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Painting a Fuller Picture of Ruby, Killer of Kennedy’s Assassin

JL;DR SUMMARY In the wake of the 40th anniversary of JFK's assassination, freelance writer David Reitzes challenges the often sensational theories involving Jack Ruby, the Jewish nightclub owner who killed Lee Harvey Oswald. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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MossadConspiracy TheoriesAssassinationJewish BackgroundDallasJohn F. KennedyJack RubyLee Harvey OswaldDavid ReitzesMafia Connections

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Dallas, Texas, United States
"Scoffing at the notion that Ruby might be tied to a plot, Silverman is quoted as saying, Jack Ruby would be the last one that I would ever trust to do anything."
Cuba
"And why had Ruby, himself, made two unexplained trips to Cuba in 1959?"

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