</s>BOX NO. 4 FoDER NO. 97 interview transcript : Santa Serrano 5 June 1968 1855 : RFK Assassination 2017/08 1853 : 2023 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

**John F. Kennedy Assassination**

* **Date:** June 5, 1968
* **Location:** Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California
* **Event:** Shooting of Senator Robert F. Kennedy

**Witness Statements:**

* Sandra Serrano, a student and Youth for Kennedy chairman, witnessed the shooting on the stairway outside the main room where Senator Kennedy made a speech.
* Serrano described three people, including a woman in a white dress, who came up the stairs around midnight.
* She heard six quick backfires and saw the same woman and one of the men come down the stairway, with the woman saying "I've shot him, we shot him!"
* Serrano reported that she asked if they had shot Senator Kennedy, but was met with denial from a security guard and others.

**Suspects:**

* A female suspect described as wearing a white dress, 5'6" tall, with a nice figure, estimated to be between 23-27 years old.
* Two male suspects described as Mexican-American, one 22 years old, 160 pounds, with black hair and dark eyes, the other 23 years old, 130-135 pounds, with bushy black hair and a seeding appearance.

**Investigations:**

* The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) took Serrano's statement on June 20, 1968.
* Floor plans of the Ambassador Hotel were attached to the interview report.
* Serrano reported that there was no guard on duty at the Embassy Room south rear door at the time of the shooting or prior to the shooting.

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