Jack Ruby

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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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf convicted murderer
human
nightclub owner
allegedMotive avenging the death of President John F. Kennedy
desire to spare Jacqueline Kennedy the ordeal of a trial
alsoKnownAs Jack Ruby
appealOutcome conviction overturned on appeal in 1966
arrestedOn 1963-11-24
associatedWith Dallas Police Department (frequent visitor)
birthDate 1911-03-25
birthPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States
causeOfDeath pulmonary embolism
charge murder of Lee Harvey Oswald
citizenship United States of America
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
convictedOf murder with malice
convictionDate 1964-03-14
dateOfEvent 1963-11-24
deathDate 1967-01-03
deathPlace Dallas, Texas, United States
ethnicGroup Jewish American
event Shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald
foundByWarrenCommission no evidence of conspiracy involving Ruby in JFK assassination
fullName Jacob Leon Rubenstein
investigatedBy Warren Commission
knownFor killing Lee Harvey Oswald
mediaCoverage killing of Oswald broadcast live on television
medicalCondition lung cancer
methodOfKilling Shooting with a handgun
militaryService United States Army Air Forces
movedTo Dallas, Texas, United States
movePeriod early 1940s
notableWork Ownership and operation of the Carousel Club in Dallas
occupation businessman
entertainment promoter
nightclub owner
operatedBusiness Carousel Club
Vegas Club
parentOccupation factory worker (father)
placeOfEvent Dallas Police Headquarters, Dallas, Texas, United States
reasonForAppealDecision procedural errors in original trial
religion Judaism
sentence death penalty
statusAtDeath awaiting new trial
subjectOf numerous conspiracy theories related to the Kennedy assassination
trialHeldIn Dallas, Texas, United States
victim Lee Harvey Oswald


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