Killed on TV

[donegal]

Who was the first person to be killed live on TV?

[tonymclark]

In the fifties there was an actor that died during a live broadcast, but not sure about "killed".

[Jansy]

Lee Harvey Oswald, maybe?

[Narolines]

I'll have to think about the concept of being "killed live" - but I suspect it may have been Lee Harvey Oswald.

[Johnmof]

Presumably it would be Kennedy, as his motorcade was being shown live on US TV?

[Peri]

I heard the other day it was Lee Harvey Oswald.

[roaddog]

what about harry houdini. im sure the david blaine autobiography mentions the death of his hero on live tv.

[Houdi]

Houdini died on TV? Think about it...