</s>JOHN G. CHRISTIAN John G. Christian, a free lance writer, actively conducted his own investigation into the Kennedy assassination which he claimed would prove the existence of a conspiracy between Jerry Owen, a self-styled minister, and Sirhan Sirhan. Christian based his allegation on what he termed discrepancies in the various statements Owen made to the Los Angeles Police Department and to Attorney George T. Davis. On June 5, 1968, Jerry Owen contacted the Department and related that on June 3, 1968 ,, while driving in Los Angeles, he had picked up two hitchikers as one of whom he later identified from a newspaper photographer as Sirhan .. Owen subsequently "went into hiding" in the San Francisco area. On June 30, 1968. the San Francisco Examiner published Owen's narrative of his involvement with Sirhan and related that Owen was hiding out because he had received threatening telephone calls. Owen also related his story to George T ., Davis, a San Francisco attorney and personal friend. Davis and William Turner tape recorded this interview, according to Christian. William Turner, who was dismissed from the F.B.I. after ten years service, is covered in a separate section of this report. On July 1, 1968), issues of several Central California area news- papers carried stories that a minister was hiding out in that general area because he has information which proved a conspiracy in the assassination of Senator Kennedy and had received threats against his life. Attorney George F. Davis was quoted as saying. -713-3- 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

On June 4, 1968, at approximately 12:15 a.m., Sirhan was taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department for the murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

Sirhan was transported to the Rampart Station where he was booked on charges of assault with intent to commit murder (PC 217).

At 2:00 a.m., Sirhan was taken down the stairway to the basement and placed in an unmarked police car with Sgt. Jordan, Officer Willoughby, and Sgt. Frank Patchett.

The vehicle proceeded east on Beverly Boulevard and First Street to Parker Center, where it parked in the basement.

Sirhan was then taken via the service elevator to the third floor and placed in Room 319, where he was interviewed by District Attorney Investigator George Murphy and Sgt. Melendres.

At 2:15 a.m., Sirhan walked from Homicide Division via the stairway leading directly to the Felony Booking Section of Central Jail.

He was disrobed and skin searched, during which he objected to bending over and spreading his buttocks.

Sirhan was booked on the charge of 217 PC - Assault with Intent to Commit Murder.

The custodial Officer, Martin Dismukes stated that Sirhan would give no information and was processed under the name of John Doe.

Officer Kenneth B. Jones fingerprinted Sirhan at Central Jail.

Sirhan made no comment and refused to complete the handwriting exemplars or answer any questions.

On June 5, 1968, at approximately 9:35 a.m., Adel Sirhan contacted Sgt. D.J. James of the Pasadena Police Department to identify his brother as the man who shot Senator Robert Kennedy.

Adel Sirhan presented a copy of the June 5, 1968, Herald Examiner newspaper that contained a photograph depicting the man suspected of shooting Senator Robert Kennedy.

At approximately 10:15 a.m., Sgt. W.E. Brandt and Officer D.A. Lodolo proceeded to the Pasadena Police Department to interview Adel Sirhan.

Adel Sirhan was questioned regarding his brother Sirhan B. Sirhan and other members of his family.

He asked for permission to search the family home for possible evidence pertaining to the Kennedy shooting, which he agreed to accompany the officers during.

At approximately 11:00 a.m., Brandt, Evans, and Sullivan took Adel Sirhan to his home to conduct a search.

The officers searched the residence, including Sirhan B. Sirhan's bedroom, where they found several items, including:

* A wire-bound notebook with green cover
* Another notebook titled "Pasadena City College" with green cover
* A U.S. Treasury Department envelope containing a handwritten statement on the front, "RFK must be disposed of like his brother .... Reactionary"
* Two business cards; appointment reminders for Dr. E. Gordon Kiehn and Dr. Paul Nilsson
* One box Hoppe's Gun Cleaning patches containing twenty-nine 22-270 caliber patches
* A strip photo containing three pictures of a person identified by Adel Sirhan as his brother Sirhan Sirhan

The officers also searched the garage, where they found twelve sheets of paper, two Christian Science Monitor newspapers, and three .22 caliber bullets.

Adel Sirhan accompanied the officers to Rampart Station, where the items were booked as evidence.

On June 6, 1968, Officer T.R. Young discovered a torn label, Johnson Cadet 5-A .22 caliber 2k barrel & shot, in a trash box outside the Sirhan home.

He also found a white business envelope with a return address, Argonaut Insurance Company, postmarked October 27, 1967, and containing peeled handwriting that read, "R.F.K. must be disposed of D D Disposed of Sidposed Disposed of properly Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy must soon die die die die Die die die."

On June 7, 1968, these items were given to Officer D.L. Klein, who booked them into the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department.

The samples of writings by Sirhan B. Sirhan were obtained from various locations and persons and submitted for analysis to the questioned Documents Sections, Scientific Investigation Division of the Lost Angeles Police Department.

Officer F. Franck examined the material for a total of 22 hours and arrived at an inconclusive opinion:

* In all probability one person wrote all of the questioned writings.
* Whoever wrote the example handwriting probably wrote the questioned writing.

The handwriting examination revealed that Sirhan B. Sirhan's writings and purported writings appear on several specimens, including notebooks found in his room and envelopes found by Officer Young.

A definite conclusion was not reached whether the writers of the Alien Cards K-4, 5, 6, and 7 wrote any of the questioned writings on the specimens submitted previously.

However, it was concluded that Sirhan B. Sirhan wrote the handwritten address in the lower portion of page 1 and the handprinted address and names "Sirhan Sirham" in the upper portion of page 32 in the Spiral notebook with the green cover captioned, "Pasadena City College."

The available writing of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was too limited and not sufficiently comparable with the remaining questioned handwriting on the specimens previously submitted in this matter, to determine whether Sirhan B. Sirhan wrote any of the remaining questioned handwriting.

Similarities in handwriting characteristics were found between Sirhan b. Sirham B. Srinan's writings and a number of the remaining questioned writings on pages 20, 35, 47, 49, 51, and 53 of the green spiral notebook captioned "Pasadena City College," pages 123 and 124 of the green spiral notebook captioned "Simpson Brand $9804," and the writings on the U.S. Treasury Department envelope.

On May 18, 1968, Officer Franck submitted a three-page opinion, which included an example of handwriting that read:

"please pay to the ondoy mare the morefand my determination to become me p pleas pay to lo ondowmle RFK is becomme. mushable dessine. pla pont time part time part time part time R.J.K.H.M.t.die-RFK. must be plied pobst. R.K, must die-R.FK.must be plaid pobt. must be assigned amnst of 2.8.k. mest of assigned r.F.K ., must be avarinate.6 Rihk must be assigned R.F ., R. F. K. K ., be avaninate. 6 be amended R.J ., r. F ., K. R ., k. K, must-be avanate.6 Rihks must be aninimited as Robert 1. Rennedy Robert f.R.k ., j.C.c. D. Finkley, must have be avaarinated warranty of pined by Robert 1, must be assaminated mussiited anssiminated must be assumed to be smundesti. Robert F. Kennedy must be unmanated feffel must be Robert F, F. Fennedy 5 June 6p Robert S. Fekedy must.c assassinated l. H. h.m ., m.t ., c.c please pay to thom of of 8 of 9 of 2 of of of of this all. 8.0 ofofof of thisall. He. He 00 00 0 0 0-0-0 0- Plue payt the only."

This example was compared with the questioned writings on the specimens submitted previously, and it was concluded that Sirhan B. Sirhan probably wrote the questioned writing.

On June 5, 1968, at approximately 11:07 a.m., Officer D.L. Klein booked the items into the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department.

The samples of writings by Sirhan B. Sirhan were obtained from various locations and persons and submitted for analysis to the questioned Documents Sections, Scientific Investigation Division of the Lost Angeles Police Department.

Officer F. Franck examined the material for a total of 22 hours and arrived at an inconclusive opinion:

* In all probability one person wrote all of the questioned writings.
* Whoever wrote the example handwriting probably wrote the questioned writing.

The handwriting examination revealed that Sirhan B. Sirhan's writings and purported writings appear on several specimens, including notebooks found in his room and envelopes found by Officer Young.

A definite conclusion was not reached whether the writers of the Alien Cards K-4, 5, 6, and 7 wrote any of the questioned writings on the specimens submitted previously.

However, it was concluded that Sirhan B. Sirhan wrote the handwritten address in the lower portion of page 1 and the handprinted address and names "Sirhan Sirham" in the upper portion of page 32 in the Spiral notebook with the green cover captioned, "Pasadena City College."

The available writing of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was too limited and not sufficiently comparable with the remaining questioned handwriting on the specimens previously submitted in this matter, to determine whether Sirhan B. Sirhan wrote any of the remaining questioned handwriting.

Similarities in handwriting characteristics were found between Sirhan b. Sirham B. Srinan's writings and a number of the remaining questioned writings on pages 20, 35, 47, 49, 51, and 53 of the green spiral notebook captioned "Pasadena City College," pages 123 and 124 of the green spiral notebook captioned "Simpson Brand $9804," and the writings on the U.S. Treasury Department envelope.

The handwriting examination revealed that Sirhan B

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