NEED TO KNOW

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on Nov. 22, 1963

Two days later, Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby murdered Oswald on live TV

Ruby died while waiting for his second trial

President John F. Kennedy ’s assassination remains one of the most shocking moments in American history, but what happened next is almost just as hard to believe.

On Nov. 24, 1963 — two days after Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated Kennedy — Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby murdered Oswald in the Dallas Police headquarters' basement during his transfer to county jail. The event was captured on live TV while NBC correspondent Tom Pettit was reporting.

Prior to murdering Oswald, Ruby was a nightclub owner in Dallas who had multiple criminal charges, including assault, per

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