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California Governor Rejects Parole for Robert F. Kennedy Assassin

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was denied parole Thursday by California’s governor, who said the killer remains a threat to the public and hasn’t taken responsibility for a crime that altered American history. Kennedy, a U.S. senator from New York, was shot moments after he claimed victory in…


Ethel Kennedy Says Sirhan Sirhan Should Not Be Paroled

LOS ANGELES—Robert F. Kennedy’s widow said today that his killer, Sirhan Sirhan, should not be freed, despite the recommendation of a parole board last month. “Bobby believed we should work to ‘tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of the world.’ He wanted to end the war in Vietnam and bring people…


RFK Assassin Moves Closer to Freedom With Help of 2 Kennedys

SAN DIEGO, Calif.—California’s parole board voted on Aug. 27 to free Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin after two of RFK’s sons said they supported releasing him and prosecutors declined to argue he should be kept behind bars. But the governor ultimately will decide if Sirhan Sirhan leaves prison. Douglas Kennedy was a toddler when his father…


Robert F. Kennedy’s Assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, Granted Parole

Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee convicted of assassinating U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was granted release by a California parole board on Friday, state prison officials said. Whether Sirhan, 77, is ultimately freed from prison is now up to the parole board’s legal staff which has 120 days to finalize the decision….


Sirhan Sirhan Up for Parole Again, This Time With No Prosecution Opposition

LOS ANGELES—Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 in Los Angeles, is scheduled to make his 16th bid for parole today, but this time he won’t be facing any opposition from county prosecutors. The 77-year-old Sirhan’s parole hearing is scheduled at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay…