Episode 33

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20th Nov 2025

JFK Assassination: Dallas Aftermath, FBI Tensions, and Jack Ruby’s Final Chapter

Sixty years after the JFK assassination, the questions and consequences still echo through Dallas. In our final episode, historian Rick Janich shares the seldom-discussed aftermath: the federal tensions between the FBI and Dallas Police, the city’s scarred reputation, and the creation of what would become the Dallas Police Museum. We also examine the legal aftermath of Jack Ruby, the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald on live television, and how his actions changed the course of history. Finally, Rick offers his personal reflections on what Dallas has carried — and learned — in the decades since that tragic November.

Presented by: CitizensBehindTheBadge.org

Podcast Series: Heroes Behind the Badge

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