in the attack. before his guilt could be proven. oswalt was shot dead by jack ruby who was a texas night club owner. they moved openly in the tense south. civil right s leader martin luther king jr. was shot down on a motel balcony in memphis, tennessee. his assassin james ray claimed to be a dupe in the elaborate conspiracy. my thanks. to all of you. robert f. kennedy was shot and killed in los angeles shortly after winning the california presidential primary. mill attent palestinian surhan, surhan who planned kennedy s murder was offended by kennedy s support of israel and motivated by the anniversary of the 1967