</s>ENCLOSURE TO BUREAU: Anonymous letter and envelope postmarked 5/29/68, Boston, Mass ., addressed to Editor, "Boston Globe." 62-587-73 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

**Key Individuals:**

* John F. Kennedy, President of the United States
* Robert F. Kennedy, Senator who was assassinated in Los Angeles
* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, shooter identified as a 24-year-old Palestinian Arab born in Jerusalem
* Mary Sirhan, mother of Sirhan
* David Stevens, former fellow student and acquaintance of Sirhan
* Albert Leslie Hertz, individual who purchased the gun used in the shooting

**Key Events:**

* June 5, 1968: John F. Kennedy was shot on this date in Los Angeles, California
* May 1959: Bishara Salameh Ghatas Sirhan, father of Sirhan, deserted his family and returned to Jordan
* August 1965: Albert Leslie Hertz purchased the gun used in the shooting

**Key Organizations and Agencies:**

* FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
* INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service)
* Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
* Pasadena Police Department
* Selective Service Local Board, Group B, Pasadena
* Veterans Administration Records Center in Los Angeles
* Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau

**Key Findings:**

* Sirhan's personal effects were seized by police, including handwritten notes stating "My determination to eliminate RFK is becoming more of an unshakeable obsession" and "RFK must die - RFK must be killed."
* A search of Sirhan's family residence revealed a series of threatening letters written by his father
* The FBI received information about the gun used in the shooting, including its serial number and the fact that it had been sold to Albert Leslie Hertz in August 1965
* The investigation was ongoing, with the FBI working closely with local authorities to gather evidence and build a case against Sirhan

RFK Declassified Files

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