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RFK assassinationAtlas

Government & Politics · Assassinations & deaths of public figures

Competing accounts of whether Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination was a closed single-actor shooting by Sirhan Sirhan or involved additional shooters or a wider plot.

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Timeline

  1. 1968-06-05 · eventRFK shot at the Ambassador Hotel
  2. 1968-06-05 · eventRobert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel
  3. 1968-06-06 · eventRobert F. Kennedy dies from his wounds
  4. 1969-04-17 · eventSirhan convicted
  5. 1969-04-17 · eventSirhan Sirhan is convicted of Kennedy’s murder
  6. 1970 · first_appearanceSecond-gun and accomplice claims enter wider public controversy
  7. 1970 · first_appearanceSecond-gun and accomplice narratives enter public controversy
  8. 1978 · popularizationTurner publishes a major conspiracy-and-cover-up account of the case
  9. 1979 · document_releaseHouse Select Committee on Assassinations issues its final report
  10. 1979 · investigationHSCA-era assassination reviews intersect RFK debates
  11. 1979 · investigationHSCA-era assassination reviews intersect RFK dispute literature
  12. 1991 · popularizationMelanson publishes new revelations framing conspiracy and cover-up
  13. 2000 · popularizationDocumentaries and acoustic claims widen second-gun attention
  14. 2011 · mutationLegal and press cycles reopen disputes over Sirhan’s role
  15. 2011 · amplificationRenewed legal and press cycles revisit Sirhan case disputes
  16. 2018 · document_releaseMedical literature revisits Kennedy’s injuries and neurosurgical care
  17. 2021 · eventParole board action regarding Sirhan draws national coverage
  18. 2025 · document_releaseExecutive order orders declassification of RFK assassination records

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