</s>FD . 245 (REV. 413-60) 02005-159 Chamber (center) t of Justice FBI-LOS ANGELES FBI-CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER FROM OR ADDED TO THIS FILED HISTORICAL VALUE 8/11/200537 G Sid. Vol. Vol ., No. HISTOPICAL VALVE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 1 1 Sid# # 5-27-KS BUREAU 1.5g. COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS INVESTIGATION Bureau File Number 62-587 Bureau file Number DO NOT DESTROY - X5 07774 PENDING LITIGATION PENDiNG LITigation 267167 /20/148, 167, 376/210 /2/1/07/10 /2,7/10/10 See also Not. 8/7/16/19/10 8/17/10 2/9/19 104 115 17/08 2025 RELEASE NDER.O. 14178 BUDD-MILNES 10-12720

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations into Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. Key evidence includes a 1956 De Soto car searched by LAPD and FBI agents on June 5, 1968, which contained spent .22 caliber bullets, ammunition receipts, and was linked to SIRIAN BISHARA SALAMEH GHATTAS STIRHAN (later identified as SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN). The vehicle was registered to SIRIAN, who resided in Pasadena, California. FBI records also include immigration files for the SIRIHAN family, their sponsorship by HALDR LILLENAS, and employment history. NBC News coverage of the assassination on June 4–6, 1968, is documented, with witnesses like Ralph Elmore reporting direct observation of the shooting, while others described the aftermath without seeing the shooter. Additional records include SIRHAN’s medical history, insurance claims for eye injuries sustained in 1962 and 1966, and his employment as a horse handler. The FBI reviewed Argonaut Insurance Company records and conducted interviews with witnesses, including Janet Neilson, who met SIRIAN at Pasadena City College in 1964.  

Key People  
- **SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN** (assassin; linked to the De Soto car, medical insurance claims, and employment as a horse handler)  
- **Dr. E. GORDON KIEHIN** (eye physician who treated SIRHAN for eye injuries in 1962 and 1966)  
- **William J. Wood** (telephone solicitor at RFK’s campaign headquarters; overheard Arabic conversation possibly related to RFK’s safety on June 3, 1968)  
- **Munir Bishara Sirhan** (purchased a .22 caliber pistol from William Edmond Price in February 1968)  
- **Irwin Neal Stroll** (witness at the Ambassador Hotel; reported being shot during RFK’s speech on June 4, 1968)  
- **Gerald Goldstein** (injured during the shooting; described bullet trajectory from the hotel floor)  
- **Carol Ann Breshears** (campaign volunteer who observed the shooting but did not see the weapon)  
- **Gwendalée Gum** (recalled knowing SIRHAN from school, noting his anti-Semitic views and last sighting in 1966)  
- **Janet Neilson** (interviewed by FBI agents; met SIRIAN at Pasadena City College in 1964)  

Key Locations  
- **Los Angeles, California**: Ambassador Hotel (site of the assassination), LAPD headquarters, FBI offices  
- **Pasadena, California**: Residence of SIRIAN, Westminster Nursery School, Pasadena City College, 404 Harvard Drive (Neilson’s address)  
- **Corona, California**: SIRHAN’s employment as a horse handler  
- **Arcadia, California**: Last known location of SIRHAN at a racetrack in 1966  

Key Events  
- **June 3, 1968**: William J. Wood overheard an Arabic conversation possibly planning to harm RFK.  
- **February 1968**: Munir Bishara Sirhan purchased a .22 caliber pistol from William Edmond Price.  
- **June 4–5, 1968**: RFK’s assassination at the Ambassador Hotel; NBC News filmed events before and after the shooting.  
- **June 5, 1968**: FBI and LAPD searched SIRIAN’s De Soto car, finding spent bullets and ammunition receipts.  
- **June 5–6, 1968**: FBI reviewed immigration records of the SIRIHAN family, including sponsorship by HALDR LILLENAS.  
- **June 6–8, 1968**: FBI and Immigration and Naturalization Service compiled SIRHAN’s employment, insurance claims, and vehicle registration details.  
- **June 7, 1968**: FBI interviewed Janet Neilson about her acquaintance with SIRIAN at Pasadena City College in 1964.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted interviews, reviewed immigration records, and compiled testimonies related to the assassination investigation.  
- **Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)**: Involved in searching SIRIAN’s vehicle and handling evidence from the hotel shooting.  
- **Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)**: Reviewed SIRIHAN family immigration and naturalization records.  
- **Argonaut Insurance Company**: Managed SIRHAN’s medical insurance claims for eye injuries.  
- **NBC News**: Documented events at the Ambassador Hotel, including witness accounts of the assassination and its aftermath.

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