</s>NEWS RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Office of the District Attorney Call: Jerry Littman 600 Hall of Justice Call: Jerry Littmann 600 Los Angeles, California 90012 News Secretary 626-3888, Xxt. 82396 R.LEASSE: Wed. March 12, 1969 After 10 a.m. WEEKLY SUMMARY #40 WEEKILY SUMMERY #40 Re: The assassination of R.E.LEASE: After 10 A.m." Senator Robert F. Kennedy Note to editors: Because of the widospread interest in the assassination of Senator Robert F . Kennedy in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 5, 1968, and pro- ceedings in court, of Office of Los Angeles County District Attorney Swelle J. Younger is publishing a District Attorney swellle the case. This is the 40th summary, and others will be for release on subsequent Wednesday, and other will be be for Release on 40th Wednesdays. MONDAY, MARCH 3 -- Sirhan Bishara Sirhan today admitted from the witness stand at his murder trial that he killed Sen. Robert F., Kennedy and had "no doubt" he shot and wounded five other persons in Los Angeles on June 5. Also testifying today were an elder brother, Adel, 30, and the defendant's mother, Mrs. Mary Sirhan. Under questioning by one of his attorneys, Grant B. Cooper, Sirhan when asked if he also shot and wound Paul Schrade, a United Auto workers official, replied, if that's what the indictment reads, I must ave ... Sirhran said he never heard of: Schrade nor did he have any know- ledge of, or malice toward, Irwin Stroll, William Weisel, Elizabeth Evans or Ira Goldstein, who were also wounded. "I was not aware of anything; Sirhan added. One Los Angeles newspaper (Times) described the defendant as almost relishing his turn on the witness stand. His answers came clearly and quickly, sometimes even before Cooper's questions were complete.

**John F. Kennedy Assassination Records**

**Key Individuals:**

*   John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
*   Robert F. Kennedy, Senator from New York and brother of JFK
*   Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, assassin of RFK
*   Adel Sirhan, elder brother of Sirhan
*   Mary Sirhan, mother of Sirhan
*   Hans Peter Bidstrub, witness to Sirhan's behavior on June 5, 1968
*   Enrique Rabago and Humphrey Cordero, witnesses who spoke with Sirhan on June 4, 1968
*   Dr. Martin H. Schorr, clinical psychologist who evaluated Sirhan's mental condition

**Dates and Locations:**

*   April 1948: Massacre at the village of Dair Yasin in Palestine (now Israel)
*   September 1966: Sirhan falls from a horse, leading to changes in his behavior
*   June 4-5, 1968: Events surrounding the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles

**Significant Events and Activities:**

*   Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968
*   Sirhan's trial for the murder of RFK
*   Evaluation of Sirhan's mental condition by Dr. Martin H. Schorr
*   Use of psychological tests to assess Sirhan's state of mind

**Evidence and Findings:**

*   Testimony from witnesses, including Adel Sirhan and Hans Peter Bidstrub
*   Physical evidence related to the assassination of RFK
*   Psychological test results administered to Sirhan by Dr. Schorr

RFK Declassified Files

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