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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    A visit to Sirhan Sirhan's family home in Pasadena

    A man from Pasadena, Sirhan Sirhan, was arrested and convicted of the killing of Robert F. Kennedy. Sirhan is still in prison. The house he grew up in, his family home in Pasadena, is still there. It’s occupied by his last living relative.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 5, 2018 • 1 min read

    A man from Pasadena, Sirhan Sirhan, was arrested and convicted of the killing of Robert F. Kennedy. Sirhan is still in prison. The house he grew up in, his family home in Pasadena, is still there. It’s occupied by his last living relative. Reporter Peter Gilstrap went to visit.

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    4. 33:28Was there a second shooter in RFK's assassination?
    5. 41:47Miss America pageant dumps swimsuits
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Peter Gilstrap

      Writer and radio producer

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    The 50th anniversary of RFK's assassination
    1. 0:00Longtime LAPD vet Michel Moore picked as new chief
    2. 7:42What exactly happened on the day RFK was shot?
    3. 15:33A visit to Sirhan Sirhan's family home in PasadenaYou’re reading this
    4. 33:28Was there a second shooter in RFK's assassination?
    5. 41:47Miss America pageant dumps swimsuits
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