Kennedy's Avenger
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Publisher Description
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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
News anchor Dan Abrams and historian David Fisher set their sights on the mother of all conspiracy theories: Why did Dallas strip club owner Jack Ruby murder Lee Harvey Oswald two days after John F. Kennedy’s assassination? The world watched on live TV as Ruby gunned down Oswald at point-blank range in a parking garage, but Ruby’s bizarre murder trial is far less well known. Through meticulous research, Abrams and Fisher weave together a context for Ruby’s legal proceedings that uses political, historical, and social insights to create a stunning new look at not just JFK’s assassination but Oswald’s as well. What were Ruby’s motivations—or was he working for a third party? The authors’ keen analysis dispenses with the usual crackpot theories to bring new light to these burning questions, and Roger Wayne’s steady, gravitas-heavy narration had us totally riveted to the answers. Kennedy’s Avenger is a deep dive into one of the biggest true-crime mysteries of the 20th century.