Parole Board Recommends Release of Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy’s Assassin

The New York Times, August 27, 2021: Parole Board Recommends Release of Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy’s Assassin

“California parole commissioners recommended on Friday that Sirhan B. Sirhan should be freed on parole after spending more than 50 years in prison for assassinating Robert F. Kennedy during his campaign for president.

The recommendation from the two commissioners does not necessarily mean Mr. Sirhan, 77, will walk free, but it most likely puts his fate in the hands of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat facing a recall election that will determine his political future. A spokeswoman for Mr. Newsom declined to say whether he would approve the recommendation, only that he would consider the case after it is reviewed by the parole board’s lawyers.”

Additional reading:

The New York Times, June 5, 2018: A Campaign, a Murder, a Legacy: Robert F. Kennedy’s California Story

The Washington Post, June 5, 2018: Who killed Bobby Kennedy? His son RFK Jr. doesn’t believe it was Sirhan Sirhan.