Sirhan Sirhan
Palestinian convicted for the assassination of United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (born March 19, 1944) is a Palestinian with Jordanian citizenship. He was born in Jerusalem. He shot and killed U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 6, 1968. He is serving his life sentence in Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, California.[1]
Sirhan Sirhan سرحان بشارة سرحان | |
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Born | Sirhan Bishara Sirhan 19 March 1944 |
Occupation | Groom |
Criminal status | Incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County, California |
Conviction(s) | First-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder (5 counts) |
Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment in 1972 |
On August 30, 2019, Sirhan was stabbed multiple times by another prisoner.[2]
References
change- ↑ Sirhan Sirhan profile at TruTV.com
- ↑ TMZ [1], TMZ.com (August 30, 2019). Retrieved on August 30,2019.
Other websites
change- Sirhan Sirhan on IMDb
- Crime Library biography Archived 2008-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Sirhan's attorney Lawrence Teeter on KPFA 94.1 / Guns & Butter show Archived 2008-04-03 at the Wayback Machine