</s>FD-36 (Rev. 3-22-64) FBI Date: Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Via (Priority) KC 62-8651 Page Two BISHARA SIRHAN LEFT HIS FAMILY IN FIFTYEIGHT AND RETURNED TO JORDAN BECAUSE HE FELT LIVING IN THE U.S. DID NOT ALLOW HIM BISHARA SIRHAAN LEFTS FELTING IN THE US. DID NOT ALLON HIM TO CONTROL HIS FAMILY AS IN THE PAST. BISHARA SARHAN WROTE LETTERS TO HIS WIFE REQUESTING HER TO RETURN TO JORDAM AND IF SHE REFUSED HE WOULD OBTAIN A DIVORCE. MRS. SIRHAM REFused TO RETURN to JORDANA AND TOLD LILLENAS SINCE SHE HAD BEEN MARRIED IN THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, NO DIVOCE WOULD BE GRANTED TO HER HUSBAND. LILLENASS ADVISED HER HUSBANED HAD HANDLED ALL THE RESPONSIBILITIES PERTAINING TO THE SIRIAN FAMILY AND AFTER MR. LILLENNES DIED IN FIFTYNINE, SHE HAS HAD ONLY ONE CONTACT WITH THE SIRDAN FAMILY, IN ABOUT SIXTYTHREE, WHEN A DAUGHTER, DIED, AT THIS TIME, LILLENAIS SAW ONLY MRS ., SIRAHAN AND SHE VISITED FOR ONLY FIFTEEN MINUTES. LILENAS MOVED FROM PASADENA, CALIF ,, TO MISSION, KS ., ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND HAS HAD NO CONTACT WITH THE SIRTAN FAMILIY SINCH SINCC MOVING TO MISSION, KS. DURING THE TIME LILLENS KNEW SIRIHAN, POLITICS WERE NEVER DISCUSSED AND THEY ALWAYS APPEARED TO BE A DEVOUT CHRISTIAN Approved: Special Agent in Charge, Sent M Per.

Summary  
The documents encompass a range of materials related to Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination investigation, including FBI field operations, witness accounts, administrative records from the Missouri State Penitentiary, and correspondence involving potential connections between Bishara Sirhan and organized crime. Key elements include FBI inquiries into Sirhan’s ties to criminal networks, interviews with individuals such as Glen A. Duncan and John J. Doohan, and detailed descriptions of the assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Witness reports describe the shooting sequence, the use of a 22-caliber revolver, and the immediate aftermath. Administrative records from Missouri Penitentiary detail inmate policies, while FBI files reference psychological evaluations of suspects and theories about a conspiracy involving multiple individuals.  

Key People  
- **Bishara Sirhan**: Jordanian national who left his family in 1958 for Jordan due to U.S. residency restrictions; sponsored by Mrs. Haldor Lillenas through Church World Service and Friends Organization.  
- **Mrs. Sirhan**: Refused to return to Jordan, citing a Greek Orthodox marriage as a barrier to divorce.  
- **Mrs. Haldor Lillenas**: Sponsored the Sirhan family; later relocated to Mission, Kansas.  
- **Mrs. Jane Dornhagen**: Sent a letter in June 1968 theorizing Mafia involvement in RFK’s assassination and potential links between Sirhan and organized crime.  
- **Glen A. Duncan**: Half-brother of William Elwin Clott III; provided information about an individual linked to an assassination plot against RFK.  
- **John J. Doohan**: Kansas City Star reporter who witnessed the assassination at the Ambassador Hotel.  
- **Jesse Unruh**: Speaker of the California Assembly and RFK’s campaign associate.  
- **Rafer Johnson**: Former decathlon champion and RFK’s staff member in California.  
- **Roosevelt Grier**: Defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams, present at the hotel during the assassination.  
- **Karl Ucler**: Assistant manager of the Ambassador Hotel who described the shooting scene.  
- **Norman Maney**: Witness who reported Kennedy was shot while shaking hands with staff.  
- **Caroline Petitinato**: Campaign volunteer who heard gunshots but did not recognize them initially.  
- **John Wright**: Kitchen worker who allegedly witnessed an individual (referred to as Sirian) pointing a gun at Kennedy.  

Key Locations  
- **Jordan**: Sirhan returned to after leaving his family in 1958.  
- **Pasadena, California**: Sirhan resided temporarily with Lillenas’ family in 1957.  
- **Mission, Kansas**: Lillenas relocated here; no further contact with Sirhan’s family.  
- **Columbia, Missouri**: Edythe Drafton reported concerns about RFK’s assassination to FBI agents.  
- **Jefferson City, Missouri**: Site of the Missouri State Penitentiary, referenced in administrative records.  
- **Los Angeles, California**: Location of the Ambassador Hotel where RFK was assassinated.  
- **Colonial Room (Press Room)**: Where Kennedy was scheduled to meet reporters before the shooting.  
- **Statler Hilton Hotel**: Where Doohan later reported from after leaving the Ambassador Hotel.  
- **Good Samaritan Hospital**: Where Kennedy was taken following the shooting.  

Key Events  
- **June 5, 1968**: Robert F. Kennedy was shot and killed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles during a campaign event.  
- **Shooting in the kitchen area**: Kennedy was shot while shaking hands with hotel staff; witnesses reported a 22-caliber revolver was used.  
- **Witness accounts**: Rafer Johnson and Roosevelt Grier restrained the gunman; Karl Ucler and Norman Maney provided descriptions of the shooting.  
- **FBI investigations**: Included interviews with Glen Duncan, inquiries into Sirhan’s potential ties to organized crime, and requests for psychological evaluations of suspects.  
- **Theories of conspiracy**: Mrs. Dornhagen suggested Mafia involvement in RFK’s assassination; FBI records referenced claims of a plot involving seven men.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted field operations, interviews, and investigations into Sirhan, Lillenas, and potential connections to organized crime.  
- **Church World Service and Friends Organization**: Facilitated sponsorship for the Sirhan family.  
- **Greek Orthodox Church**: Cited as a reason Mrs. Sirhan could not obtain a divorce from her husband.  
- **Missouri State Penitentiary**: Provided administrative regulations on inmate visits, correspondence, and packages.  
- **Kennedy Campaign**: Included figures like Jesse Unruh, Rafer Johnson, and Roosevelt Grier, who were present at the Ambassador Hotel during the event.

RFK Declassified Files

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