[thephyber]

> But if there was nothing there, why did Jack Ruby kill him?

That line of thinking can power any conspiracy theory.

Do you really think there are only 3 options for his motives? Why not “an impulsive criminal businessman with a gun filled with rage in the hours after a presidential assassination in his town during a Cold War looks for a way he can personally feel some modicum of control in a world that is mostly chaotic”.