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The Assassination Of Robert F. Kennedy
Written by Tim Tate and Brad Johnson
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At 12.16am on Wednesday, June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded in the service pantry of the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. A 24-year-old Palestinian immigrant, Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, was found holding the smoking gun, and convicted of murder. That is the official history - but Tim Tate and Brad Johnson have uncovered a different story. After 25 years spent scrutinising over 100,000 official documents and previously unknown recordings, and conducting new interviews with key figures, they show that Sirhan could not have fired the fatal bullets - and reveal evidence of a murderous conspiracy involving organised crime and the CIA...
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Tim Tate
TIM TATE is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and the bestselling author of non-fiction books, including Slave Girl. His films have been honoured by Amnesty International, the Royal Television Society, UNESCO and the International Documentary Association.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very good book.
Facts and to the point. Not stretched out or endless storytelling.