The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy: An Investigation of Motive, Means, and Opportunity - Hardcover

Moldea, Dan E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393037916 ISBN 13: 9780393037913

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1995

Synopsis

A behind-the-scenes look at Robert Kennedy's assassination draws on unofficial evidence that suggests that Sirhan Sirhan did not act alone and presents a heavily researched interpretation of what actually happened.

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About the Author

A specialist on organized-crime investigations since 1974, best-selling author and independent investigative journalist Dan E. Moldea has published nine nonfiction books: The Hoffa Wars: Teamsters,Rebels, Politicians, and the Mob (1978); The Hunting of Cain: A True Story of Money, Greed, and Fratricide (1983); Dark Victory: Ronald Reagan, MCA, and the Mob (1986); Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football (1989); The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy: An Investigation of Motive, Means,and Opportunity (1995); Evidence Dismissed: The Inside Story of the Police Investigation of O.J. Simpson (with Tom Lange and Philip Vannatter, 1997); A Washington Tragedy: How the Death of Vincent Foster Ignited a Political Firestorm (1998); his memoir, Confessions of a Guerrilla Writer:  Adventures in the Jungles of Crime, Politics,and Journalism (2013); and Hollywood Confidential:  A True Story of Wiretapping, Friendship, and Betrayal (2018).
 
     See the first chapters of all of Moldea's books at moldea.com/guerrilla.html.
 
     He is currently writing his tenth nonfiction book.
 
     Moldea has lectured about crime, politics, and journalism at over 100 colleges and universities throughout the United States.  To book a lecture with him, please go to moldea.com/lectures.html.  (The Jodi Solomon Speakers Bureau)

      Since 1998, Moldea, a registered private investigator, has also worked as an independent-investigative consultant, participating in a wide variety of breathtaking and mind-blowing capers.

Review

     "Carefully reasoned . . . ultimately persuasive . . . dramatic. . . . The author meticulously dissects how the various disputes arose and how critics were drawn into the orbit of the case. . . . The cleverness of [Moldea's] strategy in the book lies in his playing so effectively the part of devil's advocate. . . . His book should be read, not so much for the irrefutability of its conclusions as for the way the author has brought order out of a chaotic tale and turned an appalling tatter of history into an emblem of our misshapen times.--Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times
 
     "Moldea's book is a must read for all those concerned about the troublesome questions raised about the official version of the assassination of RFK.  His startling conclusions are all the more persuasive because of the tenacity and integrity he brought to his long quest for the truth." --Professor G. Robert Blakey, former chief counsel, U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations
 
     "Beyond its boldness and intelligence, The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy, after all of its fascinating twists and turns, makes a very persuasive case for its ultimate conclusion.  With its exclusive interviews and important new evidence, this book will be an unavoidable touchstone for all future works on the case." --Vincent Bugliosi
 
     "Dan Moldea takes us on a brave and honest journey. . . . He doesn't fail to lead us on a number of fascinating detours, because he knows that only by taking these ambitious side trips can we plumb some of the case's deepest mysteries." --Robert Blair Kaiser
 
     "This book will show up the naysayers in the press who value their prejudices more than Moldea's facts, and set armchair theorists on their ears.  It is exciting, fun, and instructive to watch Moldea solve, finally, this important case--with a Perry Mason shocker to sweeten the ending." --Jonathan Kwitny
 
     "The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy is a classic piece of investigative journalism and a signal contribution to contemporary American political history." --Laurence Leamer
 
     "In a fascinating true-life adventure, Dan Moldea allows us to look over his shoulder as he dissects the investigation, searching for its flaws, weighing the sometimes conflicting evidence, and finally leading us to what appears to be his rock-solid verdict." --David Burnham
 
     "In my view, the essential requirements of good journalism are honesty and integrity, Dan Moldea's book on the murder of Robert Kennedy reflects the best you can get." --Seymour Hersh
 
     "There are various conspiracy theories about RFK's assassination.  I was persuaded by Dan Moldea's The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy that they are bogus."--Evan  Thomas

About this edition

• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0393037916
• ISBN 13: 9780393037913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416