Assassination

San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Harvey Milk. (CBS)

SF Vigil Marks 34 Years Since Milk, Moscone Assassinations

To mark 34 years since the assassination of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, city officials and the families and supporters of the slain leaders held a vigil and led a walk from City Hall to the Castro District Tuesday evening.

2012/11/27

San Francisco Mayor George Moscone was assassinated Nov. 27, 1978 by former Supervisor Dan White, whom Moscone refused to reappoint to the Board of Supervisors. White also shot and killed Supervisor and gay rights activist Harvey Milk that day. (AP)

SF Mayor Moscone’s Son Directs Play About Father’s Murder

After years of struggling with his father’s legacy, the son of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone has given voice to his memories of events that shook the Bay Area through a play, “Ghost Light.”

2012/01/12

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy addresses a crowd at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles moments before his assassination at the hands of Sirhan Sirhan, June 5, 1968. (CBS)

California Parole Board Denies Release Of RFK Assassin

Parole board members refused to free Robert F. Kennedy’s convicted assassin after determining that he hadn’t shown enough remorse and didn’t understand the severity of a crime that was mourned by a nation four decades ago.

CBS San Francisco–2011/03/02

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