Sirhan Denies Killing Kennedy; Parole Rejected
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CORCORAN, Calif. — Convicted assassin Sirhan Sirhan was denied parole again Wednesday after stunning a parole hearing by declaring that he now believes he did not kill Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.
“I believe I’m innocent of this crime and that I did not commit this crime,” Sirhan, 54, told the hearing at Corcoran State Prison.
In denying parole, the board said Sirhan remained a danger to society although it commended him for being free of disciplinary problems in prison. The board made no comment on his claims of innocence.
Sirhan was grim as the decision was delivered. He may seek parole again in three years.
Sirhan continued to maintain that he suffers from amnesia about all events on the night Kennedy was slain.
Kennedy was shot June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles minutes after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary.
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