Shafaq News/ The US government on Fridayreleased nearly 10,000 previously classified pages related to the 1968assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, shedding new light on the mindsetof his killer.
The files include chilling handwritten notesfrom convicted assassin Sirhan Sirhan, in which he repeatedly wrote variationsof “RFK must die” and “RFK must be disposed of like his brother was” — areference to President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination. One note scrawledacross an envelope, described the act as an “unshakable obsession.”
The trove, posted online by the NationalArchives and Records Administration, is part of a broader transparency effortordered by President Donald Trump shortly after beginning his second term. Therelease follows the disclosure of unredacted documents last month related toJFK’s assassination, which, while offering deeper insight into Cold War-eraintelligence operations, did not substantiate long-standing conspiracytheories.
Sirhan, a Palestinian immigrant, shot Kennedy onJune 5, 1968, moments after the senator delivered a victory speech followinghis win in the California Democratic primary. Sirhan was convicted offirst-degree murder and remains incarcerated in California.
The newly released documents include FBI memos,crime scene photos, correspondence from the public, and interviews withSirhan’s classmates, neighbors, and coworkers. While some described him as“friendly and generous,” others portrayed a politically driven andimpressionable young man who briefly embraced mysticism and supported communistregimes.
In one account, Sirhan told a Black garbagecollector, who had expressed support for Kennedy, “Well, I don’t agree. I amplanning on shooting the son of a bitch,” shortly after Martin Luther KingJr.'s assassination in April 1968.
Other files reference rumors that Kennedy wouldbe assassinated, including accounts from American tourists who claimed to haveheard such predictions while visiting Israel weeks before the shooting.
Sirhan’s legal team has long argued that heposes no threat to society. In 2021, a parole board deemed him eligible forrelease, but California Governor Gavin Newsom rejected the decision in 2022. Adifferent panel denied parole again in 2023, citing Sirhan’s continued lack ofinsight into his crime.
The late senator’s son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,now serving as Health and Human Services Secretary, welcomed the release,praising President Trump and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbardfor their “courage” and “dogged efforts.”
“Lifting the veil on the RFK papers is anecessary step toward restoring trust in American government,” Kennedy Jr. saidin a statement.
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