</s>LA 56-156 To the right and behind the rope off area was an exit leading to a passageway which appeared to run behind into this stage in the Embassy Room. As he attempted to look into this area, however, before leaving he noticed a KENNEDY passageway, an individual who apparently was RICH left this area; however, BEFORE leaving he notified that the passageways running to the left apparently led to a flight of stairs which led to the rooms on the floor beneath. to a doorway leading into an area which which RICH subsequently enter determined was the kitchen. RICH advised that he looked into this kitchen area and noticed that there was a small the main kitchen and one had through before entering chairs lining the wall. There were several individuals in this intercom and the kitchen area; However, RICH took no anterior notice of any individual. When asked if he had notice particular notice of Any individual, when asked if the STIRHAN BISHARA SIRHA, RIGH advised that the he had not taken notice of any particular individual who might resemble SIRIHAN. RICH advised to return to the Embassy ROOM and while he was in the embassy Room Kennedy came onto the stage he made a speech. RIGH watched the activities through television monitors the occasionally made an effort to see the COUNSAR RICH. his cousin WALTER RICH, Toward what RICH felt was the end of KENNEODY's speech, WALTHER asked him if he was going to give KENNEDY's the pictures he had in a manila envelope. RICH explained that having previously covered the campaign and taken numerous photographs and intended to give them a packet the appropriate photographs and entered to give the WALTERN the same direction of the KENNEY. The packet and the two of them made their way to the passaggeway behind the stage. While they were in the passageway, an individuals asked them to be told people from coming into this area anyway from effort to block people from going into the area from the Embassy Room, RICHA and WALIER extended their arms and helped this individual form a line in front of which KENNENDY could pass into the kitchenarea. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

**Key Individuals:**

* Sandra Serrano: witness who reported seeing a woman and two men go up the stairs past her after hearing backfires, and later identified a dress similar to one worn by the woman.
* Frank J. Burns, Jr.: reenacted his position in the kitchen area of the Embassy Ballroom at the time Senator Kennedy was shot.
* Vincent Di Pierro: described a woman wearing a white dress with black polka dots who he previously mentioned while sitting together waiting to be interviewed by the police after the shooting.
* Robert Hulsman: drove an ambulance to the Ambassador Hotel, where he met Senator Kennedy and his wife, and took them to the hospital.

**Key Events:**

* June 5, 1968: Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel.
* June 11, 1968: Detective Job Goodman furnished a summary of the taped interview of Sandra Serrano.
* June 12, 1968: Frank J. Burns, Jr., and Vincent Di Pierro were interviewed at the Ambassador Hotel.

**Locations:**

* Los Angeles, California
* Hollywood, California
* New York City
* Burbank, California
* La Puente, California

**Agencies and Organizations:**

* Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
* Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)

**Evidence and Testimony:**

* Sandra Serrano's interview with Sergeant F. D. Patchett on June 10, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
* The video tape and audio portion of Sandra Serrano's interview with Sergeant T. P. Patchett on June 10, 1968.
* Vincent Di Pierro's identification of a dress similar to one worn by the woman who went up the stairs with the two men.

**Other Information:**

* The document contains no recommendations or conclusions of the FBI.
* It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to other agencies; its contents are not to be distributed outside those agencies.

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