Did Tippit know Jack Ruby?
No. From the moment Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, rumors circulated that Ruby and Oswald were part of a plot to assassinate the president. Speculation soon grew to include J.D. Tippit as a member of the conspiracy team. Conspiracy theorist and author Mark Lane claimed in his 1966 book Rush to Judgment that a secret source told him that a two hour meeting took place on November 14, 1963, at Ruby’s Carousel Club in Dallas between Bernard Weissman, Jack Ruby and Officer J.D. Tippit. The allegation, however, has no merit. Sergeant C.B. Owens, whom Tippit had worked under practically ever since he began working for the Dallas Police, told the FBI that to his knowledge, Officer Tippit had never been assigned to an area which included the known home or business addresses of Jack Ruby. Owens said that Tippit never mentioned Rubys name, or that he had ever been in one of Rubys clubs. Owens said that he had known Ruby for ten to twelve years and had spoken with him on numerous occasions. He
