Crime & Safety
RFK Assassin Up For Parole, Could Be Released From Prison
Sirhan Sirhan, who has been in prison since the 1968 shooting death of Robert F. Kennedy, won't face opposition from prosecutors.
SAN DIEGO, CA — The man convicted of the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy during a presidential campaign stop in California could soon be freed after 53 years.
Sirhan B. Sirhan will be in front of a parole board for the 16th time on Friday, The Washington Post reported. Unlike the first 15 times, no prosecutor will object to the release of the 77-year-old Sirhan, according to the newspaper.
The parole hearing will occur outside a San Diego prison, according to The Post.
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Sirhan was sentenced to death for the June 5, 1968, killing of Kennedy, the brother of former President John F. Kennedy, a former attorney general, and the front-runner for the Democratic nomination at the time of his death.
Sirhan's sentence was changed to life in prison with the possibility of parole after California abolished the death penalty.
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón's office is remaining neutral on Sirhan's parole, with no plans to attend the hearing or to send a letter supporting the release, The Post reported.
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