November 24, 1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald was Killed

Today fifty years ago Jack Ruby, a Dallas Texas night club owner, shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald. On November 24, 1963 Jack Ruby entered the downtown Police Headquarters with a .38 caliber revolver in his jacket as Lee Harvey Oswald approached from the elevator towards a waiting vehicle to be transported to another location. Jack Ruby stepped from a crowd of reporters and gatherers and placed his .38 caliber revolver into the abdomen of Lee Harvey Oswald. Jack Ruby then shot Lee Harvey Oswald as millions of Americans watched with horror, and some with delight, on television. As soon as the commotion was over, Jack Ruby was placed in handcuffs. In an ironic twist of fate, Lee Harvey Oswald was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital just two days after the assignation of John F. Kennedy. Shortly afterwards the assassin of John F. Kennedy was pronounced dead from an assassins bullet at the same hospital. As Jack Ruby was being taken away, many of the reporters reported that they heard him say “Jackie Kennedy does not have to come back to Dallas for the trial”. Jack Ruby was also rumored to have muttered “I killed Lee Harvey Oswald to redeem the city of Dallas and the State of Texas”. In initial questioning, Jack Ruby stated to Dallas police and later the Warren Commission, that he was part of a much larger conspiracy. His statement was later recanted weeks prior to his death at Parkland Memorial Hospital on January 3, 1967 at the age of 56. It was at this time that he stated “I alone made the decision to shoot Lee Harvey Oswald”. The most widely believed conspiracy to this day is that the mafia was involved in the assassination of our 35th President. Jack Ruby was not just a night club owner, however was also presumed to be an associate of the Chicago Mob. It was believed that Jack Ruby owed the Chicago Mob a favor. When it came time to cash in that favor, the Chicago Mob asked him to kill Lee Harvey Oswald. Some even speculate that Lee Harvey Oswald was set up as a patsy by the Chicago Mob. While there are many conspiracies, read my tweets to learn a little bit more about them.