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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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November 2013. Naval History Magazine. Volume 27, Number 6. Article. View Issue. Comments. Pictures of his face and Stetson hat are familiar ones to Americans of a certain age. On 24 November 1963, half a century ago, Dallas Police detective Jim Leavelle was handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald, suspected assassin of President John Kennedy. Oswald ...
Aug 30, 2019 · DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Retired Dallas Police Homicide Detective Jim Leavelle has died at the age of 99. He was the man in the white hat who escorted Lee Harvey Oswald when the JFK assassin was...
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Aug 29, 2019 · It is displayed behind glass with his original hat, tie and handcuffs. The boots on display are a later addition. He had thrown out the pair he was wearing on Nov. 22, 1963.
Aug 30, 2019 · The suit, tie and hat he wore on the day he became part of American history, and the handcuffs he used, have been displayed at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, in the former Texas School...
Aug 30, 2019 · 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 when...
Aug 30, 2019 · Leavelle, dressed in a light colored suit and high-crowned hat, is seen arching backward with a stunned look focused on Ruby. His left hand - the one handcuffed to Oswald - is grasping the ...
