LEE HARVEY OSWALD
1939 - 1963

Lee Harvey Oswald was the accused but never convicted assassin of John F. Kennedy.

THE ASSASSINATION OF LEE HARVEY OSWALD
Oswald was arrested on November 22, 1963, for the assassination of President Kennedy and the murder of a Dallas police officer.

On November 24, 1963, Oswald was going to be moved from jail to an office for further questioning. In the basement of the police station Oswald was on his way to a car accompanied by police bodyguards (see photo - left and right of Oswald and both with hat) when Jack Ruby shot Oswald in the stomach with a Colt .38 revolver.

A bunch of reporters were present, hence we have good footage.

JACK RUBY SHOOTS LEE HARVEY OSWALD
Photo: Robert H. Jackson

Oswald died in hospital two hours later. Jack Ruby was arrested and later died in prison.

It's unclear why Ruby, a nightclub owner, shot Oswald. Some say that he simply wanted to avenge Kennedy's assassination. Others are convinced that it was part of a big scale conspiracy.

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