</s>FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 Date 6/8/68 WILLIE (no middle initial) FRANKLIN, Maintenance Man: Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, advised that he resides at the Hotel Ohio, 11042 West Seventh Street, Los Angels, California. FRANKLIN advised that he was on duty at the Ambassador Hotel on the morning of June 5, 1968. At approximately 12:20 a.m. that date, he was at the guard post at the entrance of a.M. that day, he looked at the guarant post large number of employees found around Franklin Manor. He heard some of these people say, "A man is shot" He heard some say, 'KENNEDY'S shot" - FRANKIN advised that this was the first he knew of the shooting of Senator Kennedy, and was the following concerning the actual shooting, and to his knowledge, he had not seen the individual who allegedly shot Senator. KENNÉDY. CONcerning himself: FRANKIN FURNISHED the following descriptive data Sex Male Race Birth Data Negro Birth Data October 1, 1912, Houma, Louisiana Height Height 516" Height 316" Height Pounds Black Eyes Brown Complexion Dark brown Build Build Slight Mall oficial Status Social Security Single Number 6/9/68 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles 56-156 on at File # SA JOHN H. BORGMAN/R/12 Date dictated 6/ 8/68 by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the PBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed by your agency. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

**Key Individuals:**

* John F. Kennedy, President of the United States
* Robert F. Kennedy, Senator and brother of John F. Kennedy
* Lee Harvey Oswald, 24-year-old former Marine charged with assassinating John F. Kennedy
* Jack Ruby, night club owner who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald
* Sirhan Sirhan, 24-year-old Palestinian immigrant charged with assassinating Robert F. Kennedy
* Willie Franklin, maintenance man at Ambassador Hotel
* Acquiline Sullivan, "Kennedy girl"
* George Green, KENNEDY campaigner
* Susanne Locke, volunteer worker for Senator ROBERT F. KENNEDY
* Darnell Johnson, employee of Los Angeles County Human Relations
* Thomas Perez, security guard at Ambassador Hotel

**Dates and Locations:**

* November 22, 1963: John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas
* June 5, 1968: Robert F. Kennedy shot at Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California
* June 4, 1968: Senator ROBERT F. KENNEDY's victory speech at Embassy Room of Ambassador Hotel
* June 6, 1968: Interviews with witnesses and investigation into Robert F. Kennedy assassination

**Significant Events and Activities:**

* John F. Kennedy assassinated while riding in an open-top car in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza
* Lee Harvey Oswald charged with the murder of President Kennedy
* Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963
* Robert F. Kennedy shot at Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California
* Sirhan Sirhan convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy

**Investigations:**

* Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in shooting John F. Kennedy
* FBI investigated the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and concluded that Sirhan Sirhan acted alone

**Evidence and Testimony:**

* Witnesses reported seeing a suspicious individual in the basement of the Ambassador Hotel on June 3, 1968
* Peter Berkson, photographer for Life Magazine, witnessed the shooting from a distance but did not see the individual who fired the shots
* Ralph Elmore, television engineer, witnessed the shooting and helped transport two victims down the freight elevator to an ambulance

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