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Tom Howard (attorney)
Jack Leon Ruby (born Jacob Leon Rubenstein; April 25, 1911January 3, 1967) was an American nightclub owner and alleged associate of the Chicago Outfit who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, two days after Oswald was accused of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Dallas jury found Ruby guilty of murdering Oswald and sentenced him to death. Ruby's conviction was later appealed, and he was to be granted a new trial; however, he became ill in prison and died of a pulmonary embolism from lung cancer on January 3, 1967. In September 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that Ruby acted alone in killing Oswald, shooting him on impulse, and out of grief over Kennedy's assassination. These findings were challenged by various critics who suggest that Ruby was involved with major figures in organized crime and that he was acting as part of an overall plot surrounding the assassination of Kennedy. Early life and career Ruby was born Jacob Leon Rubenstei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westlawn Cemetery
Westlawn Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located in Norridge, a suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The cemetery covers and roughly 46,000 people are buried there. Notable interments * Leonard S. Chess, record company executive * Virginia Lee Corbin, actress * Sandy Dvore * Jack Ruby, convicted of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, who at the time was under arrest for the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy(His conviction was later reversed. He died awaiting a new trial, still ''legally'' presumed innocent.) * Abe Saperstein, creator of the Savoy Big Five, precursor of the Harlem Globetrotters * Harry Sawyer, Jewish-American organized crime boss based in the Twin Cities, co-conspirator and protector of the Dillinger and Barker-Karpis Gangs. * Shel Silverstein, poet, author, satirist, and cartoonist * Gene Siskel, film critic *Richard Elrod, an American jurist, sheriff, and legislator Vandalism Westlawn was the site of gravestone desecration in January 2008. At least 57 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
