</s>LA 56-156 No one talked to the two persons while they were in the restaurant. She and Mr. DAVID PHILLIPS, manager of the restaurant, were the only employees in the restaurant during the time the two people were there. This is the only time she has observed these persons at the restaurant. There were many customers in the restaurants during the time the they persons were there; however, she does not recall who they were. She described the two persons as follows: Number One (person sitting next to wall): Sex Male Nationalality Age Unknown Height About 26 years Unknown (observed only Weight while sitting) Unknown Hair Curly, on dark side Cyp Cyp Dark skinned Facial Features Rugged appearance; no Tattoos, mustache Tattooes Dress None noticed Plaid jacket or shirt, blue, yellow and red; trousers unknown; shoes unknown. Number Two: Sex Male Race White Age Height 25 - 27 years Unknown; however , when sitting about 1g" taller than number one male. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN, a Jordanian immigrant, was interviewed by the FBI regarding his brother ADEL STIRHAN's involvement in the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 8, 1968.

On June 5, 1968, Detective Lieutenant Gerald Wright informed SA J. Robert Sullivan that ADEL SIRHAN was being interviewed at the Pasadena Police Department and introduced him as such to Sergeant William Brandt and Detective James Evans of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

A search of the residence was conducted by Sergeant Brandt and Detective Evans, who found two notebooks belonging to ADEL SIRHAN. The material obtained from the residence was turned over to the FBI for examination.

Dr. Irvin G. Lewis furnished Xeroxed copies of SIRHAN's academic record, which showed that he attended Pasadena City College between 1963 and 1965. His permanent record contained information about his courses and grades, including poor marks in subjects such as English Essentials and Basic Communication.

JACQUELINE TRIVISSONO reported seeing a person who resembled SIRHAN on June 2 or May 26, 1968, walking her dog near her residence. She described him as being 20-23 years old, 5'8"-5'10" tall, dark curly hair, and wearing gray slacks.

Detectives Kenny Jewell and Clarence Henderson from the Lynwood Police Department stated that JACQUELINE TRIVISSONO was a well-known informant who often reported information she had seen on television or read in newspapers. They also mentioned that she had been involved in various offenses, including forgery, drunkenness, vagrancy, begging, and suspected robbery.

Mr. GLEN WOERDEHOOP stated that his neighbors, the EVRA family, were people of excellent character and good Americans. He mentioned that they had a son who resembled SIRHAN and drove a colored car on weekends.

Miss SANDRA SERRANO was taken to the main lobby of the Los Angeles Police Department where she was able to observe CATHY SUE FULMER. She advised that FULMER was definitely not the woman she had seen on the stairway at the Ambassador Hotel the night Senator KENNEDY was shot.

Miss SANDRA SERRANO, 20 years old and employed by United Insurance, advised she lives with her aunt and uncle, HERMAN and CECELIA MADAGALDA, at 2212 North Marengo Street, Altadena. Her parents are MANUEL and AMPARO SERRANO, 1949 West 7th Street, Lorain, Ohio.

On June 6, 1968, Miss SERRANO advised that she had gone to the Ambassador Hotel with a group of four other committees working for the Youth for KENNEDY Campaign. They arrived at approximately 8:30 p.m. and left the hotel around midnight.

Miss SERRANO stated that while waiting for the primary returns, she had someone buy her a drink, a screwdriver. She walked out of the ballroom area to an outdoor terrace stairway because it had become too warm. Two or three minutes later, three individuals approached her on the stairway, including a woman.

The woman said, "Excuse us!" Miss SERRANO moved aside, and the woman said something that she thought was, "Did you shoot?" or "They shot him." Miss SERRANO asked if it was Senator KENNEDY. The woman replied, "Senator Kennedy."

Miss SERRANO stated that after hearing what she thought were backfires from a car, the same woman ran down the stairs toward her, followed by one of the men who had gone up the stairs with her.

Miss SERRANO described the woman as a white female, 23 to 27 years old, 56" tall, medium build, 125 pounds. She had dark brown hair, ear-length (bouffant style), and wore a white voile cloth dress with black quarter-inch polkadots.

The woman wore black shoes and no purse. Miss SERRANO described the male individual whom she saw go both up and down the stairs with this woman as a 5'1" tall male (Latin extraction) with olive complexion, black hair, long and straight, hanging over his forehead, and wearing dark pants and a light-colored cardigan sweater.

Miss SERRANO was taken to the Ambassador Hotel on June 7, 1968, and asked to locate and reenact the incident described by her above. She had difficulty in locating the stairway but once she found it, she was able to orientate herself and describe the events as she recalled them.

MUNIR BISHARA SALAMEH SIRHAN, who resides at 696 East Howard, Pasadena, California, advised that he is the brother of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN. He stated that his brother had graduated from John Muir High School in Pasadena and had attended Pasadena City College for approximately two years.

MUNIR stated that he and his brother had a personal dispute three months ago and have not spoken since then, although they reside in the same house. He also stated that his brother has been employed for the past six months, while he has been unemployed.

Mr. HERBERT MC ROY, Administrative Deputy-Coroner, Department of Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner, advised that an individual from the Photographic Laboratory of the Los Angeles Police Department had made photographs of the deceased Senator KENNEDY. He stated that the results of the autopsy were presently being dictated and would be placed in their final form for approval.

Mr. FRANCIS SCHAMBERS, Clerk, Angeles County Coroner's Record Bureau, advised that the Certificate of Death for Senator ROBERT F. KENNEDY had been certified and filed with the Los Angeles County Health Department, Death Certificate Records.

Bert Alfillisch, manager of Granja Vista Del Rio Farms in Norco, California, advised that his office manager, who was off with a broken sack, had observed on television the shooting of Senator Robert P. Kennedy in Los Angeles.

Alfillisch stated that he had employed a man named Stirhan, who had Social Security number 123-45-6789, at the farm from December 1966 to May 1966. Stirhan was supposed to be a political science student who had dropped out of school to try and become a jockey.

Alfillisch advised that Stirhan was thrown from a horse on September 25, 1966, and was immediately taken to the Corona Community Hospital in Corona, California. He recalled that Stirhan came back to work within a few days after this incident and scratched up considerably and was uncomfortable for a few days.

He worked for about two months after and then later brought an action to obtain money from the insurance Company for his injury.

Alfillisch stated that during the summer of 1966, besides Terry Welch he had employed at the time three local girls as in the exercise area. One was Peggy Osterkamp, the other was Linda Seabolli and Janice Iucy.

Inspector Ralph C. Welch advised that Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is confined to an eight-foot-by-eight-foot hospital room located on the second floor of the Los Angeles County jail.

The room contains an eight-inch-high welded steel bed, a commode, a 12-inch-by-16-inch tempered glass mirror, and other fixtures affixed solidly to the wall and floor.

Inspector Welch advised that logs are being maintained during Sirhan's incarceration at this institution, as well as medical reports.

Patricia Elizabeth Nelson, also known as Patti Nelson, furnished the following information: Nelson is a student at the University of California at Irvine, majoring in Political Science. She is the Orange County Coordinator of Students for Kennedy.

At about 8:45 p.m. on June 4, 1968, Nelson arrived at the Ambassador Hotel to partake in the contemplated victory celebration there for Senator KENNEDY. The Presidential election was held in June 5, 1968.

Nelson stated that she observed a male individual running through the lobby of the Ambassador Hotel and heard him twice say "Excuse me please." This individual carried a package which appeared to be about three and one-half feet long and six inches wide, wrapped in cloth.

Dennis Steven Weaver furnished the following information: Weaver is 22 years of age and a graduate student enrolled full-time at California State College, Fullerton, California, majoring at California state College, fullerton.

Weaver met Patricia Nelson and Joseph Thomas Klein at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Their purpose was being there to partake in what they anticipated would be KENNEDY's victory celebration in connection with his winning the presidential primary in California.

Weaver stated that he saw a male individual run between hotel and the Embassy Room and this individual ran between Nelson and himself. Weaver was carrying a three-foot-long circuit board and then he was carrying a three-feet-long circuit block.

Joseph Thomas Klein furnished the following information: Klein is 25 years of age and an employee at the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). He stated that on June 5, 1968, he saw an unidentified man carrying what appeared to be a roll of posters or similar paper and presented this roll to Senator KENNEDY for autographing.

Klein stated that this is the same individual he had seen shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, in the lobby of the Ambassador Hotel.

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