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(( A couple of years after Malcolm X was killed, his approximate white
counterpart George Lincoln Rockwell was shot . In both cases the
killers were associates. Rockwell's killer was out in less than ten
years. Bret.))

Malcolm X killer freed after 44 years
By Wayne Drash, CNN

" Thomas Hagan, the only man who admitted his role in the 1965 assassination of iconic black leader Malcolm X, was paroled Tuesday.


Hagan was freed a day earlier than planned because his paperwork was
processed more quickly than anticipated, according to the New York
State Department of Correctional Services.

Hagan, 69, walked out of the minimum-security Lincoln Correctional
Facility at 11 a.m. The facility is located at the intersection of
West 110th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard.

Hagan had been in a full-time work-release program since March 1992
that allowed him to live at home with his family in Brooklyn five days
a week while reporting to the prison just two days.

Last month, Hagan pleaded his case for freedom: To return to his
family, to become a substance abuse counselor and to make his mark on
what time he has left in this world.

He was dressed in prison greens as he addressed the parole board. He
had been before that body 14 other times since 1984. Each time, he was
rejected.

Hagan was no ordinary prisoner. He is the only man to have confessed
in the killing of Malcolm X, who was gunned down while giving a speech
in New York's Audubon Ballroom in 1965.

"I have deep regrets about my participation in that," he told the
parole board on March 3, according to a transcript. "I don't think it
should ever have happened."

Hagan had been sentenced to 20 years to life imprisonment after being
found guilty at trial with two others in 1966. The other two men were
released in the 1980s and have long denied involvement in the killing.

To win his release, Hagan was required to seek, obtain and maintain a
job, support his children and abide by a curfew. He must continue to
meet those conditions while free. He told the parole board he's worked
the same job for the past seven years. He told the New York Post in
2008 he was working at a fast-food restaurant.
I can't really describe my remiss and my remorse for my actions.
--Thomas Hagan, killer of Malcolm X
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* Malcolm X
* Nation of Islam
* Murder and Homicide
* Parole

A parole officer checked on him while outside prison, and he had to
undergo random drug tests.

CNN was unable to reach Hagan for a comment about his release. The
Nation of Islam declined comment for this story.

Malcolm X is best known as the fiery leader of the Nation of Islam who
denounced whites as "blue-eyed devils." But at the end of his life,
Malcolm X changed his views toward whites and discarded the Nation of
Islam's ideology in favor of orthodox Islam. In doing so, he feared
for his own life from within the Nation.

Malcolm X remains a symbol of inspiration for black men, in
particular, who are moved by his transformation from a street hustler
to a man the late African-American actor Ossie Davis eulogized as "our
own black shining prince."

The ballroom where he was killed has now been converted into The
Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. Board
Chairman Zead Ramadan said the center doesn't have a position on
Hagan's release.

"I personally find it strange that for a couple decades any person
convicted in the assassination of such an iconic figure would be
allowed such leniency," Ramadan said.

There's outrage among some African-Americans, he said, that he's being
released. Would he be set free if he had killed an iconic white
leader?

"It's really a struggle for Muslims to contemplate this issue, because
our faith and our religion is full of examples where we have to exert
mercy," he added. "The Malcolm X story has not ended. His populuarity
has grown in death. ... Only God knows why this was allowed to
happen."

The center is preparing for a special service next month to celebrate
what would have been Malcolm X's 85th birthday. Would the center
welcome Hagan if he asked to attend?

"We'd cross that bridge if he called us," Ramadan said, "Think about
that: How far-fetched is it that he could meet one of the daughters of
Malcolm X? And what's going to happen then? Mercy, fury, anger,
emotions -- who knows?"

Killed in front of his family

On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X took to the stage of the Audubon
Ballroom, a site often used for civic meetings. His wife, Betty
Shabazz, and four children were in the crowd.
Malcolm X was 39 when he was gunned down in 1965.
Malcolm X was 39 when he was gunned down in 1965.

"I heard several shots in succession," his wife later told a Manhattan
grand jury. "I got on the floor, and I pushed my children under the
seat and protected them with my body."

Gunshots continued to ring out, she said. Her husband's body was
riddled with bullets. The native of Omaha, Nebraska, was 39.

"Minister Malcolm was slaughtered like a dog in front of his family,"
A. Peter Bailey, one of Malcolm X's closest aides, told The New York
Times on the 40th anniversary of the killing.

The assassination came after a public feud between Malcolm X and the
Nation of Islam's founder, Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm X had accused
Muhammad of infidelity and left the Nation in March 1964.

"For the next 11 months, there was a pattern of harassment,
vilification and even on occasion literally pursuit in the streets of
Malcolm by people associated with the Nation," said Claude Andrew
Clegg III, author of a biography on Elijah Muhammad called An Original
Man.

"Malcolm felt that if Elijah Muhammad snapped his fingers, then he
could stop the escalation of the violent tone around the split of the
two men. And I think there's some truth to that."

Over the years, the killing of Malcolm X has been the subject of much
debate, with conspiracy theories involving the Nation of Islam and
others. The Nation of Islam has repeatedly denied any involvement in
Malcolm X's assassination.

Twenty-two and on a deadly mission

Hagan, then known by the name Talmadge X Hayer, was 22 and a radical
member of the Nation of Islam the day he entered the ballroom armed
and ready to kill. His allegiance was to the Nation's founder, and he
was outraged Malcolm X had broken from its ranks.

After the shooting, Hagan tried to flee the scene but he was shot in
the leg. He was beaten by the crowd before being arrested outside.


Last month, he told the parole board he felt the urge to kill Malcolm
X because of his inflammatory comments about the Nation's founder.

"It stemmed from a break off and confusion in the leadership," Hagan
said. "Malcolm X broke with the Nation of Islam, separated from the
Nation of Islam, and in doing so there was controversy as to some of
the statements he was making about the leader."

He added, "History has revealed a lot of what Malcolm X was saying was
true."

Two other men, Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Kahlil Islam, were also found
guilty of murder in 1966 and received 20 years to life. Both
proclaimed their innocence. Hagan, who eventually admitted his part in
the murder, testified at trial and subsequent parole hearings that
both men were innocent. Aziz was paroled in 1985; Islam was freed in
1987.

At last month's parole hearing, Hagan again maintained that Aziz and
Islam were not the other assassins. He said it was two other men who
helped plot, plan and participate in the killing.

Did they receive orders from the Nation to carry out the killing?

"I can't say that anyone in the Nation of Islam gave us the idea or
instructed us to do it. We did this ourselves for the most part, yes,"
Hagan told the parole board.

Hagan said he received a master's degree in sociology while
incarcerated and that helped him deal with his actions from 45 years
ago.

"I understand a lot better the dynamics of movements and what can
happen inside movements and conflicts that can come up, but I have
deep regrets about my participation in that."

He added, "Unfortunately, I didn't have an in-depth understanding of
what was really going on myself to let myself be involved in anything
like that. ... I can't really describe my remiss and my remorse for my
actions -- basically a very young man, a very uneducated man. "

He is still a Muslim but no longer a member of the Nation of Islam. He
volunteers at a mosque to help young men. He told the parole board he
hopes to become a qualified substance abuse counselor.

His primary mission is to help his four children, ages 21, 17, 14 and
10. He has two other grown children.

"My focus is to maintain my family and to try to make things a little
better for them. It's upward mobility, and to encourage my children to
complete their education because it's a must."


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On Apr 27, 6:08*pm, Bret L wrote:

He added, "Unfortunately, I didn't have an in-depth understanding of
what was really going on myself to let myself be involved in anything
like that. ... I can't really describe my remiss and my remorse for my
actions -- basically a very young man, a very uneducated man. "


((Take heed, Bratzi. He's talking to you. Shhhh!))

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On Apr 28, 12:56*am, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
wrote:
On Apr 27, 6:08*pm, Bret L wrote:

He added, "Unfortunately, I didn't have an in-depth understanding of
what was really going on myself to let myself be involved in anything
like that. ... I can't really describe my remiss and my remorse for my
actions -- basically a very young man, a very uneducated man. "


((Take heed, Bratzi. He's talking to you. Shhhh!))


Even at that age I knew better than to kill someone I disagreed with
for that reason.

Nevertheless, I think the guy has been punished enough. He already
has done five times as much time as Patler did for killing Rockwell.
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On Apr 28, 6:19*am, Bret L wrote:
On Apr 28, 12:56*am, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"

wrote:
On Apr 27, 6:08*pm, Bret L wrote:


He added, "Unfortunately, I didn't have an in-depth understanding of
what was really going on myself to let myself be involved in anything
like that. ... I can't really describe my remiss and my remorse for my
actions -- basically a very young man, a very uneducated man. "


((Take heed, Bratzi. He's talking to you. Shhhh!))


*Even at that age I knew better than to kill someone I disagreed with
for that reason.


I was talking about his self-awareness at a gross lack of education.
You should follow suit.
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