Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald
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The Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald refers to the capture and detention of the man accused of assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy and killing Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit in November 1963.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1471410 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald Context triple: [Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald, hasRelatedEvent, Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald]
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Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald was the fatal shooting of President John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while Oswald was in police custody, an event that fueled widespread controversy and conspiracy theories.
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B.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy was the 1963 killing of the 35th U.S. president in Dallas, Texas, an event that shocked the world and has since been the subject of extensive investigation and controversy.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was a former U.S. Marine who is widely believed to have shot and killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963, though his guilt has remained the subject of extensive controversy and conspiracy theories.
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 killing of the 16th U.S. president by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., an event that shocked the nation and profoundly shaped the aftermath of the Civil War.
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E.
Jack Ruby
Jack Ruby was the Dallas nightclub owner who fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, on live television in 1963.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald Target entity description: The Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald refers to the capture and detention of the man accused of assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy and killing Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit in November 1963.
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A.
Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald was the fatal shooting of President John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while Oswald was in police custody, an event that fueled widespread controversy and conspiracy theories.
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B.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy was the 1963 killing of the 35th U.S. president in Dallas, Texas, an event that shocked the world and has since been the subject of extensive investigation and controversy.
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C.
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was a former U.S. Marine who is widely believed to have shot and killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963, though his guilt has remained the subject of extensive controversy and conspiracy theories.
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D.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 killing of the 16th U.S. president by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., an event that shocked the nation and profoundly shaped the aftermath of the Civil War.
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E.
Jack Ruby
Jack Ruby was the Dallas nightclub owner who fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, on live television in 1963.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
law enforcement operation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Dallas
Texas ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal jurisdiction
|
| followedBy |
interrogations of Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22–23, 1963
ⓘ
transfer attempt of Lee Harvey Oswald on 1963-11-24 ⓘ |
| follows |
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
ⓘ
Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Shooting of J.D. Tippit
|
| hasCharge |
assault on a police officer
ⓘ
murder of J.D. Tippit ⓘ murder of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1963-11-22 ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceCollected |
Lee Harvey Oswald clothing
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revolver seized from Lee Harvey Oswald ⓘ |
| hasImmediateCause |
police manhunt in Oak Cliff after shooting of J.D. Tippit
ⓘ
reports of a suspicious man entering the Texas Theatre without a ticket ⓘ |
| hasKeyDetail |
Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly attempted to shoot officer M.N. McDonald
ⓘ
Lee Harvey Oswald denied shooting President Kennedy during questioning ⓘ Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lee Harvey Oswald was armed with a revolver at the time of arrest
Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lee Harvey Oswald was taken from the Texas Theatre to Dallas Police Headquarters
a struggle occurred between Lee Harvey Oswald and arresting officers ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | arrest without bail pending investigation ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas
Oak Cliff ⓘ
surface form:
Oak Cliff neighborhood
Texas ⓘ Texas Theatre ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasMediaCoverage | live television coverage from outside Dallas Police Headquarters ⓘ |
| hasMethod | physical apprehension inside a movie theatre ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
became a central focus of later official investigations and conspiracy theories
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suspect repeatedly claimed he was a "patsy" ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
detention of Lee Harvey Oswald at Dallas Police Headquarters
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formal charging of Lee Harvey Oswald with murder ⓘ interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald by Dallas authorities ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Dallas Police Department
ⓘ
Dallas police officer Bob Carroll ⓘ Dallas police officer C.T. Walker ⓘ Dallas police officer K.E. Lyons ⓘ Dallas police officer M.N. McDonald ⓘ Dallas police officer Paul Bentley ⓘ Dallas police officer Ray Hawkins ⓘ Lee Harvey Oswald ⓘ |
| hasTemporalRelation |
occurred approximately 80 minutes after the assassination of John F. Kennedy
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occurred less than an hour after the shooting of J.D. Tippit ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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surface form:
John F. Kennedy assassination case
investigation into the death of J.D. Tippit ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby ⓘ |
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Subject: Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald Description of subject: The Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald refers to the capture and detention of the man accused of assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy and killing Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit in November 1963.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shooting of J.D. Tippit
this entity surface form:
Lee Harvey Oswald was armed with a revolver at the time of arrest
this entity surface form:
Lee Harvey Oswald was taken from the Texas Theatre to Dallas Police Headquarters