</s>Robert F. Kennedy 25 68-5731 TRIANGULATION OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS Angles and planes refer to the body considered in the standing position, in accordance with usual anatomic custom. GUNSHOT WOMOUND #1 Conometric studies by Dr. Scanlan are described by him elsewhere in this report. Photographs of internal features of the skull are confirmatory. GUNSHIP WOUND #2 Autopsy measurements indicate an angle of 35 degrees counterclock- wise from the transverse plane as viewed frontal. Triangulation measurements from photographs give an angle to 33 degrees. Autopsy measures indicate an Angle of 59 degrees counterclock- wise from from the Transverse plane an viewed lateral from the right. Measurements from Photographs also indicate an angle. of 59 degrees. Autopsy measurement indicate an angles of 25 degrees measured clockwise fromthe coronal plane (anterior) as viewed from. the vertex. GUNISHOT WOUND#3 Autopsy measurements show an angle at 30 degrees upward from the transverse Plane, counterclockswise as viewed frontally. Photographic studies also show an Angle at 30 degree. Autopsy Measurements show a angle of 67 degrees clockwise from the transversese plane as viewed laterally from the right. Photographs indicate an angled angle of about 70 degrees. Measurements indicate anangle of 5-1/2 degrees counterClockwise and behind the coronal Plane as viewedfrom the vertex. The photographs are in agreement for this small angle. TNN.JEH.etf 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail forensic, medical, and investigative analyses conducted following the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968. Autopsy findings from The Hospital of The Good Samaritan Medical Center (June 6, 1968) include triangulation analysis of gunshot wounds to the head, bullet trajectory measurements, and examination of clothing items recovered from Kennedy’s body for ballistic evidence. Test firings using a weapon and ammunition similar to those potentially used in the assassination were conducted on June 11, 1968. Radiographic and photographic documentation of injuries, along with internal organ assessments (cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, urogenital systems), revealed no significant toxicological abnormalities. Histopathological findings from subsequent autopsies noted agonal events such as hyalosis, vascular congestion, and minor inflammation in organs including the stomach, pancreas, liver, kidneys, and adrenal glands. A separate arrest report references Sirhan Bishara (initially booked as "John Doe") and his rebooking for murder (187 PC) following RFK’s assassination. Medical treatment records indicate Sirhan sustained a sprained left ankle, contusions, and a forehead hematoma after the shooting.  

Key People  
- Robert F. Kennedy (victim)  
- Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi (Chief Medical Examiner)  
- Dr. John B. Holloway (Deputy Medical Examiner)  
- Dr. Abraham T. L. Mu (Neuropathology consultant)  
- Dr. R. L. Scanlan (Radiologist)  
- Sirhan Bishara (assassin, rebooked for murder)  
- Richard Kotkette (Deputy Coroner, Scientific Investigation Division)  
- Herbert M. Moroy (Administrative Deputy, Coroner’s Office)  
- Edward Day (Autopsy Assistant)  

Key Locations  
- The Hospital of The Good Samaritan Medical Center, Los Angeles, California  
- Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles  
- Los Angeles Police Department (firing range and forensic testing)  
- Huntington Hospital (linked to unrelated shooting incident involving Elizabeth Evans)  
- Pasadena Police Department (unrelated shooting report)  

Key Events  
- Autopsy conducted on June 6, 1968, at The Hospital of The Good Samaritan Medical Center.  
- Triangulation analysis of gunshot wounds and bullet trajectory measurements.  
- Test firings using weapon/ammo similar to assassination tool on June 11, 1968.  
- At-scene investigation by Dr. Noguchi and Commander Stahl at the Ambassador Hotel on June 8, 1968.  
- Arrest of Sirhan Bishara for assault with intent to murder following RFK’s assassination.  
- Medical treatment for Sirhan’s injuries (sprained ankle, contusions, forehead hematoma).  
- Histopathological examination of organs and tissues revealing agonal findings and minor inflammation.  

Key Organizations  
- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner, Los Angeles County  
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (consultants)  
- Los Angeles Police Department (Scientific Investigation Division, Photographic Department)  
- Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office  
- Pasadena Police Department (unrelated shooting report)

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