This undated photo provided by RR Auction shows part of a manuscript penned by Jack Ruby, who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Sixty-one years ago today, long before the infamous TV moments of OJ Simpson and Casey Anthony, Jack Ruby’s murder conviction became the first-ever courtroom verdict to be televised.

On March 14, 1964, Jack Ruby was sentenced to death in the electric chair for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Check out these photos from our archives for a peek into the days of the trial.

Dan Abrams and David Fisher tell a gripping tale that takes readers into the heart of Ruby's trial, picking up the moment he killed Oswald and then methodically unpacking what followed.

Sixty-one years ago today, long before the infamous TV moments of OJ Simpson and Casey Anthony, Jack Ruby’s murder conviction became the first-ever courtroom verdict to be televised.

Detective, now 92, said when he saw Jack Ruby approach, he tried to shield Oswald from harm.

Lee Harvey Oswald winces in this November 24, 1963 photo, as Dallas night club owner Jack Ruby, foreground, shoots at him from point blank range in a corridor of Dallas police headquarters.

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