</s>OFFICIAL FORM NO. 19 8010-108 GEA GEL REG. NO. 7 GEA GEN. REG. No. 7 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO SAG 56-156 DATE: 6/17/68 FROM : SA RICHARD BUCARO SUBJECT: KENSALT The names Ellen Gruder and Kallellen appear in the subject's notebook and are unidentified/filed to date. These names appear in this subject's same general area as does the name Peggy Osterkamp and may also be associated with the period of subject's employment on the horse farm. LEAD AT CORONA, CALIF. Contact LAURA BRAUS of Granja Vista Del Rio Farms to determine if the names Ellen Gruber and Kallellen are known to her. (It is noted that SA BLANTON has contacted KRAUS previously) Also, the name Pinecraft Restaurant appears/in subject's notebook, as well as Frank Donutrua, Sol Sanjeanino. Pinecraft Restaurant is in Corona and at was noted that Donaruma's wife, first name, unknown, worked there in 1966. LEAD at CORONa, CALifORNIA Make inquiry at Pinecraft Restaurant re subject and display his photo for all info available. 26: 150-180 RB (3) SEARCHABLE: SERIALIZED INDEXED JUN 1 81966 Au-LOS ANGELES Benton 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

**John F. Kennedy Assassination Investigation**

* The investigation into the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, which occurred on June 4, 1968, at a campaign rally in Los Angeles, California, continues with various leads and witnesses being interviewed by the FBI.
* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was identified as the shooter and interviewed by FBI agents on May 24, 1968, stating that he had been planning to assassinate Kennedy for several weeks prior to the event.
* Witnesses reported that Sirhan had become increasingly unstable and paranoid after his accident in 1966 and described him as having a "loner" personality and being resentful towards those who were wealthy.

**Investigations**

* The FBI interviewed David Eugene Kates, an inmate at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, who claimed to have information about individuals involved in the assassination.
* Kates stated that he knew two individuals, Stross and Belfort, who were associated with Sirhan and had been involved in Nazi propaganda activities.

**Other Leads**

* A letter was received by the FBI from an individual claiming to have information about the assassination, but no further details were provided.
* The FBI interviewed David Eugene Kates on June 7, 1968, and he provided additional information about Stross and Belfort.

**Witnesses**

* Marvin H. Stewart reported that he had seen Sirhan at a rally in Santa Barbara County Courthouse on Tuesday, June 4, 1968.
* Stewart stated that he took photos of the event and noticed a person who resembled Sirhan in one of the frames.

**Investigations in Other Cities**

* The FBI received information about a possible connection between the assassination and a group in Cleveland, Ohio.
* A separate case was opened in Cincinnati captioned, Robert Lee Driggs, S.C., file 100-1765.

**Other Events**

* David Eugene Kates was interviewed by FBI agents on June 7, 1968, and stated that he had written two letters threatening to kill President John F. Kennedy in 1964.
* Kates claimed to have been released from prison in November 1966 and has been incarcerated since then.

**Immigration and Naturalization Service**

* The Immigration and Naturalization Service conducted deportation hearings for Sirhan Bishara Salameh SIRHAN on May 23, 1967.
* The INS also conducted deportation hearings for Nicolas John Harvey WERNER on the same date.

**Juvenile Court Order**

* A juvenile court order was issued on August 2, 1967, to detain Munir Ok. Sirhan, a person under the age of twenty-one years, at the Los Angeles County Jail.
* The order was signed by Judge J.U.Y.

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