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| '''Jacob L. Rubenstein''', known as '''Jack Ruby''' (]?, ] - ], ]), a ] nightclub owner, shot and killed ] on ], ], two days after Oswald was arrested for the ] of ]. | '''Jacob L. Rubenstein''', known as '''Jack Ruby''' (]?, ] - ], ]), a ] nightclub owner, shot and killed ] on ], ], two days after Oswald was arrested for the ] of ]. | ||
| Jack Ruby was born to ] immigrant parents in ] in 1911 |
Jack Ruby was born to ] immigrant parents in ] in 1911. Various conflicting birth dates, from March to June of that year, are quoted in various sources and were by Ruby. The fifth of his parents' eight living children, he had a troubled childhood and adolescence, marked by juvenile deliquency and times in foster homes. Young Ruby worked selling horse-racing tip sheets, then for a scrap-iron collectors Union; he was rumored to have minor links to ]. He served in the military during ] without seeing combat. After being discharged he moved to Dallas and worked managing nightclubs, strip clubs, and dance halls, and also working as manager for entertainers. | ||
| Ruby often carried a handgun. He |
Ruby often carried a handgun. He came to major national attention when he shot Oswald, which he claimed was a spur of the moment action taken when the opportunity presented itself. The killing was shown live on national television, the first such incident in the ]. Oswald was being transferred from one jail to another at the time. The gun used by Ruby was a Colt Cobra ] in .38 Special caliber, serial number 2744 LW. | ||
| There has been much debate about Ruby's motives. He claimed that he killed Oswald in order to save ] from testifying in a murder trial. Other people suggest that he was carrying out a ] "hit" (there is some evidence to support his having strong crime syndicate links), or that he was part of a ] to assassinate the president and silenced Oswald to prevent him from testifying. Much suspicion was aroused by the fact that he was able to freely enter a supposedly secure area, armed with a pistol, minutes prior to the alleged assassin of the President of the United States being transferred out. | There has been much debate about Ruby's motives. He claimed that he killed Oswald in order to save ] from testifying in a murder trial. Other people suggest that he was carrying out a ] "hit" (there is some evidence to support his having strong crime syndicate links), or that he was part of a ] to assassinate the president and silenced Oswald to prevent him from testifying. Much suspicion was aroused by the fact that he was able to freely enter a supposedly secure area, armed with a pistol, minutes prior to the alleged assassin of the President of the United States being transferred out. | ||
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Jacob L. Rubenstein, known as Jack Ruby (March 25?, 1911 - January 3, 1967), a Dallas nightclub owner, shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, two days after Oswald was arrested for the assassination of President Kennedy.
Jack Ruby was born to Polish immigrant parents in Chicago in 1911. Various conflicting birth dates, from March to June of that year, are quoted in various sources and were by Ruby. The fifth of his parents' eight living children, he had a troubled childhood and adolescence, marked by juvenile deliquency and times in foster homes. Young Ruby worked selling horse-racing tip sheets, then for a scrap-iron collectors Union; he was rumored to have minor links to organized crime. He served in the military during World War II without seeing combat. After being discharged he moved to Dallas and worked managing nightclubs, strip clubs, and dance halls, and also working as manager for entertainers.
Ruby often carried a handgun. He came to major national attention when he shot Oswald, which he claimed was a spur of the moment action taken when the opportunity presented itself. The killing was shown live on national television, the first such incident in the United States. Oswald was being transferred from one jail to another at the time. The gun used by Ruby was a Colt Cobra revolver in .38 Special caliber, serial number 2744 LW.
There has been much debate about Ruby's motives. He claimed that he killed Oswald in order to save Jacqueline Kennedy from testifying in a murder trial. Other people suggest that he was carrying out a Mafia "hit" (there is some evidence to support his having strong crime syndicate links), or that he was part of a conspiracy to assassinate the president and silenced Oswald to prevent him from testifying. Much suspicion was aroused by the fact that he was able to freely enter a supposedly secure area, armed with a pistol, minutes prior to the alleged assassin of the President of the United States being transferred out.
Ruby was tried and on March 14, 1964 was convicted of Oswald's murder, but the conviction was overturned on procedural grounds. He died of cancer in prison January 3, 1967 before he could be re-tried. He is buried in the Westlawn Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.