DALLAS - 3/4/1964: Jack Ruby enters a double barreled plea, we learn Ruby's whereabouts the weekend JFK was assassinated, and we have an exclusive interview with the man in the pale Stetson. Eric Bushman and I recap testimony in the State of Texas v. Jack Ruby - The Original Trial of the Century.

On Tuesday, March 4, 1964, Jury Selection finally ended, but not without controversy. Protesters pass out literature that damages Jack Ruby's main defense, one of the lawyers is held in contempt, reporters send Judge Brown a get well card, and Henry Wade and Melvin Belli give us a preview of their cases. All of this on the eve of the State of Texas vs. Jack Ruby, The Original Trial of the Century.

Jack Ruby was put on trial for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man in Dallas Police custody for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy two days earlier. We'll bring you the story from both inside and outside the courtroom. In this episode, you'll hear the first murder ever caught on live television, quotes from the larger than life lawyers for Jack Ruby, and from Jack Ruby himself. Beginning March 3, and for each day of the trial thereafter, Eric Bushman and Brandon Birmingham bring you the story of The State of Texas v. Jack Ruby - The Original Trial of the Century.