Sirhan Sirhan may be released tomorrow

[Jon Banks]

RFK LN’ers believe Sirhan alone fired 10-12 shots from an 8 bullet revolver 

[Ray Mitcham]

RFK LN’ers believe Sirhan alone fired 10-12 shots from an 8 bullet revolver 

And that RFK was killed from behind when Sirhan was always in front of him.

[Paul May]

Sirhan confessed at trial he killed RFK. Not good enough for you.

[Jon Banks]

Sirhan confessed at trial he killed RFK. Not good enough for you.

Sirhan accepts that he did it because everyone, including his lawyers, told him that he did it. However, he has maintained for 50+ years that he has no memory of actually pulling the trigger.

The medical examiner who did RFK's autopsy, Thomas Noguchi, has for 50+ years refused to say that Sirhan fired the shot that killed Kennedy.

[Richard Smith]

Sirhan accepts that he did it because everyone, including his lawyers, told him that he did it. However, he has maintained for 50+ years that he has no memory of actually pulling the trigger.

The medical examiner who did RFK's autopsy, Thomas Noguchi, has for 50+ years refused to say that Sirhan fired the shot that killed Kennedy.

Sirhan was apprehended at the scene with the literal smoking gun in his hand.  Whether he remembers pulling the trigger or not is meaningless.  It would be like a drunk driver sitting in a wrecked car who said he couldn't remember the crash.  So what? And Sirhan is likely lying about that because it doesn't sound great to acknowledge that he had complete responsibility for his actions.  So his story is that he can't remember.  Very convenient.  Even if there was another shooter, and there is no credible evidence of such, Sirhan was still an assassin.

[Jon Banks]

Sirhan is likely lying about that because it doesn't sound great to acknowledge that he had complete responsibility for his actions.

Likely that he's lying based on what specifically?

What has he gained from lying about it for decades?

It didn't prevent him from getting the Death Penalty for his crime. It so far hasn't gotten him out of prison.

So his story is that he can't remember.  Very convenient.  Even if there was another shooter, and there is no credible evidence of such, Sirhan was still an assassin.

The medical examiner refused to conclude that Sirhan fired the shot that killed RFK. There is strong evidence that more than 8 shots were fired (Sirhan couldn't have fired more than 8 ).

No one is arguing that Sirhan is innocent. He was there with a gun in his hand as you noted. But the physical evidence suggests that he wasn't the only one shooting in the kitchen that night.

The fact that there was a conspiracy doesn't exonerate Sirhan unless it can be proven that someone manipulated him psychologically. Which there is circumstantial evidence for (Sirhan is easily hypnotized) but likely isn't possible to prove short of confessions by the individuals involved.

[Ray Mitcham]

Sirhan confessed at trial he killed RFK. Not good enough for you.

No. He was told to plead guilty by his attorney.

[Richard Smith]

Likely that he's lying based on what specifically?

What has he gained from lying about it for decades?

It didn't prevent him from getting the Death Penalty for his crime. It so far hasn't gotten him out of prison.

The medical examiner refused to conclude that Sirhan fired the shot that killed RFK. There is strong evidence that more than 8 shots were fired (Sirhan couldn't have fired more than 8 ).

No one is arguing that Sirhan is innocent. He was there with a gun in his hand as you noted. But the physical evidence suggests that he wasn't the only one shooting in the kitchen that night.

Sirhan is in prison.  He needs to appear to be sympathetic to ever get out.  He is not going to tell the truth and say that he is an anti-Semitic terrorist who targeted RFK for assassination due to his support of Israel.  He is trying to get out.  Not add time to his sentence.  This is a trick as old as the hills.  Prisoners claim to get religion, can't remember what happened, were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  It's a way to deflect responsibility for the underlying criminal act.