Leave it to Texas to stand there gawking while an assassin of the President of the United States, is himself assassinated on national TV.
Looking sharp!
We take the death penalty pretty serious here.
The last thing the DPD thought would happen was a hit in their basement during Oswlad’s transfer. Jack Ruby was well known to all the folks down there and hence was allowed to mingle in with all the press. He saw his chance to silence the patsy and he did. Actually, he HAD to, he was the last option to silence Oswlad there was no choice, the mob forced his (Ruby’s) hand.