Oswald was a previous Marine with a record of unusual conduct. In 1959, he abandoned to Russia following quite a while of over the top enthusiasm for socialism. He put in three years there before getting to be alienated and coming back to the United States in 1962. Upon his arrival, he ended up included with a few political periphery gatherings and built up an extraordinary enthusiasm for Cuba and Fidel Castro.

On November 22, a few people asserted to have seen Oswaldnear the 6th floor of theDepository, where he was utilized. From the 6th floor window, on containers of books amassed to make an expert rifleman's roost, Oswald purportedly discharged three shots, the remainder of which executed Kennedy as his motorcade go by the building. A firearm that was later situated in the Depository had a palm print that coordinated Oswald's.

Forty-five minutes after the death, Oswald was seen rushing through the Dallas lanes by cop J.D. Tippit, who distinguished him as coordinating the portrayal of Kennedy's executioner. At the point when Tippit endeavored to secure him, Oswald shot him to death with a gun and fled.

In the early evening, police met on the Texas Theater, where Oswald had been spotted. Inside, Oswald punched a moving toward officer and pulled back a gun. The firearm failed and other cops got him. "I am not opposing capture," Oswald cried as he was dragged out before a furious horde of spectators. "Try not to hit me any longer! I need a legal advisor!" truth be told, Oswald could never require the administrations of a lawyer since he was shot and killed by Dallas eatery proprietor Jack Ruby as he was being exchanged fromthe police headquarters to the province jailtwo days after the fact.