RFK children speak out on Sirhan Sirhan parole 

I was not alive when RFK was killed. The more a learn about him, the more I believe our country was robbed of a truly transformative leader. What a loss.

Assassinated is the word. struck down seems too mild. I was a kid and I still grieve the assassination of President Kennedy and Senator Kennedy. The trauma is still with me. Those assassinations wiped out the hope of a better country and we can clearly see the result now.

The fact that the children had to find out about their father's assassination from TV rather than from a hug is almost as traumatic as the assassination itself.

I was eight years old and watching it happen live on television at our home in Southern California. Still remember my mom with tears in her eyes saying "Not again". Haunts me to this day.

His deed was permanent. So should his punishment.

For all the what-if’s, fame, promise, etc that is overwhelmingly(and justifiably) associated with John F Kennedy, to me the assassination of Robert Kennedy was the bigger loss in terms of the type of man he was and his vision for the future of this country. He gets nowhere near the reverence and admiration he deserves. The impromptu and completely unrehearsed speech he gave the night that Martin Luther King was assassinated Is still one of the most remarkable things I’ve ever seen and heard in the entirety of American history

RFK was extremely influential in consulting and advising his brother JFK, especially when it came to the Cuban Missile Crisis. RFK was the true unsung hero of that situation. Having lost my Dad when I was 11, and having seen him collapse and die on our kitchen floor due to a heart attack, my heart truly went out to his daughter when she discussed how she learned of her own father's death. So heartbreaking...you never fully get over it....never ever.

Those last words spoken by Christopher Kennedy were powerful, and hit home for me.

I was just a pre-teen and I can still feel the “over the roof” charisma that President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy had. There has been no one since that can come close to that. No one.

It tears me up inside to see RFK's daughter whom I can tell loved her father very dearly. God bless the Kennedies for what they've been through!

That tells you how sick our court systems are This guy shouldn't of gotten out

I did all of Ethel Kennedy's hardwood floors in Hyannis Port Massachusetts 40 years ago an 30 years ago. She was one of the nicest people you could ever meet. You would never know she was who she was.So nice to us.Bought us lunch everyday and talk so sweetly about everyone and everything. I miss those days back here on Cape Cod when I was 18 years old.. It's not like it used to be.Im 57 now.

Sirhan is not remorseful and doesn’t deserve release.

Never leave him out. I was 22 years old when RFK was killed. Can you imagine what this country would be like if he had lived? We'll never know. We were cheated out of our future.

"Fifty-three Decembers ago." How sad. I'm glad Newsome denied the parole, but why does he get another chance "no later than Feb 2023"? If he doesn't deserve parole now why would he within the next year? What a waste of time and money for the state, and what a tragedy for the family to keep going through this. What is wrong with the people on the parole board. I'm so sorry for Robert's family. Love from a Republican. And I don't think whether he apologizes or not should have ANYTHING to do with it. How hard is it for anyone to fake an " I'm sorry"?

This killer was given the death penalty for his crime! There should be NO talk of parole! DEATH penalty means at the very least…..prison for the rest of his life, WITHOUT parole! Disgusting that the system keeps traumatizing Robert Kennedy’s family. Shame on our justice system. This is not justice!

Honestly, it isn't a matter of whether Sirhan would be a danger to society if let out of prison. It is a matter of punishment for doing a horrendous act. He assassinated a political figure because he didn't agree with certain views he had. And the topper is that he is unwilling to take responsibility for it or show any remorse. I say let him live out the rest of his days in prison because he deserves the punishment. Actions have consequences and Sirhan has to accept his consequences for what he did.

If the murderer of a famous politician is recommended for parole, it will set a precedent for the release of countless dangerous criminals on our already unsafe streets.

So many politicians come across as fake in their caring of people, but Bobby Kennedy was the real deal. Such a loss for this country, as well as the world. God bless his wife and children and may they find peace.

Only one word describes this: heartbreaking.

I was a nineteen year old student eagerly following RFK and McCarthy in the election. Believe me...Many Americans understand precisely what we ALL lost. I try to be forgiving, but I think that is predicated by telling the truth about what you did. That goes for me, and everyone else on the planet.

I was 17 when this happened, and I thought how is Ethel going to get through this . She was a rock !! Sirhan should never have been released ! Period !

Forgiveness is personal, spiritual. Justice is law. Sirhan did not consider age, wellbeing, quality of life, family, etc., when he killed Kennedy. His age, wellbeing, quality of life, etc., should not be considered. Life in prison or the death penalty...nothing less. That is justice.

I am the same age as one of RFK's older daughters and have had the privilege to meet her and get to know her a little. I do not claim we are close friends. But, my memories of Bobby Kennedy's passion and expression of it is seen in his daughter Kathleen today. A truly, truly good person and though there is much we disagree on in the arena of politics, someone I greatly respect. Her father would and should be incredibly proud of her.

That his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment is the final judgement and the Kennedys should not be put through this ordeal throughout their lives with the Parole Board reviewing the case every 15 years. It is almost as though the Kennedys have been repeatedly penalized for having saved him from the death penalty to life imprisonment. That "loophole" needs to be changed. It is just wrong and was not negotiated correctly during the sentencing phase. Appalling !

It’s disgusting that he would ever be let out of jail. 😡

My heart ❤️ really goes out to them. Sirhan Sirhan should NEVER be released from prison!

The only time I ever saw my daddy cry was when Jack Kennedy died, Robert died the year I graduated from high school and I went to Oswego and saw the funeral train come through. He could have made a difference in this world.

Their last daughter didn’t even get to meet her father, he had eleven children 😭

No admission, no remorse, no release! Forgiveness requires an admission, and an apology.

I agree 100% with Chris Kennedy. Colton Willard who killed my granddaughter and unborn child has never acknowledged nor took responsibility for their deaths . No remorse . He didn't ask nor seek forgiveness. Prayers for Us all .

Forgiveness does NOT have to come after an apology.

WTF why would they let him out? Why are we letting murderers out? If you take a life on purpose without provocation-you give up yours. Period. I cant beleive this.

All these years later and it's still too painful😥

Still can't watch this and am still traumatized by both those horrific assassinations and the one of MLK Jr 50 plus years later even though I'm not related. Have lived in Kennedy country, liberal MA for decades and also lived in NYC and saw beloved Bobby just 3 months before his assassination in the St. Patrick's Day parade on 5th Ave. He walked right pass me and I was blown away his energy and that famous Kennedy charisma and his twinkling baby blue Irish eyes and megawatt Kennedy smile has stayed with me ever since then! My husband also campaigned for Bobby. He's still missed by so many and would have been a great president. He had a keen intellect and much compassion for those less fortunate, may he rest in peace. The country has gone down hill ever since then, imho! We've all been through so much ever since then and like Ethel said in the recent documentary about this great lady, "No one gets a free ride", so true!

RFK has been my idol for over 30 years. It pains me to think about how different this country and even the world could be if he had lived. I rarely watch videos like this anymore, though, because inevitably they play that clip of him saying, "...and now it's on to Chicago and let's win there!" My stomach turns over every time I hear that because I know he was just moments away from being mortally wounded.

I cannot remember this event without tearing up. The Kennedy's were loved by the people...until justice is done Robert may not be resting in peace! God bless his soul.

Clay's mom was Bobby's communication secretary. She was a successful vibrant intelligent ambitious.... Clay traveled on the campaign trail with his mother hard at work. He was waiting for his mother, as always, after the rally, for her to finish working and go back to the hotel. He heard the shots. He watched the chaos. He waited and waited. Finally silently they drove home to home in del Mar. His mother never worked again. Clay took care of her till she died. Clay is my friend. I lost him in the beginning of covid. Pray for Clay

I hate to think about what this family went through, and I hate to think about the thousands/millions of fathers that have died leaving children behind. It really makes me grateful for my relationship with my father who died five years ago.

Why should he ever get out? Why should he ever get parole? There are young girls on death row who's crime was just being associated with a killer. Come on. What gives?

You can’t forgive someone who has not apologized…. I don’t think they should ever let him out ….or they should at least have enough respect to wait until Eternal passes… the woman is in her 90 s …this will be very upsetting for her

Sirhan Sirhan should not go free , if he is paroled and if he remains in the USA I think he will need an army of bodyguards because he is hated.

As the coroner testified, the fatal shot came _from behind_ and from close enough to leave powder burns. Sirhan fired from in front and never got within 3 or 4 feet of Kennedy. Photos taken during the shooting by a young man whose camera was seized by the authorities have never been published - probably destroyed. Parts of the door frame which contained bullet holes showing that more shots were fired than Sirhan's gun could hold were destroyed by the LAPD. The scribbling in Sirhan's notebook suggests that he was hypnotized into taking part, and the casual smear that he was upset that Kennedy supported Israel has been called into question. Just a few of the facts which call into question Sirhan's guilt. There can be no doubt that - just like JFK and MLK - the military industrial complex was behind RFK's assassination. Sad that most of his relatives apparently either don't know or discount the above, and that none of comments I scrolled through mentioned any of it. Not surprising that the MSM put together this hit piece to smear Sirhan and shield the people behind the assassination.

Feel most sorry for is mother of Kennedy brothers. She lived pain for many decades death of her 3 sons. What a strong lady was still able to live over a century. 🙏

The Assassin should remain in Prison for the rest of his life. He took away another Kennedy Father to an Assassin's bullet.

He should never be released. However since he is not an American citizen, he should be immediately deported.

Sad. You can see the genuine pain and grief in their faces, even after all these years.

So much pain. We'll never forget what their father stood for. God bless that family.

The governor of California has the final say in Sirhan Sirhan parole. He will block it just like he blocked Leslie Van Houtens parole.

I thought a part of being paroled was having to admit RESPONSEABILITY and SHOWING GREAT REMORSE . Neither of which SIRHAN has done .

Well I just started crying ... I could feel the heartache they have carried for all these years ... 💔💔😢😢

RFK Junior knows that the official story is a lie. But not all families agree with each other about everything.

He shouldn't be released. killers get life, or death not parole.

I honestly thought that the Kennedy carried more weight and respect.. I honestly feel their sorrow and completely agree with the frustration and lack of justice that they received!! That’s horrible and so wrong!!

I am so sorry that this is happening to you.

If a person takes a life, they must pay with their life - either the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole.

How outrageous that he should be allowed parole. This is the most unconscienceable action possible. To forgive someone does not remove the responsibility of their actions. God loves us, forgives us, but many time the consequences of our actions are there. To forgive someone something, you can pray for them, love them and pray they accept repentence for their actions, not to repent ( turn from our evil and unjust ways) is a curse.

A sentence of life in prison should mean just that -- life in prison. Not life in prison unless paroled.

I was so heartbroken when RFK was murdered. I best friend and I campaigned for him we wanted him for president so badly! America mourned deeply for RFK! What a tragic tragic loss. The movie of his train ride back to Washington DC is also heartbreaking, everyone lined up as the train when by with his casket inside... very hard to think about it after all these years too 💔💔💔💔

How can someone who has been given The Death Penalty be eligible for parole???

I’m glad that at least two of his children are fighting for him. I have no patience or forgiveness for murderers.

If Sirhan gets parole that's going to send quite the message to the country, and not a good one.

NO PAROLE ❗️❗️❗️He needs to give up the names of the people who paid him❗️❗️❗️

I can't imagine the heart ache his wife went thru. Money helps but loneliness is real.

Without true, genuine remorse, I I’m astonished with the Parole Board’s rationale. Normally, I’d be arguefor the commutation, but there’s nothing Mr Sirhan conveys that convinces me he wouldn’t harm someone again, even at his age. He was given enough leniency with the life sentence. No remorse. No release. RFK’s death only hastened the fascist politicians of the former administration.

He should never get out of jail.

Good grief! ☹ So sad. Just heartbreaking; anyway you look at it. 💔

I couldn't Imagine living with this tragedy for so long. You can still hear the grief and see the pain in their eye and faces. 50 years. I'd hate to be the person who decides this case.

Never mind Kennedy was shot in the back 3x and Sirhan was in front of Kennedy. Thane Eugene Cesar

I'm glad newsome did the right thing and rejected the parole.

This was a brutal assassination and I remember it as a 12 year old. The loss was huge as his children have expressed with such sorrow. It was also a huge loss to our nation as I believe Robert F. Kennedy would have defeated Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential election. Our nation would have taken a very different course and I believe would have been much better off if Kennedy had won the presidency. The 1960s had so many assassination, all of the victims being great leaders who were cut down including John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X & Medgar Evers.

I know how tough a woman had to be to raise children alone in the 1960's we lost our dad in 1967 and my mother raised my sister and I and sent us to Catholic school for 12 years then on to nursing school for me and my sister into business and my mother lost her mother in 1965. My family is Irish and we all gathered around and prayed for Bobby Kennedy. My mother had to go to work the next day and remembers downtown Pgh being so quiet on a business day. Yes I remember it well it was a nightmare. Your a better Catholic than I am because I could never forgive the man that killed my father. The sixties to me will be remembered by people I love dying.

My Mom Has Told Me That When She Was Riding In A Car And The News On The Radio Came On And They Said That John F. Kennedy Was Just Killed In Dallas, Texas She Started Crying And Her And Many, Many of The Great Americans Cared And Respected JFK And RFK And They Were Both So Wonderful For Our Beautiful United States Of America And The Large Kennedy Family Is Right And So Great For The Great People In America To.

The entire country has suffered the loss of Robert Kennedy. He was an outstanding patriot. His killer should remain in prison for life.

How can Sirhan show remorse for an event of which he has no memory?

History will be kind to RFK Jr.

She looks so much like her mother and he looks so much like his father! No matter if you liked or hated the Kennedys, you have to admire their incredible strength and ambition to want to get the job done and see it through. If RFK was to survive and become president we all probably wonder would it make a big difference at all? Each politicians, and other candidates, always makes promises to get a votes but it's very rare for those promises to come true, and I think they would of seen them through him and his brother JFK.

She looks so much like her mother.

The respectfulness of these 2 siblings towards each other over their views about whether SS is forgiven is admirable.

I ao agree with these two siblings and what they have gone through. He should not be paroled.

After all the yrs and tragedy this family has had. I do feel sorry for them. It will never go away 💖🌹😭🌍🌎

Thank God, Gov Newsome did the RIGHT thing & DENIED parole to that non - remorseful, lunatic, Sirhan Sirhan.

Don't they realize there were more bullet holes than one gun could make.

We need to know the whole story. Who was the other shooter?

The very act of releasing Sirhan Sirhan from prison IS a danger to society.

I recall being alone in our TV room at 12 years old seeing the assassination of Robert Kennedy replayed on the news.

He should never be free. God bless RFK. And God bless USA . From the people of the UK.

Our hearts still break for the kennedy children and those wives at the time

Ethel was and is a very strong person. Even stronger than Jackie.

UPDATE: Newsome has reversed Sirhan Sirhan’s parole.

I can remember as a little kid meeting Robert and Ted at a memorial service for Estes Kefauver. Mostly I have Robert’s smile burned in my mind. He was golden.

The pain never ends you have to live with it & wonder what would be 🙏

No different then when my friend was killed and the person who killed him did 10 years!

I’ve never forget the morning after RFK was killed, I was an 18 year old US Marine ,Training at advanced Infantry, at Camp Pendleton with orders to go to Vietnam. Our Sergeants got us up early to tell us the News That RFK had been shot. We were all very sad. We all wondered? What is happening to America?

B.S. Sirhan was the Lee Harvey patsy in that operation.

This country is in a lot of trouble when a murderer who was sentenced to the death penalty is eligible for parole based on age.

Sirhan Sirhan should never be let out of prison.

Robert F Kennedy represented hope for both the United States and the world. Such a tragic loss caused by an anomaly of nature called Sirhan who should not have been set free.

He had been asked off the record, who he would want as a running mate in a perfect world "Martin". Then Martin is executed and Bobby SLAUGHTERED . Crazy.

I was living in Philadelphia and a pre-teen watching the California primary live. Saw it all unfold and it stuck with me. I was too young to be seared bu JFK's death, but THIS one got me.