Robert Kennedy assassination

On 5th June 1968, Robert Kennedy was making his way from the ballroom at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, to give a press conference. The prearranged route went through a food service pantry. While making his way through this area Sirhan Sirhan, stepped forward and fired a .22 revolver at the President. Although Sirhan was quickly subdued, Kennedy and five others were wounded, although only Kennedy was fatally wounded. Sirhan was arrested at the scene, charged and …

…seen in the files released to researchers in 1985, due mainly to the inclusion of a box of tapes, videos and documents sent from the LADA branch at Van Nuys. This box contained evidence which went against the official version. The most graphic examples were the video reconstruction's from 1968 and 1977, which prove that Sirhan could not have inflicted the wounds on President Kennedy. However, by using selected stills from the reconstruction's, the official version was supported.