"American police detective" . . "Leavelle, Jim"@en . . "James Robert Leavelle"@en . . "1920-08-23Z"^^ . "James Robert \"Jim\" Leavelle (born August 23, 1920) is the former Dallas, Texas, homicide detective who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald through the basement of Dallas Police headquarters when Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby. Widely distributed photographs of Oswald shortly before the shooting, depict Leavelle standing to Oswald's right and wearing a light-colored suit with matching hat."@en . "Jim Leavelle"@en . "1920Z"^^ .