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Janice · 03-19-2010, 08:56 PM

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Malcolm X Killer Paroled

Assassin granted formal release after 17 tries before state board

MARCH 19----The last man still imprisoned, as it were, for the murder of Malcolm X was granted parole earlier this month and is scheduled to be freed in late-April, 45 years after the civil rights leader was shot to death at Harlem's Audubon Ballroom. Following his 17th appearance before a New York State parole board panel, Thomas Hagan, 69, was granted his formal release from custody on March 3. Hagan, however, has been a part-time prisoner for most of the past 20 years, spending as little as two days a week in custody at an upper Manhattan work release facility, according to state records.

This "five out, two in" program allowed Hagan--pictured at right in a March 2008 mug shot--to work and live with his family. Hagan was one of three men convicted of shooting Malcolm X, who is pictured below in a post-mortem New York Police Department evidence photo. The two other gunmen were previously paroled. Hagan, who was shot in the thigh while trying to flee, was arrested outside the Audubon carrying a clip from the .45 caliber pistol he used during the attack.

First-person accounts of the shooting were provided to investigators by a variety of witnesses, including a Queens man, William Parker, who was struck with a stray bullet, and Betty Shabazz, Malcolm's wife, who testified before a Manhattan grand jury. An NYPD report details the results of an autopsy performed at the Bellevue Morgue: "Cause of death: Multiple shotgun and other caliber bullet wounds of Heart and aorta."

MickeyMac · 03-20-2010, 03:52 PM

My opinion only but I dont think those assassins were working alone.

Malcolm made a lot of enemies (and not just former Muslims) in his lifetime.

Janice · 03-20-2010, 09:59 PM

I'm not so sure he should have been released.

Lee · 03-20-2010, 10:17 PM

Malcolm X was no Martin Luther King, Jr.

But the death of any human being is sad

03-19-2010, 08:56 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Malcolm X Killer Paroled Open with caution http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...malcolmx1.html Malcolm X Killer Paroled Assassin granted formal release after 17 tries before state board MARCH 19----The last man still imprisoned, as it were, for the murder of Malcolm X was granted parole earlier this month and is scheduled to be freed in late-April, 45 years after the civil rights leader was shot to death at Harlem's Audubon Ballroom. Following his 17th appearance before a New York State parole board panel, Thomas Hagan, 69, was granted his formal release from custody on March 3. Hagan, however, has been a part-time prisoner for most of the past 20 years, spending as little as two days a week in custody at an upper Manhattan work release facility, according to state records. This "five out, two in" program allowed Hagan--pictured at right in a March 2008 mug shot--to work and live with his family. Hagan was one of three men convicted of shooting Malcolm X, who is pictured below in a post-mortem New York Police Department evidence photo. The two other gunmen were previously paroled. Hagan, who was shot in the thigh while trying to flee, was arrested outside the Audubon carrying a clip from the .45 caliber pistol he used during the attack. First-person accounts of the shooting were provided to investigators by a variety of witnesses, including a Queens man, William Parker, who was struck with a stray bullet, and Betty Shabazz, Malcolm's wife, who testified before a Manhattan grand jury. An NYPD report details the results of an autopsy performed at the Bellevue Morgue: "Cause of death: Multiple shotgun and other caliber bullet wounds of Heart and aorta."

03-20-2010, 03:52 PM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	My opinion only but I dont think those assassins were working alone. Malcolm made a lot of enemies (and not just former Muslims) in his lifetime.

03-20-2010, 09:59 PM	#3
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I'm not so sure he should have been released.

03-20-2010, 10:17 PM	#4
Lee veteran member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 23, 2001 Location: Pulaski, Tennessee Posts: 4,768	Malcolm X was no Martin Luther King, Jr. But the death of any human being is sad