</s>STATEMENT OF ROOSEVELT GRIER TARLEM AT THE AMBASSADOR HOTEL 2 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1968, 9:45 A.M. QUESTIONED BY: SCGT. J. R. P. J ., PATCHETCH, #7872 3 SGT.J. R ., MACATHUR, #8372 SGT ., J.R. M. MacATHUR. 4 SUMARY REPORT DICTATED LAND OFFICERS. REPORTED AND TRANSCRIBED BY. SHARON THILLMAN, CSR, ON JUNE 28, 1968. 5 6 7 Grier indicated on the night of the shooting, prior 8 to the Senator's speech, he was with him in his suite on the 9 Fifth Floor of the Ambassador Hotel. When it came time for* 10 the speech, the Senator, Grier and others left the room and 11 took a freight elevator to the kitchen area adjacent to the 12 Embassy Room. They entered the room via the kitchen and again 13 Grier, along with the Senator. was on the stage with other 14 members of the Senator' s campaign. At the conclusion of the 15 speech, the senator exited the stage by a rear door. Grier 16 recalled that he assisted the Senator 's wife, Ethel Kennedy, 17 in getting down from the stage. He walked with her on her 18 right side. After leaving the stage, they entered a foyer 19 area between the kitchenand the Embassy Room. Grieer recalled 20 this area was quite crowded with people and television men carrying cameras. 21 22 At the time of the Shooting, he approached that 23 he was about two pace(s) to eight feet) from the double 24 doors leading into the kitchen. He recalled hearing the shots 25 but was not sure of the number or sequence. He immediately 26 Form 613 (R-3-4) 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

John F. Kennedy, assassination, investigations, related individuals and events:

* Names of people: John F. Kennedy, Senator Kennedy, Rafer Johnson, Booker Griffin, Roosevelt Tarlem Grier, Richard A. Caballero, Robert Leo Healy, Thadis Heath, Pete Hamill
* Dates and locations:
	+ June 4, 1968: Shooting at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles
	+ June 5-6, 1968: Interviews with witnesses and suspects
	+ June 19, 1968: Statement of Rafer Johnson taken at the Ambassador Hotel
* Significant events or activities:
	+ Senator Kennedy's speech at the Ambassador Hotel on the night of the shooting
	+ Struggle between witnesses and the suspect after the shooting
	+ Interviews with witnesses, including Rafer Johnson, Booker Griffin, and Roosevelt Tarlem Grier
* Connections to JFK, the assassination, or related investigations:
	+ Investigation into the identity and actions of the suspect, Sirhan B. Sirhan
	+ Statements from witnesses regarding their presence at the Ambassador Hotel on the night of the shooting
	+ Physical evidence collected during the investigation
* Evidence, testimony, or findings mentioned:
	+ Witness statements regarding the suspect's behavior and actions after the shooting
	+ Testimony from Rafer Johnson regarding his physical control of the suspect
	+ Statements from witnesses regarding their observations of the suspect before and after the shooting

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