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Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan denied parole for 16th time
Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan denied parole for 16th time,Sirhan was denied parole for another three years by a panel of California parole board members, who said he was not suitable for release. That decision was overruled by California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and Sirhan sued, saying the governor's action was illegal. Sirhan was convicted of gunning down Kennedy, 42, in the kitchen pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968.

Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan denied parole for 16th time

Sirhan was denied parole for another three years by a panel of California parole board members, who said he was not suitable for release. That decision was overruled by California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and Sirhan sued, saying the governor's action was illegal. Sirhan was convicted of gunning down Kennedy, 42, in the kitchen pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968.