American police detective (1918–1995)
L. C. Graves
Born (1918-10-08 ) October 8, 1918Died February 11, 1995(1995-02-11) (aged 76) Occupation Police detective Spouse Myrt Graves[ 1] Children 2[ 1]
L. C. Graves (October 8, 1918 – February 11, 1995) was an American police detective . He worked for the Dallas Police Department and wrestled the gun from nightclub owner, Jack Ruby after Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald , the suspected assassin of John F. Kennedy .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Graves was born in Camp County, Texas ,[ 4] [ 5] and served in the United States Army during World War II .[ 5] Graves worked for the Dallas Police Department from 1949 to 1970.[ 1] [ 5] His job was involved with homicide and robberies.[ 4] [ 5] He was also the brother-in-law of police detective, Paul Bentley, who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald.[ 6] Graves and fellow detective Jim Leavelle were assigned as bodyguards for Oswald.[ 1] [ 7] After Ruby shot Oswald, Graves wrestled the revolver from Ruby’s hand.[ 1] Graves had a testimony before the Warren Commission from March 24, 1964, to April 17, 1964.[ 4] [ 3]
Graves died on February 11, 1995, of heart failure at the Presbyterian Hospital in Kaufman, Texas , at the age of 76.[ 1] According to The New York Times , it was changed that he died from a surgery .[ 8] Graves is buried at Grove Hill Cemetery .[ 9]
^ a b c d e f g "L. C. Graves, 76, Dallas Officer Who Wrestled Gun From Ruby" . The New York Times . February 14, 1995. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ "Witness Ascribes Malice To Ruby; Quotes Him as Saying He Hopes Oswald Would Die" . The New York Times . March 5, 1964. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ a b "L. C. Graves, 76, Dallas Officer Who Wrestled Gun From Ruby" . The New York Times . Associated Press. 1995-02-14. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-04-03 .
^ a b c United States. Warren Commission (1964), Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: Hearings Before the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy · Volume 7 , U.S. Government Printing Office
^ a b c d Sneed, Larry (2002). No More Silence: An Oral History of the Assassination of President Kennedy . University of North Texas Press. p. 375. ISBN 9781574411485 – via Google Books .
^ Hevesi, Dennis (July 25, 2008). "Paul Bentley, 87, Dies; Detective Arrested Oswald" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ Blumental, Ralph (August 29, 2019). "James R. Leavelle, Detective at Lee Harvey Oswald's Side, Dies at 99" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ "Corrections" . The New York Times . February 17, 1995. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
^ Benoit, Tod (September 29, 2015). Where Are They Buried?: How Did They Die? Fitting Ends and Final Resting Places of the Famous, Infamous, and Noteworthy . Hachette Books. p. 539. ISBN 9780316391962 – via Google Books .