RFK - was His Assassination Part of a Conspiracy?

With the current release of Emilio Estevez' ensemble drama "Bobby," about the lives of several people all staying at the Ambassador Hotel on the day of the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy, the subject of his death has been brought to light once again. 38 years later there are some that don't believe 22-year-old Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan acted alone in RFK's death. Whether this is true or not may never be known. Books have been written on the subject with varying opinions of its authors. Some believe it was an open and shut case while others believe there is more to it then the public has been led to believe.

America loves a good mystery and the events of June 4, 1968 certainly point to some questions being answered. The following pages are the facts as they have been researched. This article simply ponders those facts and theories and will allow you, the reader, to decide for yourself.

For as long as there have been assassinations there have been conspiracy theories. The most famous may be that of Bobby's brother, President John F. Kennedy. To this day everyone has a strong, concrete opinion about whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone or not.

1968 was a turbulent time in America. The Vietnam War was in full swing and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., beloved civil rights leader, was at the height of his popularity when he was gunned down outside a hotel room in Memphis. While James Earl Ray was arrested there are many who, to this day, believe that either Ray didn't act alone or wasn't the shooter at all.

On June 4^th, the ink wasn't even dry on the Warren Commission's final report that left many in this nation unconvinced that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of President Kennedy.

Robert Kennedy was in California for a very important primary stopover. Should Kennedy have won California he would next be heading to Chicago with momentum and the likelihood that he would be the Democratic Presidential Candidate.