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Thomas Hagan (/ ˈ h eɪ ɡ ən /; born March 16, 1941) is a former member of the Nation of Islam who assassinated Malcolm X in 1965. For a period he also went by the name Talmadge X Hayer, and his chosen Islamic name is Mujahid Abdul Halim (Arabic: مجاهد عبد الحليم).
May 10, 2022 · Thomas Hagan, formerly Talmadge Hayer, was a member of the Nation of Islam who shot and killed civil rights leader Malcolm X in 1965. He was the only one who admitted his role in the assassination and was released from prison in 2010.
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Apr 28, 2010 · Thomas Hagan, the only man who admitted his role in the 1965 assassination of iconic black leader Malcolm X, was paroled Tuesday.
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Feb 28, 2024 · Thomas Hagan, also known as Talmadge X Hayer, was a former Nation of Islam member who shot and killed Malcolm X in 1965. He claimed he had help from other NOI members and law enforcement agencies, but he was the only one who admitted to the crime.
Apr 28, 2010 · Thomas Hagan, the last person still serving a sentence in the civil rights leader’s 1965 assassination in Harlem, and the only one to confess his role, was paroled.
Feb 9, 2020 · Talmadge Hayer, formerly Thomas Hagan, is the only man who admitted to killing civil rights leader Malcolm X in 1965. He was released from prison in 2010 and has maintained his innocence and implicated others in the crime.
Mar 20, 2010 · After 16 failed attempts, Thomas Hagan, the man who admitted to shooting Malcolm X as he lay bleeding, has been given his freedom by the state.