Assassinations Murder Crime


Assassination is the murder of a prominent person, especially of a political figure, through a surprise attack. The crime is distinguished from murder by the prominence of its victim and by the political/social motivation of its perpetrator.The term also is applied to instances in which a representative of government is killed to prevent the performance of his or her assigned duty, as when a senior member of law enforcement is murdered by a criminal organization. (Thus, New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy was assassinated in 1890, and Italian Magistrates Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone were assassinated in 1992.)








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Assassinations


See Also:
  • The Attempted Assassination of George Wallace - Account of Arthur Bremer\\'s 1972 attempt on the life of assassinations Alabama Governor, and Presidential hopeful, Wallace. Written by Denise Noe
  • Whole World Was Watching - Oral history project that includes material on the crime assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert crime F. Kennedy.
  • Was FDR Assassinated? - Brief description of author Bill Hanson\\'s Closely Guarded murder Secrets: The crime Assassination of FDR. Suggests FDR died murder at the hands of crime a Nazi assassination team.


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