</s>supress evidence was continued until October 22. "The defense contention raised at that hearing was that the search of Sirhan's house was illegal. They requested that the search be disallowed. The search was declared to have been reasonable by Judge Walker. Department 107-A was adjourned until December 9, 1968. On December 3, 1968, Department 107-a was convened to hear a request to allow Attorney Grant Cooper to enter the case for the defense. The motion for a continuation to January 7, 1969, was granted. Cooper advised the court that a third attorney, Emile Zola Berman, would be entering the case but that no further delay would be requested. "On December 18, 1968 the court convened to note the presence of Mr. Berman in the case. On December 23, 1968 a motion for discovery was made by the defense and after being granted, the items requested were turned over by the prosecution. . On January 6, 1969 the first of many preliminary sessions were held involving the selection of jurors and the trial itself. -108- 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

John F. Kennedy, assassination, investigations, related individuals and events:

* Sirhan's Family: June 5, 1968, Pasadena Police Department stationed two uniformed officers at his home after identification as suspect; detail suspended on December 13, 1968.
* Threats against family members:
	+ Saldallah Sirhan reported being shot at while driving on the Pasadena Freeway on July 3, 1968; investigation revealed inconsistencies in his account and physical evidence suggested he fabricated the incident.
	+ Anonymous phone call threatening Sharif Sirhan on June 21, 1968; gate guard thought they recognized the voice of an employee who did not work that night.
* Independent Writers:
	+ Rex Westerfield: authored article "Assassination" in The Review of the News, making specific allegations about Sirhan's involvement with Du Bois Club meetings and a Marxist conspiracy.
	+ Theodore R. Charach: initially claimed to be a witness to the shooting but later admitted he had not seen anything; produced enlargements of film taken at Kennedy festivities, which were found to be of poor quality.
	+ Fernando Faura: staff reporter who became involved in several aspects of the investigation, including the John Fahey and Theodore Charach investigations.
* Letters sent to S.U.S.:
	+ 296 unsolicited letters received by the Department as of January 14, 1968; 53 contained information regarding the case, 26 involved the polka dot dress investigation, and 38 were classified as crank letters.
* Conclusions:
	+ Sirhan fired the fatal shots that killed Senator Robert F. Kennedy and wounded five others.
	+ Sirhan's act was premeditated and he intended to kill Senator Kennedy.
	+ Sirhan was not under the influence of a drug or intoxicant at the time of the shooting.
	+ There was no evidence of a conspiracy in the crime.
	+ The Kennedy Staff did not request any police protection from the Los Angeles Police Department.

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