Talmadge Hayer

Talmadge Hayer, originally known as Thomas Hagan, was one of the three men convicted for the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965. He admitted to his involvement in the murder but did not name his accomplices during the trial. Hayer's life after the assassination was marked by controversy, as he later recanted and detailed the events leading up to the shooting, suggesting a larger conspiracy but maintaining that his co-defendants were innocent.