</s>PAGE TWO OWEN WAS FEARP. OF SEEING SANDLIN SINCE HAD RECEIVED THREAT- ENIG CALLS-AT HIS HOME AND WAS WORRIED OVER THE POSSIBILITY SOMEONE MIGHT DO HIM HARM. BY TELEPHONE CALL JUNE TWENTY NINE NINE LA ADVISED SANDLIN ASSIGNED THIS CASE ON LAPD. HAD PLANNED TO INTERVIEW OWEN AT NAPA BUT HAD DEERRED INTERVIEW UNTIL OWEN RETURNED TO LA AREA. IT HAD BEEN DETERRERRED THAT OWEN HAD HIRED AN ATTORNEY NAMED DANES WHO ONCE REPRESENTED CARLY CHESSMAN AND THAT OWENS WAS TO BE INTERVIEWED BY THE PRESS WITH HIS HEAD COVERED BY A SACK. DAVIS HAD INFORMED THE LAPD OWN WOULD RETURN TO LA EARLY IN THE COMING WEEK AND WOULD BE AVAIL- ABLE FOR INTERVIEW. ON JUNE Twenty NINE SF CONTACTED MRS. JOSEPHINE HARDISTER, NAPPA, CALIF ., BY TELEphONE. SHE ADVISEO THAT OWN WAS NOT THEN AT THE RANCH. SHE SAID SHE WOULD GET A MESSAGE TO HIM CONCERNING THE IDENTITY OF. SANDLIN. THE "SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER'S NEWSPAPER FOR JUNE THIRTY REPORTED INFORMATION CREDITED TO GEORGE T. DAVISS, SF ATTORNEY, CONCERN- ING AN UNIDENTIFIED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MINISTER WHO WAS HIDING IN THE SF AREA BECAUSE HE HAD EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE CONSPIRATORS IN THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION AND HAD RECERVED THREADS AGAINST HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY. ACCORDING TO THIS STORY, ON JUNE THREE THE MINISTER PICKED UP TWO HITCHHIKERS IN LA AND AGREED TO SELL THE SMALLER OF THE TWO A PONY FOR USE AT A RACE TRACK. THIS INDIVIDUAL SAID HE WAS FROM JORDAN AND CAME TO THE U.S. AT AGE THIRTEEN. ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE THERE THE MINISTER MET THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER ON SUNSET BLVD. HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO MEN AND A WOMAN. HE END PAGE TWO 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI and LAPD investigative efforts related to Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination, focusing on potential conspiracies, witness accounts, and linked individuals. On June 5, 1968, RFK was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles using a .22 caliber revolver. The shooter, later identified as Sirhan Sirhan, is connected to Mr. M. Chapman of IBM, who was observed at the hotel on June 4, 1968. Chapman’s employment history with IBM, including his transfer from Dayton, NJ, to White Plains, NY, and residence in Connecticut, are noted. An FD 302 report is requested for further investigation. A Southern California minister reported interactions with individuals linked to the RFK case, identifying Sirhan Sirhan as the buyer of a pony for use at a racetrack. The minister received an anonymous threat warning him to remain silent. Jerry Owen, under scrutiny for potential conspiracy ties, was advised by LAPD to be interviewed upon returning to Southern California. George T. Davis, Owen’s attorney, is linked to high-profile cases, including defending Carlyle Chessman. Mark Jefferson Seligson, a fugitive with anti-Vietnam group ties, allegedly received a letter predicting RFK’s assassination. Henry Ronald Ramistella (alias Frank Rum), a horse trainer, is connected to Sirhan Sirhan through potential links to the 1968 assassination. FBI inquiries also reference unrelated cases, including background checks on Henry Fred Peters and Jacqueline Janice Room’s alleged transportation of an individual from Washington to Oregon for immoral purposes.  

Key People:  
- Robert F. Kennedy (assassinated June 5, 1968)  
- Sirhan Sirhan (identified as RFK assassin; linked to Mr. M. Chapman and Henry Ronald Ramistella)  
- Mr. M. Chapman (IBM employee allegedly connected to shooter)  
- Jerry Owen (subject of investigation for potential conspiracy ties)  
- George T. Davis (attorney for Owen and others; linked to high-profile cases)  
- Mark Jefferson Seligson (fugitive with anti-Vietnam group ties; arrested for draft evasion)  
- Eric Lincoln Seligson (brother of Mark Seligson, alleged NYC resident)  
- Henry Ronald Ramistella (alias Frank Rum; horse trainer connected to Sirhan Sirhan)  
- Henry Fred Peters (subject of background check with no arrest record)  
- Jacqueline Janice Room (allegedly transported individual from Washington to Oregon for immoral purposes)  

Key Locations:  
- Los Angeles, California (Ambassador Hotel, site of RFK assassination)  
- New York City (IBM offices, FBI interviews)  
- Connecticut (Chapman’s alleged residence)  
- Portland, Oregon (Benson Hotel, Haynes Johnson’s check-out)  
- Rancho Santa Fe, California (Virginia M. Satir’s interview location)  
- Napa, California (Josephine Hardister’s ranch)  
- Honolulu, Hawaii (mentioned in context of stolen airline tickets)  
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Henry Fred Peters’ residence)  

Key Events:  
- RFK assassination at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968  
- FBI investigation into Mr. M. Chapman and his connection to the shooter  
- Southern California minister’s identification of Sirhan Sirhan as pony buyer and receipt of anonymous threat  
- Jerry Owen under scrutiny for potential conspiracy ties; LAPD advised to interview him  
- Mark Jefferson Seligson arrested for draft evasion and possession of anti-Vietnam literature  
- FBI inquiries into Henry Ronald Ramistella’s ties to Sirhan Sirhan and horse training activities  
- Background checks on Henry Fred Peters and unrelated case involving Jacqueline Janice Room  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)  
- IBM Corporation (Chapman’s employer, referenced in personnel records)  
- Anti-Vietnam resistance groups (linked to Mark Seligson’s activities)  
- Selective Service System (SSS) (involved in draft evasion cases)  
- United States Congress (mentioned in context of Susanna Gross’ contact with Congressman Ryan)

RFK Declassified Files

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