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MATERIAL RECEIVED

FROM

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA V. SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN

(No. A233421)

Archives Branch Federal Archives and Records Center

Laguna Niguel, California September 22, 1982

GRAND JURY EXHIBITS

Exhibit No. Description

1 Diagram of "Kitchen Area Adjacent to Embassy Room"

2-A Photo of Suspect being Wrestled

3-A Photo of Suspect, Head and Shoulder Enlargement of

Grand Jury Exhibit No. 3-B

3-B Photo of Suspect, Full-Length View, front and side

dated May 26, 1969

4 Photo of Kennedy (deceased)

5-A See Trial Exhibit No. 47

5-B 4 Test Bullets'

6 Envelope which previously contained Grand Jury

Exhibit Nos. 6-A to 6-C


6-B See Trial Exhibit No. 39

6-C See Trial Exhibit No. 46

6-D See Trial Exhibit No. 38

6-E See Trial Exhibit No. 37

.6-F See Trial Exhibit No. 45

6-G See Trial Exhibit No. 23

6-H See Trial Exhibit No. 22

7 See Trial Exhibit No. 6



9 Photo of Paul Schrade in hospital bed, 6-7-68


11 See Trial Exhibit Nos. 16 and 17

12 Photo of Elizabeth Evans in hospital bed, 6-7-68

GRAND JURY EXHIBITS


13 Photo of Paul Schrade in hospital bed, 6-7-68

14 Photo of William Weisel in hospital bed, 6-7-68

MOTION TO SUPPRESS - DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT - 10-

22-68

Exhibit No.

A

Description

Photocopy of Grant Deed for Mary Muzher Sirhan

8-19-63

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MOTION TO SUPPRESS - PEOPLE'S EXHIBITS - 10-22-68




1-B See Trial Exhibit No. 72

1-C See Trial Exhibit No. 71



4 Film Strip consisting of 3 Photos

S Piece of Torn Cardboard with Pencil Handwriting

6 State of California Cadet Corps Honorable Discharge

6-13-63

7 1 .22 Caliber Cartridge

8 2 Business Cards, Drs. Nilsson and Kiehn

9 Box of Hoppe's Gun Cleaning Patches and Nitro

Cleaning Solvent

IN CHAMBERS - DEFENDANT'S EXHIBITS - 1-7-69


B Los Angeles Times article, 12-3-68

C Los Angeles Times article, 12-27-68

D Los Angeles Times article, 12-28-68

E Los Angeles Times article, 1-4-69

F Los Angeles Times article 1-7-69

14 MOTION TO QUASH PETIT JURY - DEFE

NDANT'S EXHIBITS - 1-8-69


G Printed letter by Jury Commissioner

H Book, The Los Angeles Radio Audience

April/May 1968

(73 pages)

I Verbatim transcript of the 1-4-69 KF

WB Newscast

J Script for the 6 AM KFI News for 1-8

-69 (photocopy)

K Script for the 7 AM KFI News for 1-8

-69 (photocopy)

L Script for the 7:30 AM KFI News for

1-8-69 (photocopy)

MOTION TO QUASH PETIT JURY - PEOPLE'S EXHIBIT - 1-8-69

Exhibit No.

Description

1 Copy of Superior Court Rules Pertaining to Selection of Jurors, Rules 23-25 (photocopy of pages 61-62)

MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE - DEFENDANT'S EXHIBITS - 1-9-69


M Script for AM KMPC News for 1-7-69

N Script for 8 AM KMPC News for 1-7-69

O Script for 5 PM KMPC News for 1-7-69

P Script for 4 PM KMPC News for 1-7-69

Q Script for•11 PM KMPC News for 1-6-69

R Script for 6:15 PM KMPC News for 1-6-69

T Script for 6-7 AM KLAC News for 1-7-69

U Script for 11:40 PM KHJ News for 1-3-69

✓ Script for 6:40 PM KHJ News for 1-7-69

W Script for 11 PM KABC News for 1-6-69

X Preview Edition of the Los Angeles Times, 1-8-69

Y Los Angeles Times"Racing Edition Final, 1-8-69

Z Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, pages 1-2, 1-7-69

B-1 Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, pages 1-2, 1-8-69

B-2 Book, Some Data on Juror Attitudes Toward Capital Punishment

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MOTION TO QUASH INDICTMENT - DEFENDANT'S EXHIBITS - 1-29-69


B-3 List of Judges and their Nominees (photocopy)

B-4 List of Deceased Judges and Judges who did not submit Nominees (photocopy)

B-5 Grand Jury Questionnaires of 1968 Nominees

B-6 Map of Los Angeles County

B-7 Map of Age of Population

B-8 Map of Home Value

B-9 Map of Family Income

B-10 Copy of "Grand Jury Rule 29"

B-11 Copy of "Grand Jury Nominees 1962".

B-12 Copy of "Grand Jury 1962- Los Angeles County"

B-13 Copy of Minutes of Jury Policy and Procedures Committee

B-14 Copy of Minutes 1-14-62.

B-lS 89 Questionnaires

B-16 9 Questionnaires

B-17 Compendium of 1960 United States Census Data 1962 and 1968 Los Angeles County Grand Jury

B-18 Overlay

B-19 Answers to questionnaires

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MOTION TO QUASH INDICTMENT- PEOPLE'S EXHIBITS - 1-29-69




TRIAL - DEFENDANT'S EXHIBITS


B-20 Los Angeles Times, 2-12-69 (5 copies)

B-21 Radio-TV Reports Inc. KNX News

B-22 KMPC and KFWB 5 PM News

B-23 Los Angeles Times, pages 1 and 30, 2-20-69

C Map of the City of Jerusalem

D Copy of Defendant's School Records

E Photo of Sirhan's family

F Photo from Life' Magazine of the Sirhan home in Jerusalem

G Copy of Defendant's Pasadena City College Record

H Book, Cyclomancy: The Secret of Psychic Power Control

I 14 Books which belonged to Sirhan

J Rosicrucian Digest

K Neophyte Monograph (only page 4)

L Neophyte Monograph'(only page 8)

iii Neophyte Monograph (only page 9)

N Los Angeles Times, 6-4-68

O Wechsler Test

0-1 Enlargement of Exhibit No. 0

P Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

P-1 MMPI Individual's Response

P-2 Enlargement of Trial Exhibit No. P

Q Rorschach Method of Personality Diagnosis

R Bender Gestalt Test Chart



R-1 Defendant's response to Bender Gestalt Test

R-2 Enlargement of Trial Exhibit No. R-1 (chart)

S Enlargement of Summary Sheet of Trial Exhibit No. Q

T Letter of Dr. Schorr to R. Parsons, 12-10-68

U Letter of Dr. Schorr to 3 Defense Counsels, 12-17-68

✓ Letter of Dr. Richardson to Dr. Eric Marcus, 8-18-68

W Bender Gestalt Test

X Diagram of Bender Gestalt Test

Y Diagram of MMPI

Z-1 Photos thru Z-9

Z-10 3 TAT cards thru Z-12

AA Diagram- Cyclogram

BB Richardson Emergency Psychodiagnostic Summary (blank)

CC Richardson Emergency Psychodiagnostic Summary Protocol Booklet

DD Electroencephalographic Examination by Edward H. Davis, M.D.

EE Diagram

FF Diagram

GG Raw Data

HH Dr. William Crain's Conclusions

II Excerpt from The American People by Muzzey (page 527)



JJ Excerpt from The Transformation of Modern Europe by Gottschalk and Lock (only page 576)

KK Photo of the inside of the Hotel Ambassador

LL. Photo of the inside of the Hotel Ambassador

MM Photo of the inside of the Hotel Ambassador

NN Photo of the inside of the Hotel Ambassador

00 Photo of the inside of the Hotel Ambassador

*PP Photo of the inside of the Hotel Ambassador

QQ Page of Sirhan's writing (page 1)

RR Enlargement of a portion of Trial Exhibit No. RR-1

RR-1 Page of Sirhan's writing (page 2)



SS Psychosis Chart

TT Paranoid Personality Chart

Ulf Motive Chart

TRIAL -PEOPLE'S EXHIBITS


4 Mock-up of Ambassador Hotel Ballroom

4-A Photo of Exhibit No. 4

4-B Photo of Exhibit No. 4

4-C Embassy Room Foyer Mock-up

5 Mock-up of Kitchen and Pantry

5-A Photo of Exhibit No. 5

6 Revolver

7 Photo - Gallivan and Others Forcing Gun out of Sirhan's Hand

8 Photo - Greer and Others Attempting to get Sirhan's Gun from His Hand

9 Photo - Kennedy on Floor in Kitchen 2-14-69

10-A Photo - 3 Views. of Young Blond Woman

10-B . 4 Photos

13 Automobile Keys

14 Two 22 Caliber Live Cartridges

• 16 News Clipping "Paradoxical Bob" by David Lawrence 2-18-69

17 News Clipping of Invitation to the Ambassador Hotel 2-18-69

18 • Paper with Poem

19 Paper dated 6-4-68 (with signatures and addresses of about 50 people)

20 Certified Copy of Dealer's Records of Sale (revolver)

21 8 Spent Cartridges

22 Photo of Receipt (gunsmith services) 2-19-69

TRIAL - PEOPLE'S EXHIBITS


23 Photo of box

24 2 Photos of Sirhan's Desoto car

25 Fingerprint lift from the glove compartment door

26 Document receipt which is illegible

27 Fingerprint exempler card of Sirhan, 6-5-68

28 Enlargement of Latent Print

29 Enlargement of a portion of Exhibit No. 27

30 Photo of Latent Print (from the backside of a sales slip from the Lock Stock and Barrel Store)

31 Enlargement of Exhibit No. 30


33 Photo of Kennedy autographing an item for Sirhan, originally in Life Magazine

34 Certified copy of the Search Warrant

35 Aerial Photo of the car outside of the Hotel Ambassador

36 Wallet and Identification

36-A Piece of paper with a quote by Hugh Murr

37 1 Cartridge

38 2 Bullets (spent)

39 Business cards

40 Empty Ammo box (Mini magazine)

41 Bundle of newspapers

42 Christian Bible in Arabic printed in Cairo, Egypt, paper bag—fromJack-in-the-Box Restaurant, Allied Auto Supply, Store sales receipt, Auto Park receipt, and S matchbooks

43 Empty brown bag, Cashier's receipts (3), Elizabeth Western Fiesta ticket,. (continued)



43 (continued) Ticket stubs, Memo paper, Receipt for gas

, Blue

Chip Stamps, 2 Photos (one of a sheep and the

other of a man on horseback, dated July 1966)

44 Book, The Divine Art of Healing by Manley Palmer Hall

45 Canadian One Dollar Bill

46 Key ring with 6 Keys

47 Spent Bullet

48 2 Vials containing Bullet fragments and a copy of

the Reporter's Daily Transcript (2-24-69 AM Session)

49 Photo of Bullet fragment

50 Vial containing 2 Bullet fragments from Paul Schrade

51 Expended Bullet

52 Expended .22 caliber Bullet . .

52-A Bullet from Ira Goldstein

53 2 Bullet fragments from Elizabeth Evans

54 1 Expended Bullet from William Weisel

55 3 Expended Test Bullets and 2 Shell casings

56• Photo of Kennedy (deceased) showing scar from Bullet

Removal

57 Photo of Scar from Bullet Removal

58 Photo of Wound at the Right Ear

59 Coat

60 Photos of Bullet holes and Angle of Entry


61-A Photo of a Portion of Exhibit No. 60



61-B Photo, an Enlargement of a portion of Trial Exhibit No. 60

62 Letter with report of Dr. Cuneo

63 Operation Report

64 X-Ray Report

64-A Radiology Report

64-B Radiology Report

65 Electrocardiograph Report

66 Pathology Report

67 Electroencephalogram Report

68 Cardiorespiratory Report

69 Blood and Urine Reports

70 Corona Police Department Pistol Range Worksheet

71 Notebook with loose papers

71.-15 Page 15 of Trial Exhibit No. 71

71-35 Page 35 of Trial Exhibit No. 71



72 A page in a folder

72-125 Front of page 125 from Trial Exhibit No. 72

72-126 Back of page 126 from Trial Exhibit No. 72

73 Spiral Notebook

74 Page of handwriting

75 Envelope from Argonaut Insurance Co.

75-A Other objects in Exhibit No. 75

76-A Application for Rosicrucian membership



76-B Forms with Los Angeles Sheriffs Department Letterhead 76-C Photocopy of Letter to Adele (2 pages) 77 4 Documents: Certification, 2 Registrations, and Certification of Non-Operation 78 Autopsy Report of Robert F. Kennedy 79 Photo showing Bullet holes under the arm 80 Photo showing Bullet path under the arm 81 166 Photos (Primarily of the Autopsy) 82 123 Photos (Primarily of the Autopsy) 83 Kennedy's Clothing

-84 Names and Files of Witnesses not Called in the Trial 85 Statements of Witnesses not Called in the Trial 86 Medical Statements of Witnesses not Called in the Trial 87 Files and Statements of Witnesses not Called in the Trial

88 Range Witness not Called in the Trial . 89 Photo of Volkswagen in front of a House with Police Car in the Driveway 90 Photo

91 Sketch of Dr. Schorr on Witness Stand Testifying.

92 Copy of the Rorschach Test 93 Audio Tape No. 28925 "Suspect #1 by Jordan" (6-5-68) 94 Drawing of a Word Chart (3-13-69) 95 Audio Tape No. 28916 "Robert Kennedy Shooting Suspect" (Room 318, 2:05-2:20 AM, 6-5-68) 96 Audio Tape No. 28918, Continuation of Exhibit No. 95 (3:15-3:45, 6-5-68)


Exhibit No. Description 97 Audio Tape No. 28976, Original Tape 3:45 AM, 6-6-68 98 Audio Tape No. 28917, 4 AM, 6-5-68 99 Copy of Dr. Schorr's Letter, 7-10-68 100 Dr. Schorr's Letter, 12-18-68 101 Book, Case Book of a Crime Psychiatrist 102 Page excerpts from Exhibit No. 101 and copy of

Exhibit No. 100 103 Editorial page from the Independent Star News (5-26,68) 104 The MMPI 105 Diagram 106 Diagram 107 Analytical Procedure Chart 108 Psychological Function Chart 109 Mental Capacity Chart 110 Psychiatric Disorders Chart 111 Dr. Seymour Pollack's Report 112 Chart

113 Chart 114 7 boxes of Audio Tapes, "Dr. Pollack's Interview of

the Defendant" 115 Statement of Witnesses Not Called on for Rebuttal,

16 names 116 Defendant's Clothing, 4-14-69

MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL -' DEFENDANT'S EXHIBITS - 5-21-69

Exhibit No.

VV

WW

Description

See Motion for Continuance Exhibit No. B-2

Copy of transcript for People vs. Castro, et al

A232-902

SPECIAL HEARING (Re-examination) 9-18-75


1 Copy of Analyzed Evidence Report Dated 6-6-68



4 Copy of Employees Report Dated 7-8-68

5 Copy of Employees Report Dated 6-26-68

6 20 Photos and 23 Negatives (bullets)

7 3 Photos (kitchen)

8 10 Photos and 28 Negatives (kitchen)

9 48 Photos and 33 Negatives (tracing and location of bullets)

10 4 Photos and 2 Negatives


12 13 Photos


14 Photocopies of Property Report

14-A Copy of Test Firing

15 Certified Copy of Handwritten Log of Photo Laboratory

16 Copy of Record of Photos Taken


18 Copy of Motion of Discovery

19 Copy of List of Names (S pages)

20 Copy of Analyzed Evidence Report (3 pages)

21 Copy of Employees Report (2 pages)

22 Copy of Property Report (13 pages)

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I



23 Copy of Property Receipt (8 pages)

24-A Bullets

thru 24-H

25 Declaration of Patrick Garland

26 43 Photos Examination Sheet and Negatives

27 Declaration of Charles V. Morton

28 Unfired Bullets Marked B1 and B2

29 Declaration of A.A.Biasotti

30-A-C Sulfur Casts

31 Declaration of A.A. Biasotti

32-A Cotton Swabs

thru 32-H

32-I Black Residue

32-J Cotton Patch

32-K Control Patches

33 Declaration of Patrick Garland

34 Enlargement of Special Hearing Exhibit

No. 49

35 Enlargement of Special Hearing Exhibit No. 50

36 3 Pages of Notes (photocopy)

37 Enlargement of Special Hearing Exhibit No. 51

38 Enlargement'of Special Hearing Exhibit

No. 52

39 Declaration of William Harper

40 Report of Stanton 0. Berg

41 Report of A.A. Biasotti

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42 Report of Lowell Bradford

43 Report of Cortland Cunningham

44 Report of Patrick Garland

45 Report of Charles V. Morton

46 Report of Ralph F. Turner

47 Initial Joint Report

48 Final Joint Report

49 Hearing - Kennedy (photo of Trial.Exhibit

No. 47)

50 Hearing - Weisel (photo of Trial Exhibit

No. 54)

51 Harper - Kennedy (photo of Trial Exhibit

No. 47)

52 Harper - Weisel (photo of Trial Exhibit

No. 54)

53 Photo of Grand Jury Exhibit No. 5-B

54 Photo of Grand Jury Exhibit No. 5-B

55 Photo of Trial Exhibit No. 55

56 Hearing - Photo of Trial Exhibit No. 55

57 Photo Bullet

58. Photo - Bullet

59 Photo - Bullet

60 Photo - Bullet

61 Photo - Bullet

62 Photo - Bullet

63 Diagram

64 Booklet - "A Statistical Study etc.."

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65 Lowell Bradford's Notes

66 Turner's Supplemental Report

1

EXHIBITS NOT USED

Description

2 Charts

Box with sealing wax

Copy of typed "Inventory of Soundscriber Recordi

ng• Tape Reel"

Parking Violation Ticket from Sirhan's car, 6-5-

68

The Los Angeles Television Audience, November 19

68: November 6-26

Market Report

e

PHOTOS AND ALBUMS OF EXHIBITS

Description

Defendant's Binder containing photos of exhibits

People's Binder containing photos of exhibits

20 Negatives of People's exhibits

PHOTOCOPIES OF EXHIBITS

Description

Copy of Trial Exhibit Nos. 84 thru 88

Copies of miscellaneous newspapers

Copy of "Inventory of Soundscriber Recording Tape Reel"

Miscellaneous items and documents and 20 negatives

File containing copies of exhibits

DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE CONTROL OF EXHIBITS

Description

Report from the County of Los Angeles Mechanical Department, "Security

Measures for Evidence Storage Area and Vault" by Priestley and Dung

7-17-75 (only pages 1,2, and 5 of 5 page report)

Photocopy of "Order Regarding Exhibits"

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