In Dallas, Texas, JACK RUBY was formerly recognised as a straightforward nightclub owner.
But after killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the presumed killer of former President John F. Kennedy, he ultimately cemented his place in history, and now Americans are curious to learn more about him.
Who was Jack Ruby?
Jack Leon Ruby was a Texas nightclub proprietor who was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 25, 1911.
According to Texas Monthly, he was the owner and operator of the Carousel Club in the 1960s, which he once referred to as a “f***ing nice club.”
Ruby was a club owner in addition to allegedly being a member of the Chicago Outfit, an Italian-American organised crime group that belonged to the Mafia.
Ruby has been the subject of numerous rumours over the years. However, only one claim—that he was an FBI informant—ever seemed to be proven accurate.
“In 1959 the FBI tried eight times to recruit Jack Ruby,” said Hugh Aynesworth, a Times Herald reporter who reportedly knew Ruby well.
“They wanted him as an informer on drugs, gambling, and organized crime, but every time they contacted him, Ruby tried to get his competitors in trouble.
“‘Ol’ Abe over at the Colony Club is cheating on his income tax. . . . Ol’ Barney at the Theatre Lounge is selling booze after hours.’ After a while the FBI gave up on the idea.”
Because Ruby frequently kept his personal life quiet, little much is known about him outside of his professional life.
What happened to Jack Ruby?
Democratic President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known by his initials JFK, was shot and killed on November 22, 1963, as he was being driven into Dealey Plaza in a motorcade.
After defeating Richard Nixon in the 1960 election, Kennedy was approaching the end of his third year in office at the time.
Lyndon B. Johnson, Kennedy’s vice president, took over after his death and was re-elected the following year.
The FBI interviewed nearly 20,000 people shortly after Kennedy was killed and found that former US Marine Lee Harvey Oswald was responsible for the president’s murder.
30 minutes after the attack, Oswald was taken into custody. He was charged with killing Kennedy and Police J.D. Tippit the next day, the latter of whom he is said to have shot after being interrogated by the officer on the street, according to History.com.
Oswald was supposed to be moved to a more secure jail on November 24, but he never arrived and was eventually shot dead by Ruby with a.38 pistol.
A short while later, Ruby was taken into custody and accused of killing Oswald.
He was later found guilty of murder with malice by a Dallas jury on March 14, 1964, and given the death penalty.
On appeal, he was eventually given a new trial, but on January 3, 1967, he passed away from cancer before the second trial could start.
