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Sirhan Trial / Premeditation #444327

NBC Evening News for Friday, Feb 21, 1969
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(Studio) Prosecution tries to prove murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy was premeditated.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley

(Los Angeles, California) Garbage collector, Alvin Clark, testifies Sirhan Sirhan told him he was going to kill Kennedy. Defense Attorney Emile Zola Berman asks Clark if he hadn't said before that he hated Sirhan and would do anything to get him convicted. Clark says yes. [CLARK - tells of incident where Sirhan told him he was going to shoot Kennedy. Sirhan kind; never appeared to be that type of person. Hated him after assassination.] Mrs. Miriam Davis says she saw man who looked like Sirhan in kitchen of hotel 2 days before shooting.
REPORTER: Jack Perkins

Reporter(s):
Huntley, Chet;
Perkins, Jack
Duration:
00:03:10

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