Sirhan Sirhan, Robert Kennedy’s Assassin, Granted Parole
Updated, 12:43 Pm Pt August 28, with additional Kennedy family and expert comment: Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles in 1968, was granted parole on Friday, but the decision by a state panel does not guarantee his release.
A two-person parole board granted Sirhan’s request after a hearing, but it still must be approved by the board’s staff and then by the California governor, according to the Associated Press.
Sirhan, 77, had sought parole more than a dozen times since he was convicted of killing Kennedy.
Kennedy’s youngest son, Douglas, spoke in favor of Sirhan’s parole, according to the AP.
“I’m overwhelmed just by being able to view Mr. Sirhan face to face,” Kennedy said, according to the AP. “I think I’ve lived my life both in fear of him and his name in one way or another. And...
A two-person parole board granted Sirhan’s request after a hearing, but it still must be approved by the board’s staff and then by the California governor, according to the Associated Press.
Sirhan, 77, had sought parole more than a dozen times since he was convicted of killing Kennedy.
Kennedy’s youngest son, Douglas, spoke in favor of Sirhan’s parole, according to the AP.
“I’m overwhelmed just by being able to view Mr. Sirhan face to face,” Kennedy said, according to the AP. “I think I’ve lived my life both in fear of him and his name in one way or another. And...
- 8/27/2021
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