Jack Ruby
Murderer of Lee Harvey Oswald (1911–1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jack Leon Ruby (born Jacob Leon Rubenstein; c.[1][2] March 25, 1911 – January 3, 1967) was an American nightclub owner who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, two days after Oswald was accused of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Jack Ruby | |
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Born | Jacob Leon Rubenstein c.[1][2] (1911-03-25)March 25, 1911 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | January 3, 1967(1967-01-03) (aged 55) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Resting place | Westlawn Cemetery, Norridge, Illinois 41.958110°N 87.826853°W / 41.958110; -87.826853 |
Occupation | Nightclub owner |
Known for | Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald |
Criminal charge | Murder with malice[3] |
Criminal penalty | Death (overturned) |
Criminal status | Conviction overturned on appeal, died before retrial |
Born in Chicago, Ruby operated nightclubs in Texas. On November 24, 1963, two days after President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Ruby shot and mortally wounded Oswald in Dallas Police Headquarters and was immediately arrested. Ruby was convicted and sentenced to death; the conviction was appealed, and he was to be granted a new trial, but Ruby fell ill, was diagnosed with cancer, and died of a pulmonary embolism on January 3, 1967.
In 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that Ruby acted alone in killing Oswald and shot him on impulse and in retaliation for the Kennedy assassination. The commission's findings remain controversial and has been both challenged by critics who hypothesize that Ruby was part of a conspiracy surrounding the Kennedy assassination and supported by others.