In retrospect, most serious observers of the history of the Nation of Islam concur that Mr. Islam did not assassinate Malcolm X. Three men were ultimately convicted of killing Malcolm: Thalmadge Hayer, Norman 3X Butler, and Khalil Islam. In 1966, Thalmadge Hayer confessed to the murder. What nobody in the legal system seemed to care about was that Hayer also pointed out that neither Butler nor Islam were even in the auditorium that day. When Islam was finally released in 1987, it was not due to the overwhelming evidence of his innocence. It was simply on parole.

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