The Fives: Requiem for a cereal maker, a dreamer, a bad man and a good cop Jul 28, 2008
His brother-in-law, L.C. Graves, was one of the officers escorting Oswald when the killer was shot to death by Jack Ruby. In an interview with the Associated Press, his daughter-in-law said Charles Yardley Chittick used to joke that he didn't become famous until he was 100. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Paul Bentley; detective helped arrest Oswald Jul 25, 2008
His brother-in-law, L.C. Graves, was one of the officers escorting Oswald when Oswald was shot to death by Jack Ruby. "My grandpa used to say to his brother-in-law, 'I arrested him and you let him get shot,' " Ottinger said. (Boston Globe)
Quest for justice can take the longest roads May 25, 2008
Wade, who successfully prosecuted Jack Ruby in the Lee Harvey Oswald case, and who is the Wade in Roe v. Wade , bragged about having never lost a case he personally prosecuted during his three-decade tenure. Now we know why. (The Augusta Chronicle)
DNA Helps Free Inmate After 27 Years May 5, 2008
Wade prosecuted Jack Ruby in the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. He's the Wade in "Roe v. Wade," the abortion case. (CBS News)
Don't know much about history Apr 20, 2008
While Kaiser is a dogged researcher, his conclusion that a cabal of mobsters and anti-Castro Cubans hired Lee Oswald to kill JFK, then Jack Ruby to plug Oswald, is not new nor proven substantially. It's a sordid, twisted tale involving the president, his brother Robert, the CIA and its collection of "good fellas" and their mistresses, and a rag-tag assortment of Cuban exile groups aiming to topple Castro. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Auction Offers Jack Ruby's Gun Mar 6, 2008
Jack Ruby's Gun Up For Auction - Houston News Story - KPRC Houston ... Jack Ruby's Gun Up For Auction ... 38-caliber Colt Cobra revolver Jack Ruby used to kill accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is going up for auction this month in Las Vegas. (Click2Houston, TX)
Gun that killed JFK assassin in pop culture auction Mar 2, 2008
He said the Colt Cobra revolver used by Jack Ruby to kill Oswald in 1963, just days after Oswald was arrested for assassinating Kennedy, could fetch several million dollars alone ... "The whole world saw that unfold live and here's the very gun and the hat that Jack Ruby was wearing," said Ettinger, adding that the tag tied to Oswald's toe to identify his corpse and a lock of his hair were also to be auctioned. (Yahoo News)
Film and pop gems go up for sale Mar 1, 2008
Non-film related items include the gun Jack Ruby used to shoot President Kennedy's assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and the toe tag used to identify his corpse. "Most collections have one or two great things and then things trail off from there," Mr Ettinger said. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
READERS WRITE Feb 27, 2008
Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald surrounded by dozens of armed police officers. JAMES T. MILLER, Hoschton. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Former DA Agreed to Open Secret JFK Docs for Movie Feb 25, 2008
The Dallas Morning News reported in Sunday editions that new details about Wade's involvement in a movie venture about the JFK assassination and the trial of Jack Ruby were contained in long-hidden files. Current Dallas County DA Craig Watkins announced discovery of the files at a news conference last Monday. (Fox News)
Paper: Prosecutor part of JFK movie deal Feb 25, 2008
New details about District Attorney Henry Wade's involvement in the proposed project about the JFK assassination and the trial of Jack Ruby were contained in long-hidden files discovered in a courthouse safe, according to The Dallas Morning News. Wade died in 2001. (USA Today)
New papers throw open John F Kennedy conspiracy debate Feb 19, 2008
The transcript records an alleged conversation between assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby, who killed Oswald before he could face trial. The two men discuss a plot to kill the president a month before his 22 November 1963 murder in Dallas. (BBC News -- Americas)
Lost JFK Docs Believed Found in Dallas Feb 19, 2008
A suspect transcript of a conversation between John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby, the man who killed Oswald, are among the treasure trove of items found in an old safe at the Dallas County District Attorney's Office. Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins presented the items at a news conference Monday. (Fox News)
Infotainment Feb 19, 2008
A batch of old documents linked to the slaying of President John F Kennedy has reportedly been unearthed, including a highly suspect transcript of a conversation between assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and Oswalds killer Jack Ruby. The Morning News said the Dallas County district attorneys office. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
JFK assassination artifacts revealed Feb 19, 2008
Document shows an excerpt of an alleged conversation between Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby ... These brass knuckles and a pistol holster belonged to Jack Ruby ... The items include a purported transcript between Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and Oswald's killer, nightclub owner Jack Ruby; a leather gun holster that held the weapon Ruby used to shoot Oswald; brass knuckles found on Ruby when he was arrested; and a movie contract signed by then-Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New trove opened in Kennedy assassination Feb 19, 2008
Inside were clothing worn by Lee Harvey Oswald; a small, tooled leather holster belonging to his killer, Jack Ruby; and piles of typed, old crackling documents. But nothing that was likely to settle the longstanding dispute over President John F. Kennedy's death. (International Herald Tribune)
JFK Documents Include Reported Ruby, Oswald Conversation Feb 19, 2008
Since that time, Watkins said several people had been scanning and logging the documents, some of which are said to be a highly suspect two-page transcript of a conversation between accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and his killer, Jack Ruby. The transcript was dated Oct. 4, 1963 and refers to Oswald by his first name. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Newly Discovered JFK Transcript Will Fuel Conspiracy Buzz Feb 19, 2008
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins said the discovery includes letters to and from former DA Henry Wade, the prosecutor in the Jack Ruby trial. Ruby shot and killed Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald two days after the president's death. (KWTX.com, TX)
New JFK conspiracy theories emerge Feb 19, 2008
It is a purported transcript of a conversation between Kennedy's killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Jack Ruby, the club owner who killed Oswald before he could face trial. Watkins said he didn't know whether or not the conversation ever took place. (iAfrica.com)
JFK Smoking Gun Or B-Movie Proposal? Feb 19, 2008
Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, reacts as Dallas night club owner Jack Ruby, foreground, shoots at him from point blank range in a corridor of Dallas police headquarters, in this Nov. 24, 1963 file photo ... While the transcript reads like a conspiracy theorist's dream - Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby plotting to kill Kennedy - the DA's top assistant said it's likely material for a proposed movie. (CBS News -- US)
Unearthed papers suggest JFK conspiracy Feb 19, 2008
LOST documents said to be a "conspiracy theorist's dream come true" have been unearthed which suggest that Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby plotted together to kill President John Kennedy ... Oswald and Jack Ruby were "fall guys" and the real killers were themselves killed and buried in Mexico. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Documents linked to JFK assassination released Feb 19, 2008
One potentially controversial item is a transcript of an exchange between assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and Oswald's killer Jack Ruby, in which they discuss killing Kennedy to halt the mafia-busting agenda of his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Ruby shot Oswald two days after the president's death. (Xinhuanet, China)
'New' Documents Stir Up JFK Theories Feb 19, 2008
Newly discovered documents purport to transcribe a conversation between Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby about the assassination of John F. Kennedy and potential assassination of his brother, Robert Kennedy ... It reads like a movie screenplay, but when Dallas officials release a just-discovered transcript of a purported conversation between Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby today, it is likely to give new life to conspiracy theories that there was something more to President Kennedy's... (ABC News)
Dallas DA's office finds cache of JFK memorabilia Feb 18, 2008
Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald in the basement of the Dallas police headquarters ... While the transcript reads like a conspiracy theorist's dream - Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby plotting to kill the president - the district attorney's top assistant said it was probably material for a proposed movie that was never made. (Boston Globe)
Old JFK documents may stir controversy Feb 18, 2008
DALLAS (Reuters) - A batch of old documents linked to the slaying of President John F. Kennedy has reportedly been unearthed, including a highly suspect transcript of a conversation between assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and Oswald's killer Jack Ruby, the Dallas Morning News said on Sunday. The newspaper said the Dallas County district attorney's office, which uncovered the documents, would display its discovery at a news conference on Monday morning. (Reuters)
Dallas County DA’s office finds cache of JFK memorabilia Feb 18, 2008
It includes personal letters to and from former District Attorney Henry Wade, a gun holster, official records from the Jack Ruby trial, letters to Ruby and clothing that probably belonged to him and Kennedy s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, said Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins. And conspiracy theorists will rejoice over one find: a highly suspect transcript of a conversation between Ruby and Oswald plotting to kill the president because the mafia wanted to get rid of his brother,... (Montana Standard, MT)
Cache of JFK memorabilia found in Dallas Feb 18, 2008
It includes personal letters to and from former District Attorney Henry Wade, a gun holster, official records from the Jack Ruby trial, letters to Ruby and clothing that probably belonged to him and Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, said Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins ... " WHAT WAS FOUND The district attorney's office discovered about a dozen boxes of materials in a courthouse safe that included items and documents from the Jack Ruby trial. Ruby was convicted of killing Lee... (KHOU.com, TX)
JFK-Related Items Bound to Titillate Feb 18, 2008
While the transcript reads like a conspiracy theorist's dream _ Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby plotting to kill Kennedy _ the DA's top assistant said it's likely material for a proposed movie. Other items found in an old safe on the 10th floor of the county courthouse include letters to and from former DA Henry Wade, the now-dead prosecutor in the Ruby trial, The Dallas Morning News reported in Sunday's editions. (Newsmax)
This crime still haunts the American psyche Jan 14, 2008
We glide past the grassy knoll, Jack Ruby, and Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit, whom Oswald shot. Past the ravings of then New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison and the "magic bullet" theory dreamed up by Warren Commission staffer Arlen Specter. (Boston Globe)
Kennedy Assassination and Soviet KGB Connection Explored in Book Dec 28, 2007
Finally there is the fascinating question of Jack Ruby, Oswald s killer. Pacepa is not convinced by Ruby s claim that he killed Oswald out of rage. (Human Events Online)
Click for Full Story Nov 24, 2007
Today's Highlight in History:On November 24, 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President Kennedy, in a scene captured on live television. On This Date:In 1784, Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, was born in Orange County, Virginia. (KWTX.com, TX)
Retired doctor recalls events that changed the country Nov 22, 2007
I received word that Oswald had been shot (by nightclub owner Jack Ruby). I did see him. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
• George Evica Dies; Longtime Radio Commentator Nov 12, 2007
"I have him in hospital beds going on about Jack Ruby, and you're like, `Are you serious?' It makes him endearing and fascinating. "There's something really amazing about the few people in life who are so passionate that that is their life," Miller said. "Those are the people who make change and influence others. " During an interview with Miller, Evica calls himself a "radical historian," along the lines of Howard Zinn and others who understand the importance of getting the story straight. WWUH... (FOX61, CT)
Beware: Next comes the Oscars' 'smear campaign'?... Nov 8, 2007
And Marilyn, Mary Jo, Jack Ruby, etc. Posted by: Percy. (The Drudge Report)
Conversations with Castro Oct 27, 2007
The other thing that is just incomprehensible to me is that once Oswald was a prisoner, this charitable, noble soul, Jack Ruby, was so consumed with grief that right there in front of the police and the TV cameras he killed Oswald. I don't know if anything like that has ever happened anywhere else. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
The Steelers at 75, Not the same old, same old Sep 30, 2007
That game was played just hours after Lee Harvey Oswald was killed on live TV by Jack Ruby. In the final game of that season, the Steelers needed to beat the Giants -- a team they had shut out 31-0 earlier at home -- to advance to the NFL title game for the first time. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Not Even JFK Slay Stops NFL Sep 29, 2007
" Playing football while the nation was in mourning was a p.r. disaster that got worse when, two hours before kickoff, the news broke that Jack Ruby had blown away Lee Harvey Oswald, the Steelers boss relates in his upcoming autobiography, "Dan Rooney" from Da Capo Press. The game went on with no mention of the second murder - the only concession being that the Steelerettes remained seated instead of leading cheers. "Pete later told me it was the wrong decision, one of the few he regretted... (New York Post -- Gossip)
'Beautiful' fades on teen's debut Aug 13, 2007
Now comes the follow-up phase, the release of "Sean Kingston," which will determine the longevity (if any) of the Miami-born Kingston, whose Jamaican roots include reggae producer Jack Ruby as his grandfather. Kingston could have a hard time maintaining momentum because though the collection is ambitious, it's scattershot and lacking in anything of "Beautiful Girls" magnitude. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Big dreams lead straight to No. 1 Aug 4, 2007
Miami-born Kisean Anderson, grandson of Bob Marley & the Wailers producer Jack Ruby, spent portions of his childhood in Jamaica and took his stage name from the capital city. Like "Beautiful Girls," his album is a Shaggyesque blend of pop, rap and reggae. (Toronto Star)
Teen MySpace sensation vows no profanity Aug 1, 2007
His grandfather is Jack Ruby, who produced Bob Marley, and reggae artist Buju Banton is a close family friend. Music, he told Lauer, is in my blood. (MSNBC -- News)
Caribbean flavor spices up U.S. music scene Jul 31, 2007
The Miami-born, Jamaican-bred Kingston draws on his reggae roots (his grandfather is producer Jack Ruby, his uncle dance-hall star Buju Banton), vintage doo-wop (Ben E. King's Stand by Me) and hip-hop in his lilting Beautiful Girls, which is No. 2. His self-titled album arrives today. (USA Today -- Life)
Sean Kingston Is Glad He Got Dissed By Dr. Dre, Swizz Beatz On MySpace Jul 26, 2007
"If you hear some of my old stuff, you'll start laughing, seriously. I came from rapping about the typical stuff, to jewelry, to rims, and you know, all the typical stuff. I was very confused. I wanted to do Jamaican at one time, just all Jamaica. But over the time and over the years, I saw myself as an artist and figured what I wanted to do. This is what I wanted to do, this is me, and this is my sound. And this is unique. "Music just has always been a part of me, period," he added. "My... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Phil Spector's bloody stance Jun 23, 2007
Surprising that Spector didnt shoot any of the Ramones when producing them in the 80's Too bad he didnt do a Jack Ruby onna 'Juice. He might even wangle a pardon. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Sean Kingston arrives for a 'Beautiful' summer Jun 20, 2007
He is the nephew of reggae star Buju Banton and grandson of Bob Marley producer Jack Ruby. Still, he found himself homeless in Miami three years ago, after his mother and older sister were jailed on federal tax-evasion charges. (USA Today)
Politics can turn into holy war Jun 18, 2007
think wrote on Jun 10, 2007 8:15 AM:" Ive seen the film youre speaking of. Right there clear as day the driver turns around and fires that fatal headshot. This after Kennedy was hit in the throat. Had the bullet come from the back, there would have been an exit wound and flying tissue. Also note that there are no Secret Service agents on the back of the limo and no police vehicles in front. Jackie does indeed scramble onto the trunk in fear and a Secret Service agent then pushes her back in.... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The HeldenFiles - Paris Breaks Out Jun 9, 2007
It ``will depict Oswald's journey to becoming an assassin and his subsequent murder on live TV by Jack Ruby. . (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
HBO, Playtone plan JFK miniseries Jun 7, 2007
HBO is wrapping up a deal to finance and air the mini, which will depict Oswald's journey to becoming an assassin and his subsequent murder on live TV by Jack Ruby. Playtone's Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman will exec produce along with their "Big Love" star Bill Paxton. (Variety)
That day in Dallas, as seen through new eyes Jun 7, 2007
Oswald was shot and killed by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby two days after the assassination. In his book, he gives 53 pieces of evidence pointing to Oswald's guilt, saying, "It's not even humanly possible for him to be innocent." The five major evidentiary pieces, he says, are that "Oswald's Mannlicher-Carcano rifle was the weapon; he was the only employee of the (Texas School Book Depository) to flee the building; 45 minutes later, he kills (Dallas Police) Officer J.D. Tippit; 30 minutes... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Vincent Bugliosi takes on every JFK conspiracy theory May 28, 2007
"Take 10 of the best novelists, put them in a room and give them time, and they could not come up with anything close to what happened in this case. It rivals Shakespeare. The characters alone: Jack and Jackie, this glamorous couple; Jack Ruby [Oswald's killer] and Oswald are like fictional characters; then larger-than-life figures like J. Edgar Hoover, Earl Warren, and Lyndon Johnson. It is unbelievable." ... who served on the commission staff; Marina Oswald, Lee Harvey Oswald's widow; and... (Boston Globe)
Three days in Dallas May 20, 2007
When Bugliosi's storytelling skills click in -- as they do, for example, when he is profiling Oswald and Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who gunned him down at police headquarters -- his richly textured work is as engrossing as it is convincing. His cogency is on display when he assesses whether an organized-crime syndicate might have commissioned Ruby to whack Oswald. (Boston Globe)
Author pokes holes in official Kennedy theory May 8, 2007
When he saw Oswald shot and killed by Jack Ruby on live television, Tatro jumped out of his seat and yelled, es. In his mind, justice had been served on someone who killed his president. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
Russell W. Kruse; founded collector car auction firm May 7, 2007
Those have included a 1975 Ford Escort GL that Pope John Paul II used when he was a cardinal in Poland and the 1962 Ford ambulance that carried a mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald after he was shot by Jack Ruby following the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas. For decades, Mr. Kruse, who had a good singing voice, would croon "Back Home Again in Indiana" before every auction at the auction house in Auburn, about 20 miles north of Fort Wayne. (Boston Globe)
1960's weren't all fun and games Apr 14, 2007
Therefore, I was the only one in my family to see, live, nightclub owner Jack Ruby wade through the crowd and pump a bullet into Oswald's stomach. It took me a while to comprehend what I had just seen. (Herald-Tribune)
Shooter **½ Mar 23, 2007
A Jack Ruby chump pumps two bullets into him, close range. Ah, but Bob Lee is harder to get rid of than a summer cold. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Courts, Police, Records Mar 15, 2007
In 1964, a jury in Dallas found Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President Kennedy. In 1967, the body of President Kennedy was moved from a temporary grave to a permanent memorial site at Arlington National Cemetery. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Where are the 'characters'? Feb 27, 2007
There was Jack Ruby (his real name. who worked in a chicken-plucking factory and married the girl down the street. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
From rackets to real estate, yakuza multifaceted Feb 14, 2007
One such reported Yamaguchi-gumi-linked mobster of Korean descent, Hiroyuki Jo, made headlines in April 1995 in a scene reminiscent of Jack Ruby in Dallas in 1963. Jo, due to his "outrage" over Aum Shinrikyo's sarin attack on Tokyo's subway system, fatally stabbed the cult's science chief, Hideo Murai, in front of a swarm of reporters. (News on Japan, Japan)
Today in History - Jan. 3 Jan 3, 2007
In 1967, Jack Ruby, the man who shot accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, died in a Dallas hospital. In 1990, ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, ten days after taking refuge in the Vaticans diplomatic mission. (MSNBC -- Race)
