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On November 24, 1963, the face of Detective James "Jim" Robert Leavelle would be burned into the American Zeitgeist. The "Tall Man in a Tan Suit" was forever immortalized in the famous picture of Jack Ruby emerging from the crowd and firing the fatal shot that would kill Lee Harvey Oswald. But the story of how he would ultimately end up as the ...
Aug 30, 2019 · Jim Leavelle Obituary. James R. “Jim” Leavelle was a Dallas Police Department homicide detective who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot by Jack Ruby.
Aug 30, 2019 · Former Dallas police Detective Jim Leavelle was transporting Oswald to the Dallas County Jail when the assassin was suddenly shot on live television by nightclub owner and police informant Jack ...
Aug 30, 2019 · Jim Leavelle, the longtime Dallas lawman who was captured in one of history’s most iconic photographs as he escorted President John F. Kennedy’s assassin as he was fatally shot, has died. He ...
Aug 30, 2019 · Jim Leavelle, the longtime Dallas lawman who was captured in one of history's most iconic photographs as he escorted President John F. Kennedy's assassin moments before he was fatally shot, has died.
Aug 30, 2019 · At left is Detective Jim Leavelle. (Bob Jackson/Dallas Times-Herald/AP) Share. Comment. Add to your saved stories. Save. In Texas parlance, Jim Leavelle was a lawman. On Nov. 24, 1963, the lawman ...
Aug 30, 2019 · Jim Leavelle Obituary. James R. “Jim” Leavelle was a Dallas Police Department homicide detective who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot by Jack Ruby. Oswald, who had assassinated President John F. Kennedy two days earlier, died shortly after the shooting. We invite you to share condolences for Jim Leavelle in our Guest Book.
