Thomas Hagan, Malcom X’s killer released from prison

Hagan Thomas was released today. The confessed murderer of Malcolm X is 69 years old.

DNA information reports, "Before his release, Hagan had tried more than a dozen times for parole. He was finally approved earlier this year. In a March 3 interview with probation officers, said he sorry, and that the things that motivated him to kill Malcolm X on February 21, 1965 were wrong. "

Associated Press interviewed by telephone Hagan, Hagan admitted that he was one of three men who shot Malcolm X in front of a crowd of hundreds - including several of their young children - like the civil rights leader began a speech in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom in February. 21, 1965. Two accomplices created a distraction in the audience, Hagan said. "