</s>62-HQ-587 SECTION 41 SECTION 4! SERIALS 1125-1175 SERIALs 1125 -1175 SERIALA X HG-HQ.587-441 DEALERATION AUTHORITY DRIVED FROM DEALED/DISCUSSED/DEALING/DISPOSITATION GUIDE DEALERTIFICATION AUTHORIZED FROM FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER REAU FBI-HEADQUARTERS Class / Case # Sub Vol. Serial # Class /Case # Sub Vol Serial # 0062 587 DO NOT 41 1125 1175 FORM A 5/11/631562 5/1/6313562 INVESTIGATION RRP0034FPX RRP00344FPX Transfer-Call 3421 . . . USE CARE IN HANDLING THIS FILE 4,000 FEW, 11:59:22 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

John F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan on June 4, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel, with a fatal wound to the brain from a .22 caliber bullet fired from about one inch away.

Sirhan B. Sirhan is on trial for the assassination of Senator Kennedy, with defense counsel Grant B. Cooper planning to have Sirhan's family testify, followed by psychiatrists. The estimated case will take three to four weeks.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is involved in the investigation, with DeWayne Wolfer, LAPD ballistics expert, testifying about the fatal wound and bullet holes in Senator Kennedy's coat. Sergeant William Brandt, LAPD, searched Sirhan's home for evidence related to the case.

Key events include:

* June 4, 1968: Senator Kennedy shot by Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel
* February 24: Prosecution calls DeWayne Wolfer, Sergeant William Brandt, and Dr. Henry M. Cuneo to testify in court
* Color photographs from the coroner's inquest on Senator Kennedy shown to jurors for the first time

Significant evidence includes:

* Fatal bullet found in Senator Kennedy's brain
* Bullet holes in his coat, including three entry and two exit holes
* Another bullet found in soft tissue near the sixth vertebra

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