</s>OFFICIAL FOLLOWING TO $90-109 GSA GOL ROG. NO. 7 USA GOL EDITION NO. 2 UNITED STATES GO MMNMENT Memorandum SAC, WASHINGTON FIELD DATE: 9/10/68 TO : SAC, SAC ., LOS ANGELES (56-156) FROM : SAC ,, KENSALT SUBJECT: KENSAULT 00: LOS ANGELES Re: BOB FILM WASHING COLL, D. O. U. Staff of WASHINGTON ROBERT F. KENNEDY Attached is Xerox copy of a Los Angeles Police Department interview form where the above-captioned per- son is named by the person interviewed as being present in or adjacent by the persons interviewed as they were interviewed on 6/1/4/68, which was being utilized by the campaign forces of the late Senator ROBERT P. KENNETH to hear the results of the California primary election and to celebrate the results of the Califomia primary election to the rally was fatally shot by SIRIAN B. SIRIHAN as a Softball player was area and exited through the kitchen area in the rear of the ballroom. Photography of SIRIRIANB. SIRDIAN and diagram of ballroom area attached. LEAD: Locateo the above -captioned person and interview. regarding his location at the time of shooting (12:15 A.M ., 6/5/68), what he did at the Time and any knowledge of SIRDAN being in the Ambassador Hotel prior to the shooting of Senator KENNENDY. Results to be on FD-302 (22 copies of Los Angoles), Background and description of person interviewed should be included. ag almale to kipfraikd to Burum co kto 2- Washington Field (Enos .- 3) 2- 5/6/16-16:16:1765/170/170 Wtudling Los Angeles 2- Washington Field (Inos . - 3) SEARCHED INDEEDED SEARCHERED INEDED SEP 10 1968 OFFICE COPY FBI -LOS ANGELES 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

**Key Individuals**

* Stanley D. Shapiro: advance man for the Kennedy campaign
* Adrian Liesz: member of Senator Robert Kennedy's staff
* Kathryn Anne Newman: member of the Kennedy staff who witnessed the shooting
* Charles W. Bailey: reporter for the Minneapolis Tribune who was in the Colonial Room when the shots were fired
* Nick Zimas: member of Senator Robert Kennedy's staff

**Key Events**

* The California primary election and its celebration at the Ambassador Hotel
* The shooting of Senator Robert Kennedy by Sirhan B. Sirhan
* Investigation into the assassination, including interviews with witnesses and suspects

**Search for Witnesses and Suspects**

* Carol Lewis: contact person for Papert, Lois & Koonig advertising firm
* Bill Murphy: contact person for Papert, Lois & Koonig advertising firm
* Mary Jane Hory: contact person for Papert, Lois & Koonig advertising firm
* Shelley Jankle: contact person for Papert, Lois & Koonig advertising firm
* Steve Abrams: contact person for Papert, Lois & Koonig advertising firm

**Locations**

* The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California
* The office of Papert, Lois & Koonig advertising firm in New York City
* The headquarters of Senator Robert Kennedy's campaign in Los Angeles, California

**John F. Kennedy**

* Assassinated on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles
* Shot by Sirhan B. Sirhan while leaving a speech for the California primary election

**Investigations**

* FBI investigation led by SAC, Los Angeles (56-156)
* Interviews conducted with witnesses and individuals present at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968
* Results to be documented on PD-302 forms (22 copies to Los Angeles)

**Witnesses**

* Ray O'Connell: interviewed regarding his location at the time of shooting and any knowledge of Sirhan being in the Ambassador Hotel prior to the assassination
* Stephanie Michaels Profumo: interviewed as a volunteer worker for Kennedy staff members, present at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968
* Lois Ross Papert: interview conducted with Xerox copy of Los Angeles Police Department form

**Individuals**

* Sirhan B. Sirhan: assassin of Robert F. Kennedy
* Robert F. Kennedy: late Senator and presidential candidate
* Ray O'Connell: staff member for Kennedy campaign
* Stephanie Michaels Profumo: volunteer worker for Kennedy staff members
* Lois Ross Papert: individual present at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968

**Locations**

* Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
* UCLA Theater Arts Department (residence and business address of Stephanie Michaels Profumo)
* KATONACH, N.Y. (residence of Ray O'Connell)

**Dates**

* June 1, 1968: California primary election results announced at the Ambassador Hotel
* June 5, 1968: assassination of Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel
* September 10, 1968: FBI investigation and interviews conducted

RFK Declassified Files

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