Talmadge Hayer, a Nation of Islam member, admitted in court to being one of the three assassins. However, suspicions that government agencies may have been aware of the assassination plot and ...
Talmadge Hayer, armed with a sawed-off shotgun, then approached him. Hayer shot Malcolm at point-blank range, firing directly into his chest. Other gunmen were present, and they shot Malcolm 21 ...
While Talmadge Hayer, then a member of the Nation of Islam, confessed to being one of Malcolm X’s three assassins, speculation about government awareness of the assassination plot has long ...