{"product_id":"the-forgotten-terrorist-sirhan-sirhan-and-the-assassination-of-robert-f-kennedy-second-edition-paperback","title":"The Forgotten Terrorist: Sirhan Sirhan and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, Second Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMel Ayton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlan Dershowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert F. Kennedy's assassination in 1968 seems like it should be an open-and-shut case. Many people crowded in the small room at Los Angeles's famed Ambassador Hotel that fateful night saw Sirhan Sirhan pull the trigger. Sirhan was also convicted of the crime and still languishes in jail with a life sentence. However, conspiracy theorists have jumped on inconsistencies in the eyewitness testimony and alleged anomalies in the forensic evidence to suggest that Sirhan was only one shooter in a larger conspiracy, a patsy for the real killers, or even a hypnotized assassin who did not know what he was doing (a popular plot in Cold War-era fiction, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mel Ayton profiles Sirhan and presents a wealth of evidence about his fanatical Palestinian nationalism and his hatred for RFK that motivated the killing. Ayton unearths neglected eyewitness accounts and overlooked forensic evidence and examines Sirhan's extensive personal notebooks. He revisits the trial proceedings and convincingly shows Sirhan was in fact the lone assassin whose politically motivated act was a forerunner of present-day terrorism. \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Terrorist\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive book on the assassination that rocked the nation during the turbulent summer of 1968. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This second edition features a new afterword containing interviews and new evidence, as well as a new examination of the RFK assassination acoustics evidence by technical analyst Michael O'Dell. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMel Ayton\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003ePlotting to Kill the President: Assassination Attempts from Washington to Hoover\u003c\/i\u003e (Potomac Books, 2017) and \u003ci\u003eHunting the President: Threats, Plots, and Assassination Attempts--From FDR to Obama\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a history consultant for the BBC, the National Geographic Channel, and the Discovery Channel. \u003cb\u003eAlan Dershowitz \u003c\/b\u003eis Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law Emeritus at Harvard University and a distinguished criminal defense lawyer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765528690976,"sku":"9781640121744","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0a748cd7e7bd4f8e23af71b644151a3a.webp?v=1780272813","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-forgotten-terrorist-sirhan-sirhan-and-the-assassination-of-robert-f-kennedy-second-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}