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Exclusive Getty 5:02 PM PT -- Sirhan Sirhan's attorney, Laurie Dusek, tells TMZ ... Sirhan claims he was attacked randomly while he was walking around the track in the prison yard. She says Sirhan told her another inmate walked up from behind and slashed him across the left side of his neck with a blade of some sort (possibly a razor), just below the ear. We're told Sirhan lost a lot of blood in the attack, and didn't go after the guy because he thought he might bleed out. Dusek says Sirhan currently feels weak, but believes he's alive by the grace of God. As for the other inmate, we're told Sirhan has seen him around the prison population but hasn't ever talked to him or had any physical contact with him. To Sirhan, the attack seemed unprovoked. No word on an ID of the inmate who carried out the attack. Robert F. Kennedy's assassin appears to be okay after being stabbed in prison, 'cause the guy's already back behind bars -- and as for his attacker ... likely no one you might … [Read more...] about RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Back in Prison After Stabbing, Claims Random Attack

Exclusive Getty Sirhan Sirhan, the man who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy, was stabbed in a California State prison Friday, and the attack is so severe he's been removed from the prison for treatment. Sources at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility tell TMZ Sirhan was assaulted Friday afternoon around 2:30 PM in one of the prison yards. Law enforcement sources tell us correctional officers at the prison in San Diego County responded and found Sirhan with stab wounds. We're told he was transported to an outside hospital for medical care, and is currently in stable condition. Our sources say the suspect in the assault on Sirhan has been identified and has been placed in isolation. We're told an investigation has been launched to determine if charges will be filed. Sirhan assassinated RFK during a Presidential campaign rally in 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He fired the deadly shots from a .22 caliber revolver moments after the candidate had been spoken to … [Read more...] about Robert F. Kennedy Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Stabbed in Prison Assault

Exclusive Getty The California inmate accused of stabbing Sirhan Sirhan in prison has been hit with an attempted murder charge, but if he's convicted he won't lose any sleep over it. We broke the story ... Robert F. Kennedy's assassin was attacked at California's Richard. J. Donovan Correctional Facility in August by an inmate, and his injuries were so bad he was removed from the state prison for treatment. Sirhan claimed the assault was random, and the suspect came from behind and slashed him with a blade across the left side of his neck, right below his ear. According to new docs, the attacker is -- just like Sirhan -- a lifer named Steven Maurice Miko. Launch Gallery Miko's already gonna be locked up for the next 4 centuries for a crime spree in 2000. Now his rap sheet will include 2 more charges ... attempted murder and assault by a prisoner serving a life sentence. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, prosecutors say Miko tried to kill Sirhan by inflicting great bodily harm … [Read more...] about Sirhan Sirhan Stabbing Suspect Charged with Attempted Murder

But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilise me and I can’t stand it. I been there before.               – Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn The Dead didn’t get it going Wednesday night at Winterland, and that was too bad. The gig was a bail fund benefit for the People’s Park in Berkeley, and the giant ice-skating cavern was packed with heads. The whole park hassle – the benefit was for the 450 busted a few days before – had been a Berkeley political trip all the way down, but the issue was a good-timey park, so the crowd, though older and more radical than most San Francisco rock crowds, was a fine one in a good dancing mood, watery mouths waiting for the groove to come. The Airplane were on the bill too, so were Santana, the Act of Cups, Aum, and a righteous range of others; a San Francisco all-star … [Read more...] about Good Old Grateful Dead

Jim Morrison, 1981: Renew My Subscription to the Resurrectionby Rosemary Breslin Kelly’s mother picked up the phone for the fifth time that night. It was for sixteen-year-old Kelly. “Who’s speaking?” the mother asked. “Eddie,” the boy answered. “I’ve got it,” Kelly shouted. When Kelly hung up the phone, her mother inquired, “Who’s Eddie?” “A friend,” Kelly replied. “Where’s he from?” She didn’t like the sound of the accent. “Oh, I think he’s from Spain,” Kelly said and slid out of the den. Puerto Rican, the mother worried. Just what she wanted for her blond-haired, green-eyed daughter. The next day, she was cleaning Kelly’s room. In a small wooden frame on the bureau was a picture of a young man. His hair was long and curly. He wore no shirt. His arms were spread out as if he were being crucified. When Kelly arrived at her Long Island home that afternoon, … [Read more...] about Jim Morrison Lives: The Legacy of the Lizard King