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Is it true: RFK Assassination Conspiracy?

Under Investigation50% confidence

It's still under investigation.

Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of RFK's murder and was present firing his weapon. Coroner Thomas Noguchi found the fatal shot fired from behind at one to one-and-a-half inches — inconsistent with witness accounts placing Sirhan in front of Kennedy at distance. The physical-evidence discrepancy is documented. A 2018 federal court found acoustic evidence for a second gun insufficient. Paul Schrade (shot at the scene) has called for reinvestigation; so has RFK Jr.

The claim

Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of murdering Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. Sirhan has never denied firing his weapon. Acoustic and forensic evidence, al

Key evidence

Coroner found fatal shot fired from 1–1.5 inches behind Kennedy

Sirhan was present at scene, firing his weapon

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