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Robert Francis Kennedy

Case from Los-angeles, CA dated Jun 06, 1968

Victim Details

Senator Robert Francis Bobby Kennedy

Male

White / Caucasian

Los-angeles

CA

1968-06-06

42

Robert

Francis Kennedy

07/12/2026

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Senator Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, aged 42, was fatally shot on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and succumbed to his injuries on June 6, 1968. Kennedy, a prominent figure in American politics and a candidate in the 1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries, had just delivered a victory speech after winning the California and South Dakota primaries. As he exited through the kitchen hallway of the hotel, he was shot multiple times by Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-ye ...
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  • The Assassination of Robert Kennedy | History Today
  • Behind the Picture: RFK's Assassination
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