Death of Jim Leavelle

August 23, 1920 - August 29, 2019
| Age 99

Police officer was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot…
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James R. "Jim" Leavelle was a Dallas Police Department homicide detective who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot by Jack Ruby. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.

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