JACK RUBY

(Jack Leon Ruby)


Jack Ruby
Jack Ruby
  • Born: April 25, 1911
  • Died: January 3, 1967
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Nightclub Owner

Jack Leon Ruby was an American nightclub owner. He fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, while Oswald was in police custody after being charged with both the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the incumbent United States President, and the murder of Dallas policeman J. D. Tippit. A Dallas jury found Ruby guilty of murdering Oswald, and he was sentenced to death.