Board Denies Parole to Sirhan for 11th Time
From Staff and Wire Reports
The convicted killer of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was denied parole Thursday, his 11th time before the board since the 1968 assassination.
Sirhan Sirhan was not present during the hearing at Corcoran State Prison.
Sirhan shot Kennedy on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles minutes after Kennedy claimed victory in the California presidential primary.
Sirhan, a Palestinian immigrant, was wrestled to the ground with a gun in his hand.
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