</s>BU 62-587 SECTION I Los Angeles Report 8/7/68 Pages 1 - 299 /SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHIAN/ CIVIL RIGHTS

Summary  
The document details FBI investigations into Sirhan Bishara Sirhian (SIRHAN), a suspect in the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) at the Ambassador Hotel on June 4, 1968. Legal proceedings against SIRHAN included his court appearance before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard B. Schauer on June 28, 1968, with attorney Russell E. Parsons. Delays in trial dates and psychiatric evaluations were requested by defense counsel. The FBI interviewed Dr. Stanley Abo, who treated RFK at the Ambassador Hotel after the shooting, and his wife, Judith Ferne Abo. Their accounts describe chaos following the assassination, including popping sounds interpreted as balloons, shouts of "someone has been shot," and immediate medical response. SIRHAN was identified by witnesses such as Vincent Thomas Di Piero, who saw him near the hotel kitchen area. The FBI also investigated an anonymous letter to the White House alleging Frank Quartucci provided funds for SIRHAN’s attack. Background checks on SIRHAN’s family, education, employment, and associations with groups like the Ancient Mystical Order Rose Crucis (AMORC) are included. Medical procedures at Good Samaritan Hospital, including RFK’s treatment by Dr. Robert Mendez and Dr. Roland Navarro, were documented, noting his unconscious state, brain injury, and interventions like a tracheostomy and mechanical respirator.  

Medical records from June 5-6, 1968, detail RFK’s condition post-assassination, including initial surgery for multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest, with notes on deteriorating vital signs, neurological status, and eventual death by 1:40am June 6. Security details mention Federal Secret Service, LAPD, and hospital staff providing protection. Interviews with hospital personnel list shifts of officers and nurses, including names like Sgt. Yurrallade, Dr. Griffith, and RNs Jacobs, Bright, Leven, Nakanish, Tan, Fukushima, Right. A sign-in log for the 5th floor includes family members, staff, and individuals such as Adam Alinsky, Jeff Greenfield, Joseph Quinn, Don Dowd, Mrs. Fitzgerald, and others. Medical records list physicians involved in Kennedy’s care, including Dr. Henry Cunco, Roland Navarro, George Griffith, Robert Hulch, William Schumman, James Poppen, and others. FBI documents reference Albert Leslie Hertz of Alhambra, California, who claimed ownership of a 22-caliber gun purchased in 1965 but denied knowing SIRHAN. Hotel employee interviews include Gonzalo Cetina-Carrillo’s account of observing an individual matching SIRHAN’s physical description near the Embassy Room on June 4, 1968, prior to the shooting.  

Witness accounts from the Ambassador Hotel describe the assassination event. Hector Manuel Molina Carrillo, a bartender, reported being present but did not see or hear shots fired, learning of the shooting through colleague Teddy Yoo. Other witnesses include Edward Castillo (electrician), Manuel Chavez (dishwasher), David Covian (housekeeper), and Vincent DiPierro (hotel employee). DiPierro claimed to have seen SIRHAN near the shooting location, describing him as a man with dark hair, approximately 6'1" tall, and wearing a white dress with black polka dots. Victoria Pyerro’s statement, though partially fragmented, references interactions with an unnamed informant who described a woman in a polka-dot dress near SIRHAN. All accounts are part of FBI investigative records compiled between June 1968 and July 1968.  

Key People  
- Sirhan Bishara Sirhian (SIRHAN)  
- Russell E. Parsons (attorney for SIRHAN)  
- Dr. Stanley Abo (medical examiner of RFK)  
- Judith Ferne Abo (wife of Dr. Abo)  
- Vincent Thomas Di Piero (Ambassador Hotel employee)  
- Robert F. Kennedy (RFK, victim)  
- ETHEL KENNEDY (RFK’s wife)  
- John M. Lawrence (Chairman, Federal Americans Against Israeli Racism)  
- Albert Leslie Hertz (Alhambra, California)  
- Gonzalo Cetina-Carrillo (hotel employee)  
- Hector Manuel Molina Carrillo (bartender at the Ambassador Hotel)  
- Edward Castillo (electrician at the hotel)  
- Manuel Chavez (dishwasher at the hotel)  
- David Covian (housekeeper at the hotel)  
- Adam Alinsky (individual present at the hospital)  
- Joseph M. Quinn (individual present at the hospital)  
- Don Dowd (individual present at the hospital)  
- Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald (individual present at the hospital)  
- Victoria Pyerro (fragmented statement about an unnamed informant)  

Key Locations  
- Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles  
- Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles  
- Los Angeles County Central Jail  
- Midway Hospital (Dr. Abo’s workplace)  
- Porter Ballroom (hotel location where money was stored after the bar closed)  
- Foyer Bellroom (area where Molina Carrillo set up a portable bar)  

Key Events  
- RFK assassination at the Ambassador Hotel on June 4, 1968  
- SIRHAN’s legal proceedings and psychiatric evaluations  
- Dr. Abo’s treatment of RFK and eyewitness accounts of the shooting  
- FBI investigation into anonymous threats and SIRHAN’s associations  
- Medical interventions at Good Samaritan Hospital  
- Medical procedures and deterioration of RFK’s condition post-assassination  
- Security measures at hospitals and hotels  
- FBI investigation into gun ownership linked to the assassination  
- Hotel employee accounts of an individual matching SIRHAN’s description near the Embassy Room prior to the shooting  
- Closure of the bar at the Ambassador Hotel after the shooting  
- Witness descriptions of SIRHAN, including physical details and observations  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office  
- Ancient Mystical Order Rose Crucis (AMORC)  
- Federal Americans Against Israeli Racism  
- Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)  
- Federal Secret Service  
- Good Samaritan Hospital  
- Ambassador Hotel staff

RFK Declassified Files

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