</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

Summary  
This document contains multiple interview transcripts and statements from Sandra Serrano regarding her observations at the Ambassador Hotel during Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s speech on June 5, 1968. Serrano described witnessing three individuals: a woman in a white dress with black polka dots, a man wearing dark trousers and an autumn-colored gold sweater, and another man in light, wrinkled clothing. She claimed the woman told her they had shot RFK after hearing what sounded like six shots or backfires from a car. Serrano later called her mother in Ohio to report the incident. The interviews note discrepancies in her earlier statements, including misquotations about a woman allegedly involved in the assassination. Security personnel at the hotel dismissed her claims as false, and she described interactions with police officers who pressured her for information. Specific locations within the hotel, such as stairs leading to the Embassy Room, the main ballroom, and phone booths (numbers 3868684 and 3868987), were referenced in her accounts.  

Key People  
- Sandra Serrano (witness)  
- Woman in white dress with black polka dots  
- Man in dark trousers and gold sweater  
- Man in light, wrinkled clothing  
- Sgt. Hank Hernandez (interviewer)  
- Sgt. Melendres, Sgt. Pachett (police officers)  
- FBI agent Burris  
- Secret Service agent Sherman  
- Security officer (dismissed Serrano’s claims)  

Key Locations  
- Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles, California): Embassy Room, main ballroom, Sunset Room, Ambassador Ante Room, stairs leading to the Embassy Room  
- Los Angeles Police Department's Panger Center  
- Phone booths (numbers 3868684, 3868987)  

Key Events  
- RFK’s speech at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968  
- Serrano’s observation of three individuals during the event  
- Claim that the woman told her they had shot RFK after hearing six shots or backfires  
- Serrano reporting the incident to her mother via phone  
- Interaction with security personnel who dismissed her claims as false  
- Description of suspects’ movements through the hotel  

Key Organizations  
- Los Angeles Police Department (Panger Center, Rampart Detective Division, Homicide Division)  
- FBI  
- Secret Service

RFK Declassified Files

fbi_experience_rfk-2017_0108-box_004_folder_087-part_1_of_2.pdf

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