BBC - Great Crimes and Trials Series 3 Set 2 (1995) Part 9 The Assassination of Robert Kennedy

Stabbings, shootings, genocide, torture, abduction, robbery, serial killing and mass suicide are just a few of the horrific crimes explored in Great Crimes and Trials. True stories carefully researched and reconstructed with actual archive footage. Cases which have become almost legendary in the annals of crime and detection. Serial killers, gangsters, assassins and war criminals - Great Crimes and Trials sheds light on crimes that shocked the world, bringing back memories of some of the most notorious cases of the twentieth century. The murders of John Lennon and presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, the unsolved Zodiac murders and the treasonous crimes of Lord Haw-Haw are all covered here in exacting detail, alongside other shocking stories of murder and mayhem. From the violent mob rule of the thirties to the fairly recent phenomenon of the serial killer, the motives, behavior patterns and killing techniques of some of the world's most evil felons are explored. Their detection, capture and trials are examined to give a complete picture of how crine and justice have evolved through the twentieth century. Narrated by Robert Powell, Great Crimes and Trials combines new and archive interviews to reconstruct each story, analysing the individual and his motive, explaining how the crime was committed and showing breakthroughs in investigations alongside details of the trial. With its researchers gaining unprecedented access to picture libraries and over 250,000 hours of archive footage, these are the definitive accounts of these appalling murders.

Part 9 The Assassination of Robert Kennedy

By the time he ran for President in 1968, JFK's brother had made many powerful enemies. When he was gunned down, apparently by a lone killer, many questions remained unanswered. What motives lay behind the shots that killed JFK's brother? Was the assassin really a lone gunman, outraged at Senator Kennedy's pro-Israeli stance, or were others involved? Robert Kennedy's strong support of liberal government policies, and his attack on criminal involvement with the powerful Teamster's Union, certainly made him extremely unpopular in some powerful circles. Kennedy's message, his political life, and very public murder are all documented here through an array of film footage that offers a fascinating retrospective of a tireless social crusader, his allies and his enemies.

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