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Lot #182
James Leavelle

“He took two quick steps and double actioned a .38 revolver point blank at Oswald”

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“He took two quick steps and double actioned a .38 revolver point blank at Oswald”

Souvenir typescript of Leavelle’s report in regards to Lee Harvey Oswald’s death, two pages, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in black ballpoint, “James R. Leavelle, Detective, Dallas Police Department.” In part: “We reached the basement jail office with officers in front we headed to the automobile ramp just outside the jail office door…Out of the mass of humanity composed of all the news media, which had surged forward to within six or seven feet of us, came the figure of a man with a gun in hand. He took two quick steps and double actioned a .38 revolver point blank at Oswald.” In fine condition. RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #418 - Ended November 13, 2013