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Graves worked for the Dallas Police Department from 1949 to 1970. His job was involved with homicide and robberies. He was also the brother-in-law of police detective, Paul Bentley, who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald. Graves and fellow detective Jim Leavelle were assigned as bodyguards for Oswald.
- Police detective
- October 8, 1918, Camp County, Texas, U.S.
- Myrt Graves
- February 11, 1995 (aged 76), Kaufman, Texas, U.S.
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...
Aug 15, 2016 · The public was also entitled to know that Lee Harvey Oswald had been apprehended and that the State had gathered sufficient evidence to arraign him for the murders of the President and Patrolman Tippit, that he was being held pending action of the grand jury, that the investigation was continuing, and that the law enforcement agencies had ...
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This collection contains newspapers, correspondence, legal documents, police reports, photographs, and video footage documenting the weekend of President Kennedy’s assassination as well as the subsequent investigations into both Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.
Nov 11, 2012 · A shot rang from Ruby’s gun and the bullet hit Oswald in the abdomen. His heart arrested and he died at Parkland Memorial Hospital 48 hours and seven minutes after Kennedy.
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.
Feb 13, 1995 · “I’m going to miss him. He was a true friend. He was a good officer.” L.C. Graves, the Dallas police officer who wrested Jack Ruby’s snub-nosed revolver away from him after he shot accused...
