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The Ballad of Billy Balls

S1 [1] June 5, 1968 | The RFK Tapes

The Ballad of Billy Balls

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.49.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Fifty years ago, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot in the kitchen pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, moments after winning the California Democratic primary. A lone gunman was captured at the scene, pistol in hand. Police said the case was open and shut. But was it? Meet Bill Klaber (author, Shadow Play) - a researcher who has a very different idea of what happened on June 5, 1968.

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0:00.0

My name is Sergeant Jordan. This is Rampart, uh, detectives. Uh, what is your name, sir?

0:18.0

No comment.

0:21.0

This is an LAPD police state from June 5, 1968. It's the middle of the night in an interrogation

0:28.0

at the Rampart's division in downtown Los Angeles.

0:31.0

All right, I have to advise you that you have a right to remain silent. And if you give up the right...

0:36.0

Sergeant Jordan speaks to a young man. Early 20s, short, he's a little beat up and breathing heavily.

0:43.0

You understand this. Now you're shaking your head. You do understand me.

0:49.0

All right, now would you tell me what your name is?

0:53.0

I want to abide by your first admonishment to the right of keeping silent the man whispers.

1:04.0

He won't reveal his name.

1:12.0

All right, sir, that is your privilege.

1:15.0

Uh, and what's so strange about that is that this quiet young man has just inserted himself into American history in the most explosive and public way imaginable.

1:25.0

He's been arrested for something that you only do if you want everyone to know your name.

1:31.0

Now, is this all your property here? I mean, is there any outside I don't want it to get lost?

1:36.0

Sergeant Jordan catalogues the items found on the suspect at the time of his arrest.

1:41.0

I also have a comb, a key, and a flipping here, you and your friends are cordially invited to come and see and hear Robert Kennedy on Sunday June 2nd, 1968 at 8 p.m.

1:58.0

The coconut grove, the ambassador.

2:01.0

Thank you very much.

2:03.0

You have two unexpended cartridges, which appear to be 22 caliber.

2:09.0

All right, now would you tell me what your name is?

2:18.0

Maybe what we're hearing here is someone who just wants to relish his last moment of anonymity.

2:23.0

Can you find anything we don't have to do as a bremcher?

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