JFK Killer Lee Harvey Oswald’s Life Insurance Claim Sells For Nearly $80K

The original Notice of Insurance Claim for Oswald sold for $79,436 on Wednesday Boston-based RR Auction said in a statement to the Associated Press.

The one-page document came inside a frame alongside a photograph of Oswald the AP said and measures 8.5 inches by 10.25 inches having been paid out to Marguerite Oswald for $863.

Oswald was shot and killed by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby at the Dallas police headquarters shortly after he was arraigned for the murders of the president and a Dallas police officer, J.D. Tippit, according to History.com.

Ruby was found guilty of murdering Oswald and sentence to death, according to the AP, but both his conviction and death sentence were overturned and he died before he could be retried.

The Proof of Death certificate, signed by Oswald’s mother, is dated Dec. 26, 1963, roughly one month after Ruby killed Oswald, the AP added.

It was issued by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company of Nashville, Tennessee which also lists Oswald’s name, dates of birth and death, place of death — Dallas— and cause of death — “gunshot wound,” according to the AP.

Oswald’s mother maintained her son’s innocence, but came under intense criticism for trying to profit off her son’s death, the AP said.

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