Jim Leavelle | |
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 Jack Ruby Shoots Lee Harvey Oswald: Leavelle (in light suit) reacting to Lee Harvey Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby | |
| Born | James Robert Leavelle August 23, 1920 Red River County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 2019 (aged 99) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Detective |
| Spouse | Taimi Sanelma Trast (died 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1939–1942 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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James Robert Leavelle (August 23, 1920 – August 29, 2019) was a Dallas Police Department homicide detective who, on November 24, 1963, was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald through the basement of Dallas Police headquarters when Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby. Leavelle prominently was noted in films and photographs—including one that won a Pulitzer Prize—taken just as Ruby shot Oswald.[1][2]
- ^ "Officer handcuffed to Oswald can't escape photo". NBC News. November 21, 2008.
- ^ Stillwell, Paul (November 2013). "Looking Back - The Man in the Hat". U.S. Naval Institute.