</s>Argonaut Insance Company computed a santeen percent disa- bilty resulting from the accident and issued a check for $1,705 to Sirhan on April 5, 1968. Pre-Booking Treatment The next known medical treatment received by Sirhan was his treatment at Homicide Division on June 5, 1966. A pre-booking examination by Central Jail duty physician, Dr. E. C. Lanz, diagnosed a swelling of his left left ankle, probable sprain, no fracture; a confusion of left index finger; a hematoma of the forehead and minor abrasion on his face. He was advised to limit the weight bearing on his left foot. He was transferred to the County Jail system on June 57, 1968, and no medical information from that source has been released. Summary From all available evidence, Sirhan has medically sound. He Was never known to have reported being afflicted with a serious disease or injury; He has not been subjected to surgery or been treated for broken bones. The one injury reported' (falling from a horse) did not appear to leave permanent damage. -378- 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176.

Summary  
The document compiles information on Sirhan Sirhan’s activities and associations prior to and following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. It details Sirhan’s engagement with occultist literature, including works by Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater, which focus on theosophy and spiritualism. His interactions with esoteric groups such as the Rosicrucian Order and Theosophical Society are explored, along with his political views on U.S. foreign policy and the Israeli-Arab conflict. Witness accounts from Vincent Di Pierro and Sandra Serrano describe events during the assassination, including claims of a woman in a polka dot dress and fabricated testimony later disproven by polygraph results and sound-level tests. The investigation includes police reports on hotel security, guard placements, and mail records linking Sirhan to pro-Communist literature from the Arab Student League.  

Key People  
- **Sirhan Sirhan**: Central figure; engaged with occultist texts, esoteric groups, and discussed U.S. foreign policy and Israeli-Arab tensions.  
- **Vincent Di Pierro**: Waiter at the Ambassador Hotel who claimed to have seen Sirhan and a woman in a polka dot dress.  
- **Sandra Serrano**: Witness who reported hearing gunshots and a woman claiming they shot RFK; later found to have fabricated her account.  
- **Walter Thomas Rathke**: Colleague who provided Rosicrucian literature to Sirhan; associated with Theosophical Society.  
- **Patricia Alic Strathmann**: Recalled Sirhan’s claims about mind control via concentration and experiments on his mother.  
- **Louis Shelby**: Described Sirhan’s political frustrations over U.S. foreign policy.  
- **Robert J. Licher** and **Anthony Gazo**: Mailmen who delivered pro-Communist literature to Sirhan’s residence.  
- **Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)**: Conducted interviews, issued teletypes for the polka dot dress description, and analyzed hotel security protocols.  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Interviewed witnesses and conducted polygraph examinations.  

Key Locations  
- **Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)**: Site of RFK’s assassination; key areas include the Embassy Room, pantry, main ballroom exit, and inside stairs leading to the Ambassador Ballroom.  
- **Yellow King Ranch, Chino, California**: Workplace where Sirhan met Walter Thomas Rathke in 1965.  
- **Pasadena, California**: Sirhan’s residences (e.g., 1721 Mentor Street), schools (Marshall Jr. School, John Muir High School), and bookstores (Broughton Book Store).  
- **Crescent Heights Boulevard**: Location where a polka dot dress was found in a sack on June 6, 1968.  

Key Events  
- **June 5, 1968**: RFK assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel; Sirhan fired multiple shots from the pantry area.  
- **June 7, 1968**: Sandra Serrano reviewed NBC News films to identify suspects but failed; interviewed by FBI Agent Richard C. Burris.  
- **June 20, 1968**: Sound-level tests conducted at the Ambassador Hotel to assess audibility of gunshots; polygraph examination revealed Serrano fabricated her story.  
- **June 6, 1968**: Discovery of a polka dot dress in a sack near Crescent Heights Boulevard; processed for fingerprints.  
- **Investigation into occultist influences**: Analysis of Sirhan’s reading material and associations with esoteric groups like the Rosicrucian Order and Theosophical Society.  

Key Organizations  
- **Theosophical Society**: Mentioned in relation to Sirhan’s reading material and its principles.  
- **Rosicrucian Order**: Esoteric group linked to Sirhan’s early interests; he joined in June 1966 but left due to unpaid dues.  
- **Arab Student League**: Source of pro-Communist literature delivered to Sirhan via mail.  
- **Latent Prints Section**: Analyzed fingerprints from the discovered polka dot dress.

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