[Homicide Report for the Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald #2]

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Photocopy of a homicide report which documents the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. It is stated that Lee Harvey Oswald was being transferred to the County Jail when a white male emerged from a crowd of reporters and shot him in the left side. Oswald died during an emergency surgery soon after.

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Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. November 24, 1963.

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Photocopy of a homicide report which documents the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. It is stated that Lee Harvey Oswald was being transferred to the County Jail when a white male emerged from a crowd of reporters and shot him in the left side. Oswald died during an emergency surgery soon after.

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[1] p. ; 28 cm.

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These photos document the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and its aftermath. They depict landmarks, people, and important events from before, on, and after November 23, 1963.

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This collection contains newspapers, correspondence, legal documents, police reports, photographs, and video footage documenting the weekend of President Kennedy’s assassination as well as the subsequent investigations into both Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.

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[Homicide Report for the Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald #1]

Photocopy of a homicide report which documents the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. It is stated that Lee Harvey Oswald was being transferred to the County Jail when a white male emerged from a crowd of reporters and shot him in the left side. Oswald died during an emergency surgery soon after.

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Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. [Homicide Report for the Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald #2], report, November 24, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth340390/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.

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