Jack Ruby
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Jack Leon Ruby was an American nightclub owner who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, two days after Oswald was accused of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Mugshot of Ruby on November 24, 1963, after his arrest
Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Robert H. Jackson of Ruby shooting Oswald, who is flanked by detectives Jim Leavelle (left, tan suit) and L. C. Graves (right, face covered by Ruby)
Ruby after his arrest
Headstone at Ruby's grave in Westlawn Cemetery. The Hebrew text is an abbreviation of tehei nishmato tserurah bitsror hachaim, "may his soul be bound with the bond of life."
Lee Harvey Oswald
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Lee Harvey Oswald was a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963.
Oswald on November 23, 1963, one day after the assassination of U.S. president John F. Kennedy
Ruby shooting Oswald, who is being escorted by Dallas police. Detective Jim Leavelle is wearing the tan suit.
Oswald as a U.S. Marine in 1956
Apartment building where Oswald lived in Minsk