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Sirhan, a Palestinian born in Jerusalem, shot Kennedy in the Ambassador Hotel, and was soon arrested. On March 3, 1969, in a Los Angeles, California court, Sirhan admitted that he had killed Kennedy. But as with the earlier Kennedy assassination, questions persist—such as how eleven slugs came out of an eight-chamber revolver with only six shells in it. The gun used by Sirhan was an Iver-Johnson Cadet Model 55-SA revolver in .22LR caliber, with a 2.5 inch barrel. The serial number was H-53725.
Sirhan said he felt betrayed by Kennedy's support for Israel in the Six-Day War. The assassination took place one year after the start of that war. Sirhan later also claimed he acted unconsciously, possibly as the result of "hypnotic brainwashing" which he attributed to the CIA's MK-Ultra program.
The lead prosecutor in the case was Lynn "Buck" Compton of Band of BrothersBand of Brothers was a ten part BBC/ HBO television miniseries co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks detailing the exploits of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, US 101st Airborne Division, during the latter days of World War I fame. Sirhan was convicted and sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to life in prison in 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un after the California Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional. He was eligible for parole, but as of March 2002 had had parole denied twelve consecutive times. He is not expected to be paroled.