Sirhan Sirhan

Cases

• Robert F. Kennedy Assassination
  Named suspectConvicted

Timeline

Events across every case involving this person

1. March 19, 1944

   Sirhan Sirhan born in Mandatory Palestine

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2. January 1, 1968

   LAPD forensic investigation: weapon analysis, Sirhan interrogation, witness interviews

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3. June 5, 1968

   Sirhan Sirhan shoots Robert F. Kennedy in the Ambassador Hotel kitchen

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4. June 5, 1968

   Four others shot at Ambassador Hotel

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5. June 5, 1968

   Sirhan Sirhan apprehended at scene

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6. January 1, 1969

   Sirhan Sirhan indicted on murder and attempted-murder counts

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7. February 12, 1969

   Trial begins in Los Angeles County Superior Court

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8. March 3, 1969

   Sirhan Sirhan convicted and sentenced to death by lethal gas

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9. March 3, 1969

   Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death by lethal gas

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10. April 17, 1969

    Sirhan Sirhan convicted of all counts

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11. January 1, 1972

    California Supreme Court ruling in People v. Sirhan commutes death sentence to life imprisonment

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12. January 1, 1972

    Sirhan Sirhan incarcerated at California correctional facilities

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13. February 1, 1972

    People v. Sirhan decision: California death-penalty statute ruled unconstitutional

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14. February 1, 1972

    Sirhan Sirhan death sentence commuted to life imprisonment

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15. January 1, 1975

    Investigation concludes: Sirhan acted alone, no conspiracy evidence

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16. January 1, 2016

    Sirhan Sirhan denied parole for the 15th time

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17. January 1, 2016

    Sirhan Sirhan parole denied for the fifteenth time

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18. May 1, 2018

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits Sirhan Sirhan in prison

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