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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 , [1] and his chosen Islamic name is Mujahid Abdul Halim ( Arabic : مجاهد عبد الحليم ).
- Talmadge X Hayer, Mujahid Abdul Halim
- Malcolm X
- 20 years to life in prison
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 26, 2010 · Hagan, 69, has been in a work-release program the past two decades. Hagan told parole board he killed Malcolm X over his split with Nation of Islam. (CNN) -- Thomas Hagan, the only man who ...
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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.
Mar 20, 2010 · Thomas Hagan has been held since moments after shots rang out in the Audubon Ballroom in 1965. He has been on work release for more than two decades, but he still spends two days a week locked up ...
Assassination of Malcolm X. Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement, was shot multiple times and died from his wounds in Manhattan, New York City on February 21, 1965, at age 39. While preparing to address the Organization of Afro-American Unity at the ...
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.
