The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy by Dan E Moldea

The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy by Dan E Moldea

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"Carefully reasoned . . . dramatic. . . . [Moldeas] book should be read, not so much for the irrefutability of its conclusions as for the way the author has brought order out of a chaotic tale and turned an appalling tatter of history into an emblem of our misshapen times."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times

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The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy by Dan E Moldea

On June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was shot in the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; his death the following day stunned a nation still recovering from John F. Kennedys assassination five years earlier. Officials insisted, however, that this was not "another Dallas": this was an open-and-shut case--Sirhan Sirhan acted alone. Yet behind the official version of the RFK assassination lies a story of shadows, controversies, conflicting testimony, and missing evidence. Investigative journalist Dan E. Moldea set out to discover the truth; what he found suggested a botched investigation, and perhaps something worse. Was there strong evidence, as certain police officers and the FBI alleged, that too many bullets were fired to have come from Sirhans gun? Could the LAPD have suppressed vital evidence in their rush to judgment? Could Sirhan have had an accomplice? In a fascinating book full of plot twists and intrigue, Moldea turns the case inside out, tracking down witnesses and police officers (many of whom had never before been interviewed), scrutinizing testimony and official files, questioning Sirhan in jail, and polygraphing security guard Thane Eugene Cesar, accused by many of being the real gunman. New evidence mounts and theories fly until Moldea reveals what he believes happened that fateful night. Exhaustively researched, brilliantly analyzed, this book definitively slams the door shut on the mystery of the Robert Kennedy assassination.
"MrMoldea's journalistic instincts have never looked sharper... [Presents] what is likely to be the best understanding of what actually happened on June 5, 1968." -- Gerald Posner "[Moldea's] book will serve future historians well." -- Bill Wallace
Dan E. Moldea has specialized in organized-crime investigations since 1974. He has written numerous books and lives in Washington, D.C.
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ISBN 13 9780393315349
ISBN 10 0393315347
Title The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy
Author Dan E Moldea
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Year published 1997-03-19
Number of pages 368
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