Who Killed Malcolm X? New Questions Raised About Assassination of Black Leader On 2/21/21 at 2:15 PM EST The three daughters of slain Civil Rights-era leader Malcolm X are calling for the investigation into his murder to be re-opened, citing a deathbed confession from a former undercover police officer who said the NYPD and FBI conspired to kill the Black activist in 1965. Three Nation of Islam members were convicted in the murder of Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little), which took place at Washington Heights' Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965—exactly 56 years ago this Sunday. But a letter u...