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It's Sunday, November 24th, 1963, inside a jail on the fourth floor of the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

It's approaching 11.20 a.m. wearing a pale Stetson hat and matching suit, Detective Jim Lavelle places a handcuff onto his own wrist. Then he secures the other ring onto a 24-year-old prisoner, Lee Harvey

Oswald, accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Lavelle explains to Oswald that he's going to be

transporting him from the police station to the county jail.

Two days ago, Oswald was arrested while hiding out in a local Dallas movie theater.

He wasn't just accused of killing President John F. Kennedy.

He's also charged with the murder of police officer J.D. Tippett.

And as they proceed through the station, Lavel notices other officers, glaring at

Oswald in undisguised contempt. Levelle knows that in Dallas alone, there are countless cops

and civilians who would relish killing Oswald for what he's done. He doesn't blame them.

Lavel jokes, Lee, if anyone fires at you, I hope they're as good a shot as you are.

Out on the bottom floor of the building, Lavelle escorts Oswald into the police parking garage,

where an armored car is waiting to transport them. But they are immediately confronted by a mob of

reporters from both the newspapers and TV stations. As he guides Oswald past cameras,

Lavelle knows they're being broadcast

on live television all across the country.

In the crowd, Lavelle spots a heavyset,

middle-aged man wearing a fedora,

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