ 9 1968 , at &nd in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, the said defendant, SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN did willfully, unlawfully and feloniously commit an assault with a deadly weapon upon Elizabeth Evans , a human being; with the intent then and there wilfully, unlawfully, feloniously: with malice aforethought, to kill and murder the said Elizabeth Evans furt day and 368 ================================================== Page 26 ================================================== TGI5 18Y2 - Cdb 9-66 COUN? VI For & further and separate cause of action, being & different offense of the same class 0f crimes and offenses as the charge $ set forth in all the preceding counts hereof, the said SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN is accused by the Grand Jury of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, by this indictment, of the crime of ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON WITH INTENT To COMMIT MURDER in Violation 0f Section 217 Penal Code of California, & felony, committed to the finding of this indictment; &nd &s follows: That on or about the Sth of June_ 9 1968 9 at &nd in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, the said defendant, SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN did willfully, unlawfully and feloniously commit an assault with & deadly weapon upon Ira Goldstein, a human being, with the intent then and there willfully, unlawfully, feloniously, and with malice aforethought, to kill and murder the said Ira Goldstein- 49 prior day ================================================== Page 27 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date ] 6/8/68 SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN was arraigned in Department 100 of Los Angeles County Superior Court 3 before Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge ARTHUR La ALARCON in proceedings which commenced 5:48 p m June 7, 1968 The proceedings were held in the Chapel Facility of the new Lo8 Angeles County Jail, 441 Bauchet Street , Los Angeles _ California Judge ALARCON announced that the reasons for holding the proceedings in that facility were two-fold: 1 Because of the defendant' s physical condition 2 _ To insure appropriate security _ The indictment against SIRHAN was read by Deputy District Attorney JOHN E HOWARD , Los Angele8 County District Attorney '8 Office SIRHAN was represented by WILBUR L. LITTLEFIEID , Chief Trial Deputy for the Los Angeles County Public Defender'8 Office Also present in court at the specific reguest of Judge ALARCON 9 was A L_ WIRIN 9 a representative of the American Civil Liberties Union _ WIRIN conferred with SIRHAN prior to arraignment at the request of SIRHAN _ Defender LITTLEFIELD requested the Judge to order an examination of SIRHAN by two psychiatrists, which was approved by the court This psychiatric examination was for the benefit of the defense only_ 9 and the court ordered that the examining doctors not divulge the results of their findings to anyone other than the defense At the request of the defense counsel, Judge ALARCON fixed date of June 28 9 1968 , at 9:00 a . for plea and further proceedings The defendant was observed being brought into the Chapel Facility in a wheel chair It was also observed that the defendant left the Chapel Facility in 3 wheel chair 350 6/7/68 Los Angeles , California Los Angeles 56-156 On at File # SA 's R. J LA JEUNESSE JR. and 6/7/68 J _ G WHITTINGTON 9 JR . //RJL/d jm/kaf by Date dictated Thi8 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. m . , ================================================== Page 28 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION 1 6/8/68 Date Following the arralgnment of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN in Department 100 of the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles_ presided over by Judge ARTHUR L. ALARCON 9 the Judge igeued instructions regarding publicity in connection with this prosecution a8 follows : 35 6/7/68 Los Angeles 9 California Los Angeles 56-156 On at File # Sk R_ J . LA JEUNESSE JR _ J G_ WHITTINGTON JR. /RJL/vjh 6/7/68 by Date dictated This document containg 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. ================================================== Page 29 ================================================== "u-(a"; 1 2 3 4 5 6 '1 8 SUPESRIOR COTRT' Op 'JHIU STA'TEE QF? CAL TORRNIA 9 FOR TIEE (oUNiY Oj' LOs ANGKLES 10 J.1 PEOPJIE 0r7 'IHE SIACi QJ? CAJ;TOIRNIA $ 12 Pla.ntiffs , 13 ~VS NO . A 233421 14 S.RIIAN BLSHILr4 SIRIIAN $ 15 Defendant _ OIRDER RJS PUELICI% 16 17 18 'Ihe Grand Jury hev= returned ar indic inenc in this 19 mna tor On this date 9 June 7 , 1568: ihis Cour& now h2; jurisciction 20 over a11 procccdings ir %h.8 case for che fir3t tin? _ Therefore, 21 tne (oir 18 ICN in 3 legal pobition {.0 makce eertein orders respac?- 22 ing th.i8 Itter 23 Under Qur: Constitution, c8ch Gefendant is enti*led %0 thc 24 d1e process of' the law &nd {o 8, fair trial This Couxk has Q11 225 af'firmgtive {0 (o everything poxsible within 1t8 Constitutiorx] 2 puwer? andi Juriodicsion *0 make cekai tla% cch clcfendan? do?s 271 r2c@f1 8 {ai1 {1i8l. 28 I) order co {ulfill tha : Coilsditudiona) duty {0 guarentec 29 6hi the defencol} 6028 r0eine 2 S2ix' Vnia) } ard} bccausc of' {he 30 ohvicu? Diblic inonx?8r in tiis matte)' milon) has produced 4bfj.vc 31 nek? nedfa Publicfiy, an} it fus ic1: appwing co the Courd: tnt 6kc 3 (inscnimtioi 1 &Q W~r; of iuJic cosmsoatici 0{ a27y Qut-of. -352- itis Guy ================================================== Page 30 ================================================== 1 cour stakements relo to ihis caae Iay interfere Jilth thc Con- 2 stitutional right of thc defendant to 2 fair trial and dlsrut the 3 proper adrinistration of Jusiice, the Coust , oi i*8 Ow . mnokion, Mill nO;l iague the following orders, 8x violation of shich will rezult 122 5 swlft ectfon to punlsh for concemgt any offender Mtnin the jucis_ 17 diction of this Court 7 It is the order of this Court that 20 pary to this action nox any attorney connected Jith this case' a$ defenae counsel or' 23 9 proaecutor , nor a1y other attorney_ 9 nor any judieial officer or 10 employee $ nor anj public officdal, including but not linited to an; 11 chief 6f pollce_ $ nor any Sheriff 98 nor any agent , deputy , or eeploye? 12 Qf any such persons nor any grand juror , nor &ny witne8s having 13 appeered before the Grand in this ma tcer , nor .any peraon sub- 14 poereed *o testify at the trial of this mtter, shall rele2se or 15 @Uthorize the relca8e for public dissenlnation of eny purported 16 extrajudiclal s*atement; of the clefendant rela c0 this ca3e, nor 17 shall any auch Persons release Or authorize tn? release of any docu- 18 menks, exhibits, 01 any evidence, the acniss ibllity of which "2y 19 have t0 be deteiined by che Court , wor she11 any Such person male 20 any stateent foi public (lawemination 8.3 t0 th? existence or pos.= 21 sible exlstence 0f anj docurent , exhibit, 0 any other evidence; rne 22 2dniscibility of Wnlch maj nave 60 be determined by the Couxc , Noj 23 shall any Such pergons ezpr833 outside of cout an opinion Or nale 24 any corenk for public dispemination 2 8 60 the Meight, va lue_ > 0r 25 effcc: of eny evidence 2.3 tending to establish guilt of innocence , 26 Ho) snall any such person3 rake" enJ sateient Gutside of court 23 60 27 the nature , Substance, 01' effect of any te8kimnony that has be-n 28 Noj ahell 2ny Buch pzrson? lssue 2n7 st?ts;ent a8 to the identitz &; 29 eny Drocpecbiye #ltn 38, 02 ni: probeble #2ptimony, 0r the effcc: 30 'chereof. xor shall any person Gic 2n; out-ci_coun statezen 2; 1o 31 tne rature_ 9 soirce; 02 effec} cf any Durported evfdenca a]lesed k0 32 hive bean :ccueulatad 23 & rr,ult o{ #i; investigation of thij 353- 612s Jury ring Ein?; ================================================== Page 31 ================================================== 670 i' c'M , K; jotter . Nor sha).l 2ny such perwon Or any witne8s , whcther 01 not 2 undex Buopoeni? , nake emy stateeent ?8 to tne content, nture, sub~ stance_ 9 02' effect of' any testirony which Day be glven in any pr'O - cceding rclared to ihfs nattef , exeept that a itness may discus? any Datter with any attorney of r2cord o2 egent thereof _ 6 Thls order does not inelude any of the following: 7 1 Tactual atatementb 0f the &ccused person 8 nare , 8 age, residence, occupa tlon_ > and femily statua 9 2 _ @ne circustaces of the arrest , namely , the tire 10 end plec? of' the errest , the identity 0f the arres and 11 investise officer: and &gencies , and the lensth 0f the 12 investigation 13 3 _ The nacure _ 3 substance, and text 0f ths charg?, 14 ineluding 3 brief description 0f 'che 0ffen:e: charged , 15 4 . Quok?tions from_ 3 or any reference Xiithout C O1J ~ 16 menk public records of {ne Court in the case , 0r IT T0 oxthef public recorda 0r cOmmunica"1ons heretofore 18 dissenirated c0 tne public _ 19 5 The scheduling rejult of any 8tege of the 20 judicial proceedins held in open couz; ir) an open 0r 21 public" s2s31cn, 22 6 . A request for assiskance in obtalning evidence . 23 7 . Any infornotion 2 8 to any person nota in custody 24 Iho is sought a3 2 possible guop2ct 0r witnc88, nor 2ny 25 statemert ained 2% wasning the public 0f any possible 28 danzer a5 {o such peraon no: sn eus*ody 27 8 , A requegt for &83i8tance in {ne obtalning of 28 evidenea 0j t20 nain?8 0f posslble Kicnes3e3_ 29 Furtnar) tnis ozdcr i0 ro} interd?d t0 9realude anJ %il- 30 19238 from dibcucaing any icbcr in conrection jith th? cege wich 31 any of cn2 attofr?j3 reprccenting 8h2 d:fendgn}; 017 the Pecple, 0;' 32 a12y 1 -progen-*ive ci such atrorr?;s -354- tins *ins +o; and ================================================== Page 32 ================================================== V"[ ~6lh ;-Wtj It 13 fuzthcr or'dered that a . copy of this order be 2 attached to any Subpoena served on any Witnevs 1n this Eatter , and 3 thai t the return 0f` service 0f the subpoens shall 2130 inc lude the fact 0f service 0f 8 copy 0f thls orde):, 'Ihls order shall be In force unbil this na ter ha: been 6 disposed of or untll fuzkher order 0f Court; _ 'i Dated: June 7: 1968. 9 10 h1 4 ArThu L Tiarcon 11 Judge of' the Superlor Court 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 23 22 '23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 1 355- ================================================== Page 33 ================================================== LA 56-156 JOS /rah/kaf INTERVIEWS OF INDIVIDUALS IN AREA OF SHOOTING 356 ================================================== Page 34 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 6/7/68 Date ANDREW WEST , Newe Director 9 KRKD Radio Station, 1050 Montecito Drive, Log Angeles 5 California , was interviewed at his place of employnent relative to his know ledge of the ghooting of Senator ROBERT p KENNEDY _ Prior to interviewing ANDREW WEST relative to the ghooting of Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY 9 he advieed that hig true name ie GEORGE WILLIAM WEST and he stated that he uees the nares ANDREW WEST or ANDY WEST a2 profeeeional names in connection with hie employent ANDREW WEST etated that he reeidee at 2630 Cahuenga Boulevard , Apartment Number 30 , Hollywood 9 California 9 and he stated hig landlady 8 telephone nuber is 464-1888 _ ANDREW WEST 8 tated that the telephone numbers at his place of emp loyment are 225-4113 and 225-7951. ANDREW WEST stated that on the evening of June 4 , 1968_ 9 he wag in the Exbaeey Room of the Ambageador Hotel , Log Angelee 9 California ANDREW WEST etated that after 9:15 p.m_ on June 4 , 1958 , moet of hig tinle wa8 spent next to the podium of the Embasey Room at the Ambageador Hotel, where Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY was to make a speech_ ANDREW WEST stated that he was on the 8 tage until Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY arrived , made his epeech 9 ana left the etage ANDREW WEST etated that exc erpte from Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY 8 speech were tape recorded by him ANDREW WEST etated that before Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY ' & speech he tape recorded 8 ome commente 2f California Speaker of the A JESSE UNRUH 9 and alg3 aeked Speaker of the Agsembly JESSE UNRUH a couple of queetiong ANDREW WEST etated that he then exc erpted commente froin Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY 8 epeech and at the end of Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY 2 speech asked him a queetion_ ANDREW WEST stated that follow the gueetion, Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY and hie Wife, ETHEL KENNEDY immediately left the etage and went to the area behind the etage . ANDREW WEST stated that thig wag approximately 12:00 midnight tp pproximately 12:30 a ,m on June 5 , 1968 ANDREW WEST etated that after he had agked Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY a queetion he turned off hie tape recorder_ 6/6/68 Los Angelee 9 California Log Angelee 56-156 On at File # SA MYRON M, HITCH/mlb 6/6/68 by Date dictated This document containg neither recommendations no of the FBI. It i8 the property of the FBI ad is loaned to your agency; it ad its contents are 'not to be distrouaazlsides_ your agency. S3ly ing ================================================== Page 35 ================================================== 2 LA 56-156 ANDREW WEST etated that after 'Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY and hig wife, ETHEL KENNEDY 9 left the etage he followed them to ask additional queetions ,' but Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY wae out of hig eight for a ehort time after he left the gtage _ ANDREW WEST etated that after Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY left the etage, he eeded to a emall anteroor and hallwayy behind the stage of the Embaeey Room at the Ambageador Hotel, and at thie tine he was trotting {o catch up with Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY _ ANDREW WEST etated that as he reached the hallway behina the etage and turned right 9 he aw Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY , hie wife ETHEL KENNEDY 9 and a nuber of campaign 8 upportere and newe media people, immediately in front of him ANDREW WEST stated that he started through the group of people in the direction of Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY ANDREW WEST stated ae he approached Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY he heard noiges which sounded like gun ehoie 9 and at that time he inetinctively turned on his tape recorder ANDREW WEST etated that at the time he did not know 9 for a fact , that the eounde were gun ghots , becauge people had been exploding baJicone and the eounde were eimilar However , on thig occaeion 9 he did notice that the eounde he had heard did not eound the eame a8 the ballloone he had previouely heard exploding ANDREW WEST etated he also believes he heard a woman ecream at thie time _ ANDREW WEST stated that at this time he was approximately four or five feet away from Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY and was directly in front of him with a number of people between hinself and Senator ROBERT @ KENNEDY _ ANDREW WEST stated he then heard a woman M M1 I scream KENNEDY has been ehot or Senator has been ehot 9 31 worde to that effect 9 and he then saw a ran lying on the floor ANDREW WEST etated he was very cloge to thig man and a2 he looked over him he eaw that it wa not Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY 9 but the man did look familiar ANDREW WEST stated that he then noticed & second lan Lying on the floor a short distance awa y , and he went to the area of the eecond man wh? was lying on the floor and eaw it Wag Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY , and he obeerved 358 proc "The ================================================== Page 36 ================================================== 3 LA 56-156 blood oozing from the back of hie head _ ANDREW WEST stated that after he 3aw it was Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY on the floor 9 he immed iately realized that s omeone Tas in the area with a gun , and he etarted looking for him_ ANDREW WEST etated that he then noticed two men grappling with a third man Within approximately eix or eight feet of where Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY was lying on the floor ANDREW WEST stated that he had seen theee xen grappling almoet immediately after he had firet identified Senator ROBERT @ KENNEDY a one of the two men lying wounded on the floor ANDREW WEST etated that in connection with his obeervation af the men grappling, he :aw a hand with a tol in it 9 and he saw another hand which wag wrapped around the hand holding the tol ANDREW WEST stated that he then went in the direction of the pietol and he gaw ROOSEVELT GRTER holding a man , and he then noticed that the gun was pointing at him ANDREW WEST stated that he then pulled away and al80 told_people in the general area to away from the gun ANDREW WEST etated that at about the eame time he recognized a pereon he believed to be RAFER JOHNSON holding on to the hand holding the gun ANDREW WEST stated that he then aw that the pigtol had been taken away frol the man holding it and when he saw that the gun Wa: broken away from the hand holding it 9 he turned hig direction eleewhere and left the room ANDREW WEST etated that at that tine he wae satisfied that help wae on its wa;y for Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY and that the aesailant had been arreeted _ ANDREW WEST stated that he was unable to deecribe the aeeailant or furnigh any descriptive data relative to him ANDRETW WEST etated that the reason he wa€ unable to degcribe the asrailant wag because he had concentrated hig entire attention on the pietol and the ac tivity relative to taking the pietol away from whomever wae holding it_ ANDREW WEST etated that he noticed only one man _ 9 although he had looked for additional people who could be with the a8sailant , and he had only seen thig one man holding the pistol. 359 pig pig get ================================================== Page 37 ================================================== IA 56-156 ANDREW WEST etated that he had geen SIRHAN SIRHAN 8 photograph in the newspaperg and he was unab le to identify the individual in the photographe as the individual he had seen with the gun on June 5 , '1938 . ANDREW WEST was ghown a Los Angeles Police Department photograph of SIRHAN SIRHAN 9 Loe Angeles Police Department Booking Number 495139_ 9 and he stated he was unable to identify the individual in the a8 the individual he had seen with the gun on June phot968aph 5 9 ANDREW WEST 2 tated; however that he could not eay that SIRHAN STRHAN wae not the a8eailant 9 and the only reason he did not take a closer look at the individual was because he had concentrated hie attention on the pistol_ 360 ================================================== Page 38 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 6/7/68 ANDREW WEST Newe Director , Radi? Station 1050 Montecito Drive Log California 9 rade available to Detectives SAM 'COLELLA and LOUIS ROSARIO, Narcotics Detail, Highland Park Divieion, Gog Angeleg Police Department , Log elee California _ 3 the original tape recording made by ANDRE WEST on the evening of June 4, 1968 9 and early morning of June 5, 1968 ANDREW TEST marked both the tape recording and the tape spool with marke 80 that he would be able to iden them in the future_ ANDREW WEST indicated that the tape recording con- tained a nunber of queetiong he had aeked JESSE UNRUH , California Speaker oithe *AaseubLy 9 on the evening of June 4, 1968_ 9 and a193 contained excerpte frol Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY ' g speech on the evening of June 4 1968 , and & question he had aeked Senator ROBERT # KENNEDY following his epeech_ ANDREW WEST stated that imediately following a gueetion he had agked Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY 9 the tape recording contained voices and sounde relative t3 the ehooting of Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY in the early morning houre of June 5, 1953 , 5/6/68 Log Angelee , California Log Angeleg 56-156 On at File # SA MYRON M_ HITCH mlb 5/6/58 by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendationg nor conclugion8 of the FBI. It i8 the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and it8 contents are not to be distributed3ulide-your agency. KRKD , Angeleg_ Ang tify ================================================== Page 39 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION Date June 1968 SARA CLAPP, Traffic Manager KRKD Radio Station, 1050 Montecito Drive, Los Angeles , Caiifornia, made available a copy of a tape recording made by ANDREW WEST 9 News Director, KRKD Radio Station; in the early morning of June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel Ios Angeles_ 3 California, which contained the following information KENNEDY : "Major YORTY has just sent me a message that we have been here too long &lready . (Screaming ) my thanks to a11 of you and now onto' Chicago and let'8 win there (Screaming and yelling, We Want BOBBY over and over again)_ REPORTER : "Senator, how are you going to counter Mr HUMPHREY and his backgrounding you a8 far a8 the delegates votes go? KENNEDY : "It just goes that you have to s truggle for it. REPORTER : "Senator KENNEDY ha8 been shot ! Senator KENNEDY has been i8 that possible ? Is that possible! Is it pobbabie 2 ladie8 and gentlemen _ it is poss ible he has not only Senator KENNEDY 9 oh my God, Senator KENNEDY has been shot and another man, a KENNEDY campaign manager and possibly shot in the head I am right here_ RAFER JOHNSON has 3 hold of the man who apparently has fired the shot_ 9 he has fired the shot he still has the gun the gun i8 pointed at me right at this moment! I hope they can get the gun out of his hand . Be very careful_ the gun the gun, get the gun, 8 tay away from the gun, (person in background Says get the gun stay away from the gun (people are yelling .loud his hand is frozen, get his thumb , get his thumb _ 9 his thumb (Man cried out get his head ) = Take a hold of his thumb and break it if you have to. his thumb (yelling in background ) _ Get away from the barrel, away from the barrel, man (People cried out watch 06/5/68 at Ios Angeles California File #Io8 Angeles 56-156 bySA MYRON M HITCHApis_ Date dictated 6/768_ This document contains neither recommendationg nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI ad is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 362 So, get get get get get ================================================== Page 40 ================================================== 2 LA 56-New the gun, watch the gun ) Look out for the gun, okay All right that'8 it RAFER get it, get the gun RAFFR (yelling loud get the gun ) Okay , now hold on to the guy , hold on to him, hold on to him. Iadies and gentlemen they have the gun away from the man, they the gun I can't 8ee the man, I can 't See who it is Senator KENNEDY right now 18 on the ground, he has been shot . This i8 a this is Wha t 18 he? Wait a minute, hoid him,thoid him, hold hin We don 't want another OSWALD, hold him RAFER _ We don 't want another OSWALD_ (You can hear police whistles in the background ) Hold him RAFER keep people away from him, keep people away from him A11 right ladie8 and gentlemen this i8 now Make room make room, make room , make room , make room The Senator is on the ground he 18 bleeding profusely 9 from apparently _ clear back Apparently the Senator has been shot_ from the 9 in the frontal area we can't see exactly where the 9 where the Senator has been shot; put 9 push back_ come on grab a hold of me, grab a hold of me and let's pull back, thats it come on get a hold of my arms ana let's pull back, letl puli back A11 right the Senator 18 now the _ the ambulance has been called for and the ambulance has Bring the ambulance in this entrance_ This is a terrible thing, its reminiscent of the Valley the other day when the Senator was out there ana somebody hit him in the head with a rock and people couldn 't believe it at that time_ But it is a fact. Keep room_ J ETHEL KENNEDY is 8 tanding she 18 calm, she is raising her hand high to motion people back she '8 attempting to calm_ A woman with 3 tremendous amount of presence, a tremendous amount of presence it'8 impossible to believe_ It'8 impossible to believe this _ There is a certain amount of fanaticism here now , a8 this has occurred They are trying to run everybody back. Clear the area, c lear the area Right at this moment the Senator apparently, we can't see if he'8 still 363 3 got by , get ================================================== Page 41 ================================================== 3 IA 56-New conscious or not. Can you 8ee if he is conscious ? Can you See if he is conscious ? (someone answered, I know he is half conscious ) He i8 half conscious and ladies 9 we can 1 t See ladies and gentclemen_ (yelling One of th e men , a KENNEDY 9 apparently a KENNEDY supporter is going first_ come on, come on out_ out, out Is there some way to close these doors JESS ? (No ) Is there any doors here ? (No (yelling people saying out, out , out, get out Out, out through the exit, letb g0 _ Qut W e gO . unbelievable situation_ They re clearing the halls 9 one man has blood on himself_ We re wa lking down the corridors here _ Repetition in my speech , I have no alterative_ The shock i8 80 great _ my mouth 18 dry_ I can only say that here in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel, the back entrance; from the podium in the press room the Senator wa lked out the back, I was directly behind him_ You heard a balloon g0 off and a shot, you didn t really realize that the shot was a shot and yet a scream went up, two men were on the ground both bleeding profusely_ One of them was Sena tor ROBERT KENNEDY At this moment we are stunned 9 we are Shaking, a3 is everyone in this kitchen corridor at the Ambassador eatei_ in Los Angeles They are blocking off the entrance now supposedly to make room for the ambulance_ Tha tl a11 We can report at this moment _ I do not know if the Senator is dead or if he 18 alive_ We do not know the name of the other gentlemen concerned. This 18 ANDREW WEST Mutual News , Los Ji Angeles 364 ================================================== Page 42 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION 6/8/68 Date On June 7 1968, the following 8igned statement was made by KARL UECKER_ 9 maitre d ! Ambaggador Hotel, Los Angelee 9 Calffornia; to SAs PATRICK J MULLANY and LOUIS A _ WILS ON 9 JR: : "I, Karl Uecker_ 9 make the following voluntary statement %o Louis A Wileon and Patrick J_ Mullany_ 9 who have identified themgelves to me as Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation FI presently reside at 3025 Glenhurst Avenue , Los Angeles California 9 and am employed by the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles 8 California 9 a3 Asaistant Maitre D' "On the evening of June 4 1968 , I was as8igned to a88ist Senator Robert F Kennedy_ I attended him during the course of his victory speech in the Embasey Room of the Ambassador Hotel After the speech, I took his hand and led him through the paseage way behind the stage, leading to the kitchen "Pasg the kitchen doorway Kennedy 8 topped to shake handz with two of the kitchen help While Kennedy wa8 still observing the laet individual he shook hande with, I took his hand to lead him along _ As I took his hand to lead him along, 8 omebody reached around me and before I knew what happened two shots were fired and the Senator fell to the ground I imediately grabbed the gun hand of the assailant and pushed hin onto the steam- table During this time he 9 the a88ailant , continued to fire the gun I grabbed him around the neck in an effort to hola him down , continuing to hold down the hand with the weapon in it Shortly thereafter, I recall someone behind me saying let him gO _ On turning arounc , I observed it wa8 the police_ I" On 6/7/68 Iaes_ Angelee Celifornia File H4og Angeles 56-156 SAs PATRICK J _ MiJLLANY by LQUIS A WILSON JR_ PJMZvzh_ Date dictated 6/7/68 Thig document containg neither recommendationg nor conclusiong of the FBI. It i8 the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 365 ================================================== Page 43 ================================================== 2 Ia 56-156 "released the assailant to the police and lead him away "The assailant 18 the individual who has been subsequently identified as Sirhan Bishara Sirhan To my knowledge I have never seen this man before "Karl A _ Uecker "Witnessed: SA Patrick J Mullany_ 3 FBI Los Angeles W SA Louis A Wile Jr FBI_ 9 Los Angeles 366 they on , ================================================== Page 44 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 6/7/58 Date EDWARD MINASIAN, wh? 18 employed in the catering department at the Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles California 9 and who resides at 129 North Lamer Street ) Burbank, California 9 after having been advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents 9 stated that he had appeared before the Los Angeles County Grand Jury that morning and had identified SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN 88 the individual whom he saw shoot Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY and whom he had helped to subdue He thereafter furnished the following gigned s tatement : "Los Angeles California June 7 9 Edward Minasian, make the following free ana voluntary statement to E. Rhead Richards , Jr and Nicholas McGahan, Jr., who have identified thenselves to me a8 Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "I reside at 129 No _ Lamer St 9 Burbank, California, and I am employed in the ca tering department at the Ambagsador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles , California I have been 83 employed for approximately five years "Shortly after midnight o f June 4th, 1968 Sena tor Robert Fc Kennedy finished making a statement to his 8 upporters in the Embassy Ballroom at the Ambassador Hotel The original plans upon the conclusion of his speech wa s to turn left and go downstairs to the Ambasgador Ballroom and at the last minute plans were changed_ to to take Senator Ke and hi8 party to the Colonial Room, which wa 8 the npedi ng press room In order to follow through with these plans , it wa s ne cessary to go through the pantry adjoining the Embasey Room_ 6/7/68 Lo8 Angeles , California Los Angeles 56-156 On at File # SAs NICHOLAS R MC GAHAN JR _ and E RHEAD RICHARDS 9 J. gnt 6/7/68 by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusiong of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it ad its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 367 1968 "I, ================================================== Page 45 ================================================== 2 LA 56-156 "I wa8 leading the party_ 9 and waa on the Senator'8 right _ about one step in front _ After about fifteen feet inside the pantry door , I sensed the Senator was not as close as when We started into the pantry I turned to my left, and observed the Senator shaking hands with hotel employees on his left My partner, Karl Uecker , was on the Senator'& left 9 and about one or two steps in front of him_ While the Senator wa8 shaking hands I aaw out of the right corner of my eyes someone darted behind my partner_ 9 and rea ched around him 9 with a gun in his right hand Before I could react, he fired tw? shots My partner grabbed the gunman in a headlock, and I grabbed him around the waist, and forced hin up against a steam table We could not control hie gun hand until after he fired a number of shots in rapid succession_ A number of the Senator's party helped u8 to subdue the man and take the gun away . I saw Rafer Johnson the gun in hig pocket_ "At this point I ran to the room-service telephone and called for an ambulance and the police_ As I ran to the phone I noticed the Senator lying on the floor with his head in a pool of blood and his eyes shut One of the bus-boys Juan Romero , kneeling down by the Senator When I returned from the phone approxi ~ ma tely one minute later I noticed chat the Senator'8 eyes were open, and that there were many more people in the immediate area I returned to where the gun- man was be held down, and remained there until the Los Angeles Police arrived to take custody of the gunman_ While there , I heard Rafer Johnson ask the man repeatedly , 'Why did you do why did you do it?' The man looked at me and said 9 'Let me II explain, I can explain At this point someone told him to shut up Within approximately ten minutes the police arrived and took custody of the man_ Ue cker and I escorted the police to the Wilshire entrance , and then returned to the pantry, ana by the time we there the Senator and others who had been shot had been taken away by ambulance 368 put ing it, got ================================================== Page 46 ================================================== 3 LA 56-156 "The only other individual who I saw shot was the man from the United Auto Worke whose name I cannot recall "I have read the above statement consisting of this and three other pages , and to the best of my knowledge it is true and correct _ "/8/ Edward Minasian "Witnesses : Is / E_ Rhead Richards , Jr_ Special Agent , F BI. Los Angeles 6/7/68 Nicholas McGahan, Jr . Special Agent F.B.I. Los II Angeles 6/7/68 369 rs , ================================================== Page 47 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64 ) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION 6/7/68 Date Mr BORIS YARO 9 625 West 28th Street 9 phone 746-9541 , was telephonically contacted at his residence for the purpose of arranging an interview to determine how his business card came into possession of the police in connection with a search of the residence of suspect SIRHAN SIRHAN Mr YARO advised that he 1s a staff writer and photographer for the Los Angeles Times and was about to depart for Las Vegas 9 but volunteered to come to the Los Angeles Office of the FBI to furnish any information desired Upon arrival he offered a8 a matter of expediency to type up a rough resume of his activities in connection with the ROBERT p KENNEDY assassination and wrote a8 follows regarding the evening of June 4 9 1968: "Boris Yaro , Los Angeles Times 6/7/68 7:23 p .m _ T 4 Sa "I arrived at the Ambassador Hotel shortly after 11 p .m = I was with two members of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity at USC--they were Marc Dubin and David Druker ~~-I had been watching the primary on television at the fraternity and had decided to t? the Kennedy headquarters when it became apparent that the Senator was going to win the Calif Primary I wanted to shoot some pictures of the Senator for my own personal reasons I am A Democrat and had voted for the senator "when the three of us arrived I quickly determined that the Press had a better vantage point and I told the bojs that I would meet then outside the press room after the Senator had made his victory speech I went inside and talked with Times photographer Steve Fontanini and reporter Paul Houston ~-I saw some people going through the kitchen door from the Press Room a8 if some thing was going on , and I checked and observed the Senator coming out from the ballroom I went back and told Steve Fontanini if he wanted a picture of Kennedy he had better hurry- 9 ~we both went into the kitchen corridor area and were too On 6/7/68 at Los Angeles_ $ California File # Los Angeles 56-156 by SA RICHARD BUCARO /HS Date dictated 6/7/68 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI ad is loaned to your agency; it and it8 contents are not to be distributed3tt0de your agency. ================================================== Page 48 ================================================== 2 LA 56-156 "1ate to get a picture I never saw Fontanini at the ambassador again that night -~I went into the main ballroom and worked a8s close to the front of the podium as possible I made eight to ten pictures-~which satisfied me 5 -then went back into the kitchen area in hopes of getting a clogeup a8 Kennedy left ~~while there I talked with Richard Drew , a friend of mine who 18 a staff photographer with the Pasadena Indenpendent-Star News L When Kennedy came back I aimed my camera but he wa8 moving 8O quickly that I missed him "Drew made the comment 'Hey Boris 9 you missed him So I ran to catch up with the senator when he stopped at the corridor junction to shake hands with some people I was about three feet behind and to the right of him and was trying to find his head in my camera view finder when I heard What I thought were two (2) explosions My first thought was 1 some jerk has thrown some fire crackers in here "al1 of a sudden the two or three people that had been blocking my view of the Senator disappeared leaving me with a full view of what was happening "The senator and the assailant were little more than silhouettes but the senator was backing up and putting both of his hands and arms in front of him in what would be best described as a protective effort The suspect appeared to be lunging at the senator 2 I don t know which hand the gun was in--I didn't realize it was a gun until he started firing again--this time I could see the flashes from the short barreled muzzled--I heard no sounds from either man I felt powder from the weapon strike my face-- I knew it was a gun then I thought I had heard three shots , in retrospect I know it is more , however 4 of a sudden the firing stopped and some men jumped the suspect and there were cries of get him_ 9 get the gun 9 much shouting "i must have moved closer to the suspect when al1 of a sudden he wa,s being flattened on the freezer table by two 371 "All ================================================== Page 49 ================================================== 3 LA 56-156 "eaucasions --I saw the suspects hand reach toward the weapon and I grabbed the gun and had it almost immediately yanked out of my hand by one of the men holding the suspects left hand --I looked to see who it was --The man was a cauca8ion--6 feet or taller with sandy hair green business suit and I think a white shirt and tie My attention then shifted to the Senator--who was slumping to the floor--blood on his face--I began to take pictures 775 I shot 5 pictures -but was interrupted by a panic stricken woman who kept telling me 'don t tale pictures _ I remarked to her this is history however she kept pulling on my arm (my right arm--So I shoved her into the wall and kept shooting_ more T I watched the senator through my viewfinder I saw that he was badly hurt _ I saw a large amount of blood drain from his right ear --At this point I ran back to the press room in an attempt to notify our paper which was rapidly approaching a deadline "None of the phones that I tried in the press room would work So I ran into the main hallway and found David Druker one of the two boys I had brought with me , still outside ~~I told hin that Kennedy had been shot 9 to find Marc and lets the film down to the Times "He came with me until I found a telephone 9 a pay booth behind some folding mirrors in the Cranston headquarters I told him I would wait there until he brought marc dubin back appeared about two minutes later and we ran out the back entrance to the hotel--to where 1 had parked the car which was on Eighth St right across from the driveway to the hotel ' s parking lot "As we were running out of the parking lot closest ta the hotel a LAPD arrived with red lights on ~~I waved at him to stop and told him Senator Kennedy had been shot-~Then continued my run to the car--I shouted at the parking lot attendent to keep I the driveway open for I an ambulance 7 "i ran every red light 9 stopping first I must add , on my way downtown to The Times T L= 372 'Lady , "As get IThey sgt ================================================== Page 50 ================================================== LA 56-156 "i have seen photographs of the suspect held in the shooting of Senator Kennedy and can definately identify him as the person who was shooting the Senator in the Ambassador Hotel early in the morning of June 5, 1968 . my knowledge I have never seen this man before hearing the explosions of the pistol shots and have had no contact_ 9 whatever 9 with hin Yaro business card in pogsession of LAPD_ "on Wednesday Morning, June 5 , James Wiggins 9 editor of the San Gabriel Section seid that our city desk requested that I go to an address on Howard Street in Pasadena This was alleged to be the suspect 8 home I came from our Temple City office 9 which i8 east of Pagadena and consequently was driving on Howard St eastbound when I observed Richard Drew and Robert Leedom in front of a white house which was not the address I had been given I also observed an unmarked police car and surmised that this 18 the correct address I out my car and talked with Drew and Leedon--there were two LAPD officers (detectives in plain clothes I know this because I asked if they were LAPD or FBI and they answered they Were lapd "No onw was in the house because I could hear the phone ringing and no one answering it --The cops didn t to stop either Drew or myself from wandering around 1 walked into the back yard and saw a box of trash I started going through it to see 1f there was anything I could find that would give us a hint of who the suspect was and where he was from I lifted a couple of pieces of newspaper and discovered a spent 22-caliber slug I told Dick Drew to 'quick 9 83 the cops He did and detective Edward Willis came back --I showed him the -~he looked at it , but did not attempt to pick it up 5 -a few minutes later he asked for my name--I gave it to him 9 then I gave hin one of my business cards--He asked for my home phone and address which he subsequently , and in my presence , wrote on the back of my card 9 which he kept I assume this is how Los Angeles Police came to have my business card Mn in their possession 373 "To "RE : got try get 8lug

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