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      • Mr. Leavelle, a veteran Dallas homicide detective who had survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, was handcuffed to Mr. Oswald and was leading him through a police station basement on Nov. 24, 1963, when Mr. Ruby, a nightclub owner, stepped out of the crowd and pumped a fatal bullet into the prisoner.
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    World War II. Signature. 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.

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    Aug 30, 2019 · James Robert Leavelle, the Dallas police detective who was handcuffed to alleged JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot by Jack Ruby, passed away Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, shortly before...

  5. www.nbcnews.com › news › us-newsJim Leavelle, lawman at Lee Harvey Oswald's side, dies at 99

    Aug 30, 2019 · Aug. 30, 2019, 7:53 AM PDT. By Associated Press. DALLAS — Jim Leavelle, the longtime Dallas lawman who was captured in one of history's most iconic photographs as he escorted President John F....

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  7. www.findagrave.com › james_robert-leavelleJames Robert “Jim” Leavelle (1920-2019) - Find a Grave Memorial

    Aug 29, 2019 · James Robert “Jim” Leavelle. Birth. 23 Aug 1920. Bogata, Red River County, Texas, USA. Death. 29 Aug 2019 (aged 99) Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA. Burial. Grove Hill Memorial Park.

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    Aug 30, 2019 · “Him being real close all I did was turn his body so instead of the bullet hitting him dead center it hit about 3 or 4 inches to the left of the navel,” Leavelle said. The photo that captured the attack was taken by Robert H. Jackson, a photographer for the Dallas Times Herald who won a Pulitzer Prize for his image.

  9. www.washingtonpost.com › local › obituariesJames Leavelle, Dallas detective handcuffed to history, dies ...

    Aug 30, 2019 · 132. James R. Leavelle, the Dallas police detective wearing a white Stetson while handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald in one of the most dramatic news photographs ever taken, capturing the moment...

  10. www.nytimes.com › 2019/08/29 › usJames R. Leavelle, Detective at Lee Harvey Oswald’s Side ...

    Aug 29, 2019 · He was on a destroyer tender that carried supplies to other ships when the Japanese bombed the fleet about a mile away on Dec. 7, 1941. He was unhurt in the attack, but while at sea in the Pacific...