Why the man who’s spent 50 years in jail for killing Bobby Kennedy COULDN’T have done it: Explosive claim comes to light in a new book by two authors who’ve spent decades investigating the murder
Robert Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel, LA, on June 4, 1968
Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian with Jordanian citizenship, was arrested at scene
He was convicted of murder in 1969 and sentenced to death, commuted to life
His lawyers never denied he fired the shot and instead argued he was insane
Tim Tate and Brad Johnson spent decades investigating the assassination
They claim in a new book he couldn’t have pulled the trigger and is innocent
By TIM TATE and BRAD JOHNSON
DAILYMAIL.COM
25 May 2018
In 1968, almost five years after the killing of President John F. Kennedy had stunned America, the hopes of Democrat voters were pinned on his idealistic younger brother.
At 42, Robert F. Kennedy was seeking nomination as Democrat presidential candidate. Yet no one realised that history was about to repeat itself in a brutal and shocking way.
6.30pm, Tuesday, June 4, 1968. Malibu, California
All day, Californians have been voting in a crucial primary. If Robert Kennedy wins, he’ll almost certainly get the Democratic nomination — then run for President against the Republicans’ Richard Nixon.
Right now, Bobby — as everyone calls him — is setting off for his campaign HQ in downtown Los Angeles. Film director John Frankenheimer is at the wheel.
Bobby slumps exhausted in the passenger seat of his friend’s Rolls-Royce. For the past 80 days, he’s been criss-crossing America. In most places, he’s been greeted like a rock star, with people frantically trying to reach out and touch him.
The man currently in the White House, Lyndon B. Johnson, has seen the writing on the wall — he recently announced he won’t be running.
The allure of another President Kennedy, almost five years after the assassination of JFK, is just too strong.
Whether Bobby can beat Nixon is another matter. Not everyone approves of his determination to end racial inequality or his constant talk of radical change. In Washington DC, he’s clashed with everyone from the military establishment to the FBI and CIA.
Back on the freeway, Bobby suddenly realises that Frankenheimer is driving too fast. ‘Take it easy, John,’ he says. ‘Life’s too short.’
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