Jack Ruby Dies at 55 While Awaiting New Trial for Oswald Murder
Jack Ruby, the man who fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald, passed away on January 3, 1967, at the age of 55. Ruby died from a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in the lung, while awaiting a new trial for Oswald’s murder.
In December 1966, Ruby had been hospitalized at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas for lung cancer—the same hospital where President John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald had previously died. Ruby’s death marked the end of a controversial chapter in American history, leaving many questions about the events surrounding the Kennedy assassination unresolved.
Ruby’s life and actions continue to be a subject of public fascination, highlighting the turbulent period of the 1960s and the complex aftermath of the JFK assassination.