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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.
- Police detective
- October 8, 1918, Camp County, Texas, U.S.
- Myrt Graves
- February 11, 1995 (aged 76), Kaufman, Texas, U.S.
Feb 10, 1995 · KAUFMAN - The Dallas police detective who wrestled the gun away from Jack Ruby after he shot Lee Harvey Oswald died yesterday of heart failure. L.C. Graves was 76. Mr. Graves was one of three Dallas officers escorting Oswald, the suspect in President John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city jail to the county jail Nov. 24, 1963.
Feb 14, 1995 · L. C. Graves, the Dallas police detective who wrestled the gun away from Jack Ruby after he shot Lee Harvey Oswald, died on Saturday at Presbyterian Hospital here. Mr. Graves, who lived in...
Feb 13, 1995 · L.C. Graves, the Dallas police officer who wrested Jack Ruby’s snub-nosed revolver away from him after he shot accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, died Saturday at Presbyterian...
Jul 25, 2015 · dallas-county. Kennedy-era DPD officer to be given Medal of Valor. Officer L.C. Graves will be honored for preventing Jack Ruby for causing more harm the day he shot Lee Harvey Oswald. Former...
Jun 4, 2021 · For example, Detective L.C. Graves, who was holding Oswald's left arm when he was shot, was asked about the possibility of the Dallas PD being in cahoots with Ruby and allowing him to get so...
Description Videotaped oral history interview with L. C. Graves. A Dallas Police detective in the Homicide and Robbery Bureau, Mr. Graves was walking on Lee Harvey Oswald's left side when Oswald was shot on November 24, 1963. Interview conducted at Mr. Graves' home on March 2, 1994 by Wes Wise with Bob Porter.
