</s>1 enclosures to. Bursen to go with Los Angeles report, letter dated. described as Re: KENSALT Los Angeles file number: 5/4-156 Direction file number. (4A-58.7. ENCLOSURE 62-5/1/1278 2025 RELEASE ONDERE E.O. 14176

John F. Kennedy
- June 5, 1968: Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles
- Sirhan Bishara Sirhan convicted of murder on April 17, 1969

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
- DeWayne Wolfer, LAPD criminalist, investigated for improper procedures in the Sirhan case
- Charges made by Barbara Warner Blehr against Wolfer, alleging violations of four basic criminalistic "precepts"

Investigation findings:
- The allegations of Barbara Warner Blehr concerning the procedures of DeWayne Wolfer in the Sirhan case are untrue
- Errors in Blehr's charges stem from two related incidents: mislabeling of an envelope and separate ballistic tests with separate guns

Sirhan trial exhibits
- Serious questions surrounding handling by the County Clerk's Office
- Violation of a continuing Superior Court order setting forth manner in which evidence was to be handled
- Grand Jury inquiry into Clerk's handling of exhibits, expressing serious concern about operations of the County Clerk's Office

DeWayne Wolfer's testimony:
- Mislabeling of envelope did not violate fundamental firearm identification "precept"
- Use of a gun with relatively close serial number and identical ammunition for muzzle distance tests did not violate "Precept 2"
- Identification of bullets based on other characteristics, not solely on alloy coating
- No violation of "Precept 3" regarding land and groove dimensions

Sirhan case appeal:
- Case now on appeal before the California Supreme Court with the California Attorney General representing the People and Luke McKissack and Godfrey Isaac for the defense

RFK Declassified Files

62-hq-587_sec_046_ser_1251-1278-part_5_of_5.pdf

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