About this episode

Candice DeLong explores the psychological background and motivations of Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Robert F. Kennedy.

Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, the man who assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Shortly after midnight on June 5th, 1968, a gunshot in the kitchen of a Los Angeles hotel changed the course of American history. What investigators uncovered was a killer unlike any other: a deeply traumatized young man whose wounds of war and loss had quietly curdled into rage. Candice examines how a childhood defined by displacement and violence laid the psychological groundwork for radicalization, and how a single perceived betrayal transformed an admirer into an assassin. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Killer Psyche ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Candice DeLong

Topics covered

• assassination
• psychology
• crime
• history
• trauma
• radicalization

Keywords

• Sirhan Sirhan
• Robert F. Kennedy
• assassination
• FBI
• psychological profiling
• trauma
• radicalization

Sponsors

Audible

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, Treefort Media

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