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CALIFORNIA CRIMINOLOGIST PSYCH RE-EXAM OF SIRHAN SAYS SECOND-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE WARRANTED; SIRHAN NOW A POLITICAL PRISONER
 
WHO:  Author Dr. John C. Brady II, Psychologist and Criminologist and author of PSYCHOLOGICAL DNA: A Cold Case Analysis of Who Killed Robert F. Kennedy Brady has written several books about criminal psychology, such as why wealthy people shoplift and why ordinary, law-abiding citizens suddenly commit horrendous crimes. He has also explored the relationship between psychiatric drugs used to treat anxiety and depression and criminal behaviors. 
 
WHY: Did Sirhan Sirhan deserve to be convicted of first-degree murder for shooting presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968?
 
A new book, PSYCHOLOGICAL DNA: A Cold Case Analysis of Who Killed Robert F. Kennedy, re-diagnoses Sirhan, and the author says, “It is my opinion that a second-degree murder conviction would have been far more appropriate. One could argue, therefore, that Sirhan is being held today as a political prisoner. My professional opinion is he should have been released decades ago.”

Author Dr. John C. Brady II is a psychologist and criminologist who has painstakingly reviewed the case and, without giving credence to second-shooter theories, concludes that modern diagnoses of Sirhan’s complex mental health issues would make a difference to a California jury had these tools been available at the time.

Based on his extensive analysis of Sirhan’s case, Dr. Brady concludes that at the time of the assassination, Sirhan was experiencing a dissociative identity disorder, formerly called multiple personality disorder, creating two distinct Sirhans, each unknown to the other. The “bad personality” who shot RFK was formed when Sirhan was a Palestinian child living in a war-ravaged killing zone in what eventually became Jordan. This bad personality was triggered by some of RFK’s statements supporting Israel after the 1967 Six-Day War.

In Dr. Brady’s opinion, the “good” Sirhan is the personality we see interviewed by professional psychologists in many California prison settings, recently including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who doesn’t believe Sirhan fired the shot which killed his father. Such a belief, according to Brady, opens the door to conspiracists who fail to recognize the diagnosis of Sirhan’s underlying criminal psychopathologies.

At the time of Sirhan’s trial, Dr. Brady was a graduate student at the University of California Berkeley School of Criminology when his major professor, Dr. Bernard L. Diamond, served as Sirhan’s chief defense psychiatrist. Dr. Brady was provided with essential, strategic information used by the team of defense doctors provided to him during many of Dr. Diamond’s seminars addressing issues related to criminal insanity.

True-crime readers, attorneys, and those interested in how the mind works will find PSYCHOLOGICAL DNA a fascinating read. Available at trineday.com or online book retailers.

 

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Biography

About Dr. Brady


For twenty-five years Dr. Brady has had the privilege of providing of psychological services to hundreds of forensic clients, some who were falsely accused—especially in sex cases. He continues to work with fifty or so top criminal defense attorneys in California, with preparation of cases including comprehensive psychological-testing evaluations and court testimony.

Dr. Brady received his education at the University of California, Berkeley where he received his doctorate degree in criminology. After graduating he served psychological internships at The San Francisco V.A. hospital and Highland General Hospital, Oakland, California.

As both a California licensed forensic psychologist and a Doctor of Criminology, he brings a unique blend of professional knowledge and years of experience to each case he is involved in. Impulse control disorders, including sexual molestation and shoplifting have been central areas of Dr. Brady’s professional attention.

Defendants accused in criminal cases who have retained his services over the years have reported that they achieved more favorable court adjudication results than they had anticipated.

 
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PSYCHOLOGICAL DNA: A Cold Case Analysis of Who Killed Robert F. Kennedy