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JFK Assassination Plus General Discussion & Debate => JFK Assassination Plus General Discussion And Debate => Topic started by: Benjamin Cole on January 30, 2026, 02:02:59 AM
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Eugene Thane Cesar was the rent-a-security guard officer who escorted RFK through the pantry at the Ambassador on June 5 1968, when RFK was shot, and fatally wounded by Sirhan Sirhan.
Some have speculated that Cesar actually shot RFK, as LA County Coroner Noguchi has concluded RFK had been shot from behind---and most witnesses placed Sirhan in front of RFK.
However, Sirhan himself told one interviewer that RFK had turned away from Sirhan at the last instant.
The Confession: During an interview with Michael McGowan, a onetime investigator for Sirhan's legal team, Sirhan was asked why he didn't shoot Kennedy right between the eyes. Sirhan replied, "Because that son of a bitch turned his head at the last second".
Well, sure, the authenticity of the Sirhan's statement to McGowan can be challenged, like nearly everything about the JFKA or RFKA. However, on several other occasions, to a lawyer and others, Sirhan "slipped" and said he remembered what happened in the Ambassador pantry.
And then there is this nearly iconic photo:
(https://i.postimg.cc/cCBHjFxJ/Screen-Shot-2569-01-28-at-07-00-23.png)
What you see the left of RFK's right hand is Cesar's clip-on tie.
It was evidently pulled from Cesar's attire by a falling RFK.
An RFK who was facing Cesar, as he had turned away from Sirhan and his upheld gun?
Likely.
This does not mean Sirhan acted alone. He may have had manipulators or accomplices, such as his own brother, and the girl in the polka-dot dress.
Sirhan's brother bought the handgun for Sirhan, and was likely there at the Ambassador (many people described seeing a Sirhan look-a-like), and the polka-dot dress girl (evidently, a real looker) got him liquored up.
Sirhan was not hypnotized, but rather in a cult, or group of Middle East extremists.
Sirhan hated Jews, Israel and RFK. He said so with abandon, many times.