Gun that killed Lee Harvey Oswald to be auctioned off

[NightWatcher]

http://www.rawstory.com/news/mochila/Gun_that_killed_JFK_assassin_in_pop_02282008.html

the Colt Cobra revolver used by Jack Ruby to kill Oswald in 1963, just days after Oswald was arrested for assassinating Kennedy, could fetch several million dollars alone. The initials of detectives who handled the gun are scratched on it.

"The whole world saw that unfold live and here's the very gun and the hat that Jack Ruby was wearing," said Ettinger, adding that the tag tied to Oswald's toe to identify his corpse and a lock of his hair were also to be auctioned.

Other items to be auctioned include a Federal Bureau of Investigation badge that belonged to the bureau's founder J. Edgar Hoover, a wig worn by Elizabeth Taylor for "Cleopatra," and the leather jacket worn by actor Brandon Lee when he was accidentally shot and killed while filming "The Crow."

Silly me, but I thought that evidence from murders became police property, regardless it shouldnt end up in the hands of rich collectors. The "pop culture" auction sounds rather tasteles to me.

[Aviation Pro]

1. I wonder which rich rightwing nut job....

...or Saudi prince will end up owning this abomination.

[slackmaster]

2. Damn, I wish I had the money to blow on something like that

I have a license that would allow me to purchase it, but no cash.

:argh:

[ContinentalOp]

3. I think most reputable auction houses wouldn't touch something like that.

Unless there's a really clear legal provenance. A lot of stuff like that ends up for sale though after being stolen from evidence rooms!

[MrCoffee]

4. That guy has one hell of a collection

Ettinger said Pugliese was selling his collection, which he had kept in a large vault at his offices, because it "had been his passion, but now has taken a back seat" to a green housing development he was working on.

[NightWatcher]

5. that part jumped out at me too

[angrycarpenter]

6. Pop culture is tasteless

And empty. Devoid of any real value whatsoever.

[ThomWV]

7. Wish I had it, I could use the money, big time.