{"product_id":"rubys-prosecutor-william-jr-ferrier-9798289052483","title":"Ruby's Prosecutor: The Dallas Murder Trial that Echoed Through JFK History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuby's Prosecutor\u003c\/b\u003e thrusts you inside the courtroom \u003cb\u003eno camera ever captured\u003c\/b\u003e-and into the conscience of the man who tried the most infamous killer on live television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDallas, March 1964. Assistant District Attorney \u003cb\u003eJim Bowie\u003c\/b\u003e stands a heartbeat from the nation's rawest wound, determined to prove that nightclub owner \u003cb\u003eJack Ruby\u003c\/b\u003e murdered Lee Harvey Oswald with cold intent. Every fact you remember from the headlines is here-captured shells, time-stamped Western Union slip, KRLD film flashing its muzzle-bloom frame by frame. So are the moments the public never saw: late-night strategy sessions, juror index cards smudged with nervous sweat, the appeal brief Bowie signs while the country rages about conspiracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Bowie's victory costs him more than the world suspects. Four decades later-long after the conviction is overturned and Ruby dies of cancer-he begins taping a private memoir for his granddaughter. Those cassettes unspool the secrets buried beneath the official record: a forgotten tip that might have sealed the basement door, a marriage strained by a city's obsession, and a sealed envelope marked \u003cb\u003e2039\u003c\/b\u003e that could rewrite the narrative one last time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously sourced \u003cb\u003efrom trial transcripts, newspaper archives, and newly released JFK files\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRuby's Prosecutor\u003c\/i\u003e marries documentary precision to the pulse of a legal thriller. Author \u003cb\u003eWilliam Ferrier Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e lets the historical scaffolding stand-dates, exhibits, real-world reversals-then fills its hidden rooms with the imagination of a seasoned storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e11\/22\/63\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e will devour this intimate, propulsive journey from the smoke of Dealey Plaza to the silence of a final taped confession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustice was served in front of the cameras. Conscience rendered its verdict in the dark.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Jr. Ferrier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798289052483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"William Jr. Ferrier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454201737471,"sku":"9798289052483","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c7babfb1-0c85-494d-b3ce-b19ee2e04b85.jpg?v=1777304782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rubys-prosecutor-william-jr-ferrier-9798289052483","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}