L. C. Graves Explained

L. C. Graves
Birth Date:8 October 1918
Birth Place:Camp County, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Kaufman, Texas, U.S.
Occupation:Police detective
Spouse:Myrt Graves[1]
Children:2

L. C. Graves (October 8, 1918 – February 11, 1995) was an American police detective. He worked for the Dallas Police Department and wrestled the gun from nightclub owner, Jack Ruby after Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, the suspected assassin of John F. Kennedy.[2] [3]

Graves was born in Camp County, Texas,[4] and served in the United States Army during World War II. Graves worked for the Dallas Police Department from 1949 to 1970. His job was involved with homicide and robberies. He was also the brother-in-law of police detective, Paul Bentley, who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald.[5] Graves and fellow detective Jim Leavelle were assigned as bodyguards for Oswald.[6] After Ruby shot Oswald, Graves wrestled the revolver from Ruby’s hand. Graves had a testimony before the Warren Commission from March 24, 1964, to April 17, 1964.

Graves died on February 11, 1995, of heart failure at the Presbyterian Hospital in Kaufman, Texas, at the age of 76. According to The New York Times, it was changed that he died from a surgery.[7] Graves is buried at Grove Hill Cemetery.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L. C. Graves, 76, Dallas Officer Who Wrestled Gun From Ruby. The New York Times. February 14, 1995. June 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: Witness Ascribes Malice To Ruby; Quotes Him as Saying He Hopes Oswald Would Die. The New York Times. March 5, 1964. June 5, 2022.
  3. News: Associated Press . 1995-02-14 . L. C. Graves, 76, Dallas Officer Who Wrestled Gun From Ruby . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-04-03 . 0362-4331.
  4. Book: Sneed, Larry. No More Silence: An Oral History of the Assassination of President Kennedy. 375. University of North Texas Press. 2002. 9781574411485. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Paul Bentley, 87, Dies; Detective Arrested Oswald. The New York Times. July 25, 2008. June 5, 2022. Dennis. Hevesi.
  6. Web site: James R. Leavelle, Detective at Lee Harvey Oswald's Side, Dies at 99. The New York Times. Ralph. Blumental. August 29, 2019. June 5, 2022.
  7. Web site: Corrections. The New York Times. February 17, 1995. June 5, 2022.
  8. Book: Benoit, Tod. Where Are They Buried?: How Did They Die? Fitting Ends and Final Resting Places of the Famous, Infamous, and Noteworthy. 539. Hachette Books. September 29, 2015. 9780316391962. Google Books.