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Jack Ruby owned the Carousel Club and the Vegas Club in Dallas, Texas. He had long-running contacts with Dallas Police officers and was the subject of extensive FBI and Warren Commission inquiry into his movements in the days surrounding the assassination. He was convicted of Oswald's murder in March 1964. On October 5, 1966 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction; before a retrial could be held, Ruby died on January 3, 1967 of a pulmonary embolism while being treated for lung cancer at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
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During a jail transfer in the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters, Jack Ruby steps forward and fires a single round from a .38 Colt Cobra revolver (serial #2744 LW) into Oswald's abdomen.
Journalist Dorothy Kilgallen, who interviewed Jack Ruby during his 1964 trial, is found dead in her New York home. The medical examiner rules the cause of death acute ethanol and barbiturate intoxication.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reverses Jack Ruby's 1964 conviction for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, citing improperly admitted testimony and prejudicial trial venue.
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Early life, Dallas club operations, and events of November 24, 1963.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversal of the 1964 conviction.
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Jack Ruby dies at Parkland Memorial Hospital of a pulmonary embolism during treatment for lung cancer. He had been awaiting retrial following the October 1966 reversal.
“CIA · From: KARAMESSINES, THOMAS H., ADD/P, CIA · To: RANKIN, J. LEE, GEN COUNSEL, WC · OSW11 : V49 : 1993.06.16.16:45:42:120000 : COVER SHEET FROM RI/AN · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: KARAMESSINES, THOMAS H. · To: RANKIN, J. LEE · JFK18 : F18 : 1993.07.17.08:24:24:780280 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: KARAMESSINES. ACTING DD/P · To: GENERAL COUNSEL. WARREN COMMISSION · JFK-RH11 : F212 : 1998.12.04.14:14:35:840120 : ROUTING SHEET ATTACHED · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: DIRECTOR · To: TEL AVIV · JFK64-55 : F27 : 20040316-1058574 : · Release: In Part”
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“CIA · From: HRP · To: FOR THE RECORD · JFK-M-21 : F15 : 20030804-974405 : UNIT INDEX · Release: Redact”
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