</s>Vol.6 Vol. 6 56-156H Vol. No.6 Number Serials NEWSPAPER Clippings SER. 948- SER.948- TIPA T.I.F. - Central Records CENTER T. I.F .- Juntite L.A .- LOS ANGELES LA .- LA .- Los ANGELES Sub Vol. Serial # Class / Case # Sub Vol .- Serial # Serial # H 6 948 OPEN 0056 156 8/11/12009070 INVESTIGATION Bureau File Number 8/1/120090070 RRP003BBDG RRP03BBDO 4/11 /10/1970 NATIONAL NUMBLS NATIONAL NUNDALS X X X X - - COMMISSIONES 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176 See date No. - - - - -

**Key Individuals:**

* John F. Kennedy
* Robert F. Kennedy
* Sirhan Sirhan
* Herbert Leon MacDonnell
* Lowell Bradford
* Baxter Ward
* Godfrey Isaac
* Jesse Unruh
* Edmund Brown

**Dates and Locations:**

* June 5, 1968 (Kennedy's death)
* May 14, 1974 (public hearing held by Baxter Ward)
* December 17, 1974 (indictment of TV news producer)
* Los Angeles, California
* New York

**Significant Events and Activities:**

* Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.
* A public hearing was held in 1974 to raise questions about the possibility of a second gunman involved in the assassination.
* The hearing raised concerns about the quality of the investigation and the possibility that the bullets used could have been fired from a different gun.
* Sirhan's attorney, Godfrey Isaac, filed a petition with the California Supreme Court to reopen the case on grounds of a second gun theory.
* The California Supreme Court held a hearing in 1975 but ultimately denied the request to reopen the case.
* Sirhan was granted a parole date of February 23, 1986, by the California Adult Authority.

**Evidence and Findings:**

* Two bullets were recovered from the pantry where Kennedy was shot, which were identified as coming from the same gun.
* Criminologist Herbert Leon MacDonnell testified that the bullets could not be refired to match the gun used by Sirhan.
* The hearing raised questions about the possibility of a second gunman involved in the assassination.

**Connections and Investigations:**

* The case was reopened in 1974, citing concerns about the quality of the investigation.
* A public hearing was held to raise questions about the possibility of a second gunman involved in the assassination.
* Sirhan's attorney filed a petition with the California Supreme Court to reopen the case on grounds of a second gun theory.
* The California Supreme Court held a hearing but ultimately denied the request to reopen the case.

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