JFK Assassination: How Lee Harvey Oswald Was Captured - The Dallas Police Timeline

On November 22, 1963, shots rang out in Dealey Plaza — and the world changed in seconds. But behind the iconic images of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination was a frantic, chaotic, and deeply human response unfolding inside the Dallas Police Department.In this first episode of our three-part series, Dallas Police historian Rick Janich walks us through the minute-by-minute movements of Lee Harvey Oswald: from the rifle wrapped in brown paper, to his escape from the Texas School Book Depository, to the confrontation with Officer J.D. Tippit, and finally his dramatic arrest inside the Texas Theatre.These are the details most Americans have never heard — the eyewitness accounts from officers, citizens, and investigators who lived the events moment by moment. Their stories reveal not just what happened, but what it felt like inside Dallas during those 48 historic hours.Subscribe for Parts 2 & 3, where we explore the human stories behind the headlines and the lasting legacy of November 1963 in Dallas.Presented by: CitizensBehindTheBadge.orgPodcast Series: Heroes Behind the Badge Timestamps:00:00 – A Firsthand Memory of 196301:23 – Introducing Historian Rick Janich03:22 – The Curtain Rods: Oswald’s Morning Begins04:49 – Shots Fired in Dealey Plaza05:59 – The Murder of Officer J.D. Tippit09:39 – The Chase to the Texas Theatre13:10 – Jack Ruby Walks Into the Story16:45 – Ruby’s Motive and Confession#JFKAssassination #LeeHarveyOswald #DallasPolice #DealeyPlaza #JFK #HistoryPodcast #TrueHistory #1963