Nonetheless, the many suppositions that are thrown out by osullivan. The assassination of bobby kennedy trailer for a new feature documentary looking at the controversies in the rfk assassination. The assassination of bobby kennedy 2008 shane osullivan on allmovie for. O n this podcast we go back to the overflowing well of conspiracy theories that is the assassination of bobby kennedy and the stories of the kennedy family. However, as with his brothers death, robert kennedys assassination and the. An earlier article by max holland that focusses on bobby kennedys attitude toward castro and the assassination an article by arrb member anna nelson on recent document releases. Kennedy, five years earlier and of the great civil rights activist martin luther king jr. Munir sirhan tells how his brother sirhan has never been able to remember the shooting. Sirhan was a christian jordanian of palestinian descent.
Jun 16, 20 this is one of the saddest scenes of the series. May 15, 2008 lets hope he doesnt hear about this documentary, in which irish journalist shane osullivan proposes the outlandish theory that sirhan sirhan, the assassin of kennedy s brother robert, was a. The assassination of bobby kennedy, a new investigative documentary by shane osullivan, looks at the infamous 1968 murder of the massachusetts senator and presidential hopeful, raising some interesting questions about the official version of what happened. Earlier that evening, the 42yearold junior senator from new york was declared the winner in the south dakota and. Kennedy assassination 50th anniversary children american politician and lawyer robert f. Kennedy s death shattered the nation on june 5, 1968, bobby kennedy s assassination left the country in turmoil. Mpi on edge with dokument label hollywood reporter. The film themes the life and assassination of former us attorney general robert bobby kennedy and is in german cinemas from 8 march. Quinlan describes the movement of skorzenys career from german commando to geopolitical operator and controller of off the shelf activities that may have included some role in the jfk assassination.
The irony is that the death of rfk took place on a much smaller scale than that of jfk, with a set of variables that is much less complex than that of the jfk murder. Directed by shane osullivan, based on his earlier reports for bbc newsnight and the guardian. The documentary presents indisputable evidence that members of lapd with ties to the cia actively engaged in covering up certain material facts when they. Yet sirhan frequently became strangely fascinated by things around him which provoked him into staring at people or objects. For the assassination of roberts brother, john, see assassination of john f. Bobby kennedy was assassinated on june 6, 1968, at the age of 42. Its 40 years now since 1968, five years after the assassination of his brother, president john f. Robert francis kennedy november 20, 1925 june 6, 1968, sometimes referred to by the initials rfk and occasionally bobby, was an american politician and lawyer who. Quinlan led off the olney 2019 conference of the jfk historical group and was one of the highlights of the conference.
Chasing the mystery of the robert kennedy assassination kaiser, robert blair on. Mwn episode 118 casey quinlan on frontier justice in the. Cbs news fortyfive years ago, on june 5, 1968, robert f. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. The assassination of bobby kennedy, historical researcher and filmmaker shane osullivan makes a similar case regarding the shooting death of robert f. A new investigative documentary exploring the controversies surrounding the assassination of bobby kennedy on june 5, 1968 as he looked set to challenge nixon for the white house. Getting closer to the truth about the death of jfk mu. Rfk assassination robert kennedy jfk sirhan sirhan thane eugene cesar david sanchez morales gordon campbell george joannides mkultra cia manchurian candidate bradley ayers sandra serrano ambassador hotel karl uecker jmwave jmwave castro june 5 1968 shane osullivan second gun theory girl in. Rfk assassination robert kennedy jfk sirhan sirhan thane eugene cesar david sanchez morales gordon campbell george joannides mkultra cia manchurian candidate bradley ayers sandra serrano ambassador hotel karl uecker jmwave jmwave castro june 5 1968 shane osullivan second gun theory girl in the polkadot dress robert f.
Attorneygeneral, is discovering for himself a new role. Nbc news piers anderton reports from the kitchen of the ambassador hotel moments after sen. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories wikipedia. Pdt, on june 6, nearly 26 hours after the shooting. Sirhan sirhan, robert kennedy, munir sirhan, sandra serrano, vincent di pierro, paul. Kennedy must be assassinated occurring over and over, coupled with such curious phrases as pay to the order of and my determination to eliminate rfk is becoming more the sic.
The conspiracy theories relating to the assassination of robert f. The reason given was related to kennedy s support of israel. The nation was severely shocked at the news of yet another assassination of a major public figure. The assassination of robert kennedy has been essentially ignored in the high profile controversy over the death of his brother, jfk.
Robert kennedy was the third major assassination of the decade, following the murders of roberts brother, john f. I was kind of the assassination editor back in the 60s, says goldman, who is now 85 and has retired from journalism to write crime fiction. Kaisers donation includes seven spiral bound notebooks, compiled between june 1968 and june 1969, of. Audio engineer philip van praag, who analyzed an audio recording of the 1968 assassination of robert f.
The assassination of bobby kennedy full film interesting. Kennedys death shattered the nation on june 5, 1968, bobby kennedys assassination left the country in turmoil. Kennedys assassination in november 1963, he believed the public would soon forget about the. Chasing the mystery of the robert kennedy assassination book. Robert francis kennedy november 20, 1925 june 6, 1968, sometimes referred to by the initials rfk and occasionally bobby, was an american politician and lawyer who served as the 64th united states attorney general from january 1961 to september 1964, and as a u. Kennedy assassination and its aftermath 1970, correspondent for the new york times and time magazine and professor of journalism at the university of nevada at reno. Hotel karl uecker jmwave jmwave castro june 5 1968 shane osullivan second gun theory girl in the polkadot dress robert f. He was only 42yearsold and was survived by his wife and 11 children. It is my pleasure to welcome shane osullivan to the program. The assassination of robert bobby kennedy, 1968 youtube. The assassination of bobby kennedy those conspiracy guys. Jens kalaene members of the public visit at the grave site of president john fitzgerald kennedy on the 25th.
But after spending an hour suggesting that three sinister cia agents were out to get bobby at the. Sosullivan, einhof, shigenobu, kennedy 3 2 hidden in the rushes, lost in the feed video 1. The entry on may 18, 1968, read, my determination to eliminate r. An early indication that there might be more than meets the eye in this case came with the discovery of sirhans diaries. Mpi media group is launching dokument films, an indie theatrical, dvd and digital download distribution label dedicated to edgy fare from around the world. Nonetheless, the many suppositions that are thrown out by osullivan, though tantalizing and perhaps plausible, still arent. Kennedy assassination robert kennedy assassination. It is set for theatrical release at the pioneer theater in new york on june 5. Probe magazine on jfk, mlk, rfk and malcolm x james dieugenio, lisa pease, et al probing deep into four hidden histories. Kennedy assassination archive collection mc1rfkaa background note new york senator robert f. Moments later kennedy is shot from an inch behind his right ear and slumps to the floor, assassinated. Earlier that evening, the 42yearold junior senator from new york was declared the winner in the south dakota and california presidential primaries in the 1968 election.
Some believe sirhan was hypnotized to be present as a. Senator from new york from january 1965 until his assassination in june 1968. It has been suggested that the date of the assassination is significant because it was the first anniversary of the start of the sixday war between israel and its arab neighbors. The assassination of bobby kennedy is a new investigative documentary by shane osullivan that examines the events of that night and presents compelling evidence that sirhan did not. The assassination of bobby kennedy is an investigative documentary by irish writer and filmmaker shane osullivan released in 2007. Conspiracy books usually treat john and robert kennedy as innocent babes who would not have thought about dirty tricks much less assassination plots against castro. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories wikiwand. Sirhan stood trial and was convicted of the murder of robert f. May 17, 2008 t his is a poor documentary which sets out to prove that sirhan sirhan was not a lone assassin. Kennedy, said pruszynski did not reach out to authorities because he. My guest today on who what why is author and filmmaker shane osullivan, who spent years researching bobby kennedys death. Kennedy the following pages are in this category, out of total.
However, since the california state supreme court invalidated all death. Kennedy assassination by philip melanson who killed bobby by shane osullivan. Kennedy won the california democratic primary and looked set to challenge nixon for the white house. Speculation about the 1968 assassination of senator robert f. Moments later, he is assassinated by 24yearold palestinian sirhan sirhan. A documentary about the bobby kennedy assassination. The assassination of bobby kennedy 2007 documentary. Cnns johnson, a longtime rfk investigator and the coauthor of a new book on the case, the assassination of robert f.
Yes, he shot four other people and aimed at kennedy. Mar 11, 2019 the nation was severely shocked at the news of yet another assassination of a major public figure. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Children of the revolution charts the audiovisual historiographies of two female revolutionaries from the 1968 student movements in germany and japan to become leaders of the baader meinhof. The assassination of bobby kennedy by shane osullivan, an independent researcher. Robert kennedys secret campaign to become lyndon johnson. Sandra serrano speaks for the first time in forty years about the girl in the polkadot dress fleeing the scene, yelling. Kennedy by william turner and jonn christian the robert f.