</s>Vol. 1.56-1567-2 Pouo 1-329 DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM Poue 1-323 FEL ATTO: XC CLASSIFICATION GUIDE 2-018-25 DATE: 2-019-5123 BV: 0913156763 ADDED TO THIS FILD FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER REAU LA - LOS ANGELES Page Numbers 1-129 Page Numbers 3-129 Class / Case # Class /Case # Sub Serial # 0656 156 X-2 1 1 1 329 8/11/2014131 Bureau File Number RRPOWIHEO5 DO NOT DESTROY. PENDING LITIGATION. DO NOT NOT DESTRY. All Less-INVESTIGATION 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176 Soe also No. No. 14178 To: 0-42 (0-42) (0.42)

**Key Individuals:**

* John F. Kennedy (former US President)
* Robert F. Kennedy (Senator, victim of assassination on June 5, 1968)
* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (assassin of Senator Robert F. Kennedy)
* Tommy S. Ratliff
* Robert J. Gindroz
* William F. Gardner
* Arthur Maddox
* Fred A. Murphy

**Dates and Locations:**

* June 4-5, 1968, Los Angeles, California, Ambassador Hotel
* June 5, 1968 (date of Senator Robert F. Kennedy's assassination)

**Significant Events:**

* Shooting of Senator Robert F. Kennedy by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan on June 5, 1968
* Investigation into the assassination
* Arrest and custody of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan

**Connections to JFK or Related Investigations:**

* None directly related to John F. Kennedy's assassination (November 22, 1963)

**Evidence, Testimony, or Findings:**

* Witnesses reported hearing shots and seeing people running from the Embassy Room Service Pantry
* Physical descriptions of individuals involved in the incident were provided by witnesses
* Ratliff witnessed a shooting victim and a taxi cab with a bullet wound in the leg
* Gindroz's car was found parked near the scene of the crime
* Gardner stated that Kennedy would proceed to the Colonial Room after his speech
* Maddox assumed that Kennedy would greet members of the press in the Colonial Room
* Murphy heard three quick shots and saw Sirhan with a gun

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