Posted on 11/30/2013 9:56:48 AM PST by WilliamIII
Fifty years after he became a household name, Chicagoan Jack Ruby continues to baffle historians and millions of American citizens who want to know why he did what he did on Nov. 24, 1963. Americans still reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy watched in horror, live on television, as Ruby fired a shot at point blank range into assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, as he was being transferred from Dallas Police headquarters to the Dallas County Jail. For decades, speculation has swirled over whether Ruby's crime was that of a lone gunman, or part of a more sinister plot to silence Kennedy's killer.
"He was a news junkie and a cop hanger-on," says former Dallas reporter Hugh Aynesworth. "Every time he saw something happen at any magnitude in Dallas, you'd see Jack Ruby there!
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcchicago.com ...
LHO’s assassination was a godsend for liberals. Instead of having Oswald’s communist views aired in open trial, we got all kinds of insinuations about a vast right-wing conspiracy.
Yep, they knew the Commie did it, so they had to muddy the waters.
First rule of assignation, kill the assassin.
History’s most famous wannabe.
what difference does it make,,,
Nbc. The worst news organization on the planet. Still covering up.
This was a mob hit. The tools may have been carefully selected to avoid outing the real contractors. IMHO only the mob had the capability of that sort of operation. Who hired them? Well, that’s an open question. You can supply your own answer.
Jack Ruby died in prison just three years after killing Oswald and shortly before a date was to be set for the new trial he had demanded.
“Pulmonary embolism due to lung cancer”.
lol
With your screen name, you should know.
But while Oswald's transfer was to occur at 10 am, good ol' Jack was in his apartment watching TV coverage in his underwear. If not for the random call of one of his strippers needing money, Jack would have sat there all day long. Not too professional for a mob "hit man".
NOTE: All of the band members shown are currently dead.
While the stripper does bolster the credibility of the journalist somewhat, I dunno if I buy this...
The Beatles are only doing 50% better.
Didn’t the guy in the Stetson just recently die? Here’s his April 2013 interview:
http://cjonline.com/news/2013-04-20/retired-dallas-detective-recalls-ruby-killing-oswald
No, no, Sting (top, just behind Oswald)
is still alive. Well, maybe not creatively but...
He insisted he was ‘injected’ with that cancer to kill him, if I recall correctly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEX6FKP-Ejc
this video sums up everything i think- long one but a goodie
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