Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby
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Summary
New York Times bestselling authors Dan Abrams and David Fisher bring to life the incredible story of one of America's most publicized--and most surprising--criminal trials in history。
No crime in history had more eyewitnesses。 On November 24， 1963， two days after the killing of President Kennedy， a troubled nightclub owner named Jack Ruby quietly slipped into the Dallas police station and assassinated the assassin， Lee Harvey Oswald。 Millions of Americans witnessed the killing on live television， and yet the event would lead to questions for years to come。
It also would help to spark the conspiracy theories that have continued to resonate today。
Under the long shadow cast by the assassination of America's beloved president， few would remember the bizarre trial that followed three months later in Dallas， Texas。 How exactly does one defend a man who was seen pulling the trigger in front of millions？ And， more important， how did Jack Ruby， who fired point-blank into Oswald live on television， die an innocent man？
Featuring a colorful cast of characters， including the nation's most flamboyant lawyer pitted against a tough-as-Texas prosecutor， award-winning authors Dan Abrams and David Fisher unveil the astonishing details behind the first major trial of the television century。 While it was Jack Ruby who appeared before the jury， it was also the city of Dallas and the American legal system being judged by the world。
No crime in history had more eyewitnesses。 On November 24， 1963， two days after the killing of President Kennedy， a troubled nightclub owner named Jack Ruby quietly slipped into the Dallas police station and assassinated the assassin， Lee Harvey Oswald。 Millions of Americans witnessed the killing on live television， and yet the event would lead to questions for years to come。
It also would help to spark the conspiracy theories that have continued to resonate today。
Under the long shadow cast by the assassination of America's beloved president， few would remember the bizarre trial that followed three months later in Dallas， Texas。 How exactly does one defend a man who was seen pulling the trigger in front of millions？ And， more important， how did Jack Ruby， who fired point-blank into Oswald live on television， die an innocent man？
Featuring a colorful cast of characters， including the nation's most flamboyant lawyer pitted against a tough-as-Texas prosecutor， award-winning authors Dan Abrams and David Fisher unveil the astonishing details behind the first major trial of the television century。 While it was Jack Ruby who appeared before the jury， it was also the city of Dallas and the American legal system being judged by the world。
Reviews
Julie Failla Earhart
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It seems each time there is a trial that the entire nation is watching， whether it be via newspapers， radio or television， it’s called “the trial of the century。” The 20th Century had a number of the sensational trials。First it was the 1905 trial of Henry K。 Thaw， heir to coal and railway fortune， for the murder of renowned architect Stanford White。 Following that was the 1924 trail of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb for the murder of fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks and their attempt to commit “t It seems each time there is a trial that the entire nation is watching， whether it be via newspapers， radio or television， it’s called “the trial of the century。” The 20th Century had a number of the sensational trials。First it was the 1905 trial of Henry K。 Thaw， heir to coal and railway fortune， for the murder of renowned architect Stanford White。 Following that was the 1924 trail of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb for the murder of fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks and their attempt to commit “the perfect crime。” Others that followed were the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping and murder （1932）; the espionage trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg （early 1950s） and the O。 J。 Trial （1995）。Those are the ones that come easily to mind; I’m sure there were others。 However， there is one forgotten “the trial of the century。” One that had millions of eyewitnesses: The murder of JFK assassinator Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby。 Television cameras showed Ruby step out of crowd， shove a pistol into Oswald’s stomach and pull the trigger。The writing team of Dan Abrams and David Fisher explores this trial in their new book， “Kennedy’s Avenger: Assassination， Conspiracy and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby。”I admit that I have a rather morbid fascination with JFK and his death。 One of the top questions I have on my to-ask-God list when I get to heaven is “who was behind the JFK murder？” There seems to be so many right answers to that question that they are all suspect。Abrams and Fisher’s book opens with an overview of the assassination。 Fortunately they do not rehash JFK’s death all over again or Oswald’s reasons。 They do a fabulous job staying focused on what Jack Ruby did and his attempt for justice both behind the gun and behind bars。Readers get a solid look at Jack Ruby and his life。 I knew he was a nightclub owner and operator。 He had bouts with depression and mental illness ran rampant through his family。 To me， getting to know Ruby was far more interesting than the trial。And the trial！ What a circus！ It makes the O。J。 Trial look like a church picnic。 All during the trial， Ruby sat staring straight ahead， seemingly detached and not much interested。 For the defense was the Melvin Belli， “the nation’s most flamboyant lawyer。” For the prosecution， the “tough-as-Texas” Henry Wade。 Presiding over the shenanigans was Judge Joe B。 Brown， who “had been elected （to） his position。 He was not a lawyer and lacked legal knowledge。” Can you imagine someone with that lack of qualifications presiding over a high profile case today？ Me either。The antics that went on in that truly gave me a headache。 I cannot imagine being on that jury。 Heck， it took Judge Brown seventeen minutes just to read the charge against Ruby。 How they were able to return a verdict in two hours and nineteen minutes is beyond me。 I would still be trying to look pass the all the antics。One thing that I did not care for， and subsequently glossed over， was when the authors gave a history of different things about and during the trial。 That happened about five times， I believe。 Therefore “Kennedy’s Avenger: Assassination， Conspiracy and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby” receives 4 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world。 。。。more
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CategoriesLegal History， Presidents & Heads of State Biographies & Autobiographies， 20th Century United States History
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