The Jack Ruby murder trial concluded on March 14, 1964 when Ruby was found guilty of Murder with Malice and sentenced to death. In partnership with The Portal to Texas History, today the Museum has made the transcripts for all Ruby-related hearings, trial, motions and other court appearances between 1963 and 1967 available online. #OnThisDay #OTD The Portal to Texas History https://emuseum.jfk.org/collections/31576/-new--jack-ruby-trial-transcripts | The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Jack Ruby died of a pulmonary embolism on this day in 1967, approximately three months after the Texas Court of Appeals had overturned his death sentence for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Listen to Ruby defense attorney Melvin Belli’s reaction to the original verdict of murder with malice on March 14, 1964 and his vow to file an immediate appeal. Credit: KRLD-TV/KDFW Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza | The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza