</s>CLASSIFICATION NO. Volume Number Serials newspaper Clapping SER: 801-947 LARNAMLE, TX 72390 FROM OR ADDED TO TIJI'S FILED FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER BUREAU t of Juresz LA - LOS ANGELES CLASS / Case # Sub: Vol: Serial # 0656 156 H 5 801 947 INVESTIGATION Bureau File Number 8/11/1200984 RRPF03SBDX N11/119710 DO NOT DESTROY. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176 RFPF03SDX RRPf03SBOX 2025 release UNDER E O. 14178 Sce cibo. 1o.

**Key Figures:**

* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan: convicted assassin of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
* Judge Herbert V. Walker: presided over the trial and ruled against a new trial
* Mayor Sam Yorty: commented on the government's contact with the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the reserve fund

**Dates:**

* June 5, 1968: Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated
* April 24, 1969: The reaction of the public and officials to the assassination and trial was reported
* May 22, 1969: Munir Sirhan wrote a letter to Edward Kennedy expressing his family's feelings about the tragedy of Senator Kennedy's death

**Events:**

* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968
* The trial lasted 16 weeks and was highly publicized
* Munir Sirhan wrote a letter to Edward Kennedy addressing him as "Sen." and expressing his family's feelings about the tragedy of Senator Kennedy's death
* Sirhan was transferred to San Quentin Prison in secret on May 23, 1969

**Locations:**

* Los Angeles, California: location of the assassination
* Ambassador Hotel: site of the assassination
* San Quentin Prison: where Sirhan was held on Death Row

**Investigations and Trials:**

* The investigation into the assassination included the role of Sirhan and others
* Sirhan's trial lasted 16 weeks and was highly publicized
* The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a brief in support of Sirhan's appeal
* Judge Herbert V. Walker ruled against a new trial, citing the extensive appeals process available in California

**Capital Punishment:**

* The gas chamber at San Quentin Prison has been used since 1933 and has a total of 194 executions, including four women
* Sirhan's case was highly publicized, and he became a symbol of the controversy surrounding capital punishment in California

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