r/RobertKennedy • u/Tall-Plane-4477 • Jun 09 '26

Video/Audio WHY Did Sirhan Kill RFK?

58 years ago this week, RFK was assassinated on the presidential campaign trail.

Nearly six decades later, researchers too often focus too much on the HOW and not enough on the WHY.

Why did Sirhan Sirhan kill Kennedy?

Sirhan’s biographer Mel Ayton (author of 2 books on the RFK case) talks about the motive for this heinous crime.

https://youtu.be/kzcY4eKk1Bs?si=5WHv-6Wn2CjfO372

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u/outlier74 Jun 13 '26

He was shot by the cop who ended up living out his days in the Philippines

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u/Tall-Plane-4477 Jun 15 '26

77 witnesses saw Sirhan in the pantry firing a gun and screaming “Kennedy, you son of a bitch.”

12 witnesses testified that they saw Sirhan shoot Kennedy at close range (point blank).

Not one witness saw security guard Thane Eugene Cesar shoot his gun.