After the shooting ruby mccollum put her nickel plated smith wesson away locked up his office and walked to her 1951 two toned blue chrysler.
Pictures of ruby mccollum.
Psychiatrists report woman slayer insane daytona beach morning journal september 24 1954.
She parked walked in the colored entrance and through the office waiting room.
In 1952 mccollum a mother of four was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to the electric chair for the murder of white senator and dr.
Simpson murder trial 43 years later.
What happened to loretta mccollum.
On the quiet sunday morning of august 3 1952 ruby mccollum the richest black woman in the town of live oak florida put two of her children in the backseat of her blue chrysler.
On a sunday morning august 3 1952 ruby mccollum who was the richest african american woman in suwannee county and had grown up in marion county walked into the office of sainted white physician dr.
Leroy adams continues to baffle people to this day.
Arthur ellis jr and leslie e.
It happened in live oak a small farming town in north florida.
Was rocked by the killing of a white doctor and elected official at the hands of a married black woman.
The mysterious case of ruby mccollum and the shooting of dr c.
Adams for years and was pregnant with his second child at the time of his murder.
In august 1952 ruby mccollum a wealthy black woman walked through the colored entrance of clifford leeroy adam s surgery in live oak florida and gunned him down.
She then drove to the office of clifford leroy adams a prominent white doctor and state senator elect.
Ruby mccollum s fate is mulled st.
The true crime story that shook the foundations of the segregationist south.
Ruby mccollum was the richest black woman in live oak florida in the 1940 s.
Ruby mccollum born ruby jackson august 31 1909 may 23 1992 was a wealthy married african american woman in live oak florida who is known for being arrested and convicted in 1952 for killing dr.
Born to gertrude and william jackson in zuber florida jackson was the second child among six siblings.
The strange case of ruby mccollum.
In 1952 the community of live oak fla.
Petersberg times december 10 1973.
Ruby mccollum was a wealthy african american woman whose story unfolded before the country s eyes in 1952 for the murder of dr.
Clifford leroy adams and shot him four times with a revolver.
Born ruby jackson on august 31 1909 jackson was a wealthy married african american woman in live oak florida who was arrested and convicted for killing a prominent white doctor in 1952 who at the time was also a florida state senator elect.
Ruby mccollum murdered dr.
This shooting was as noted in african america as the o j.
Leroy adams a prominent white doctor and state senator elect the judge restricted her testimony but she did testify as to their sexual relationship and his paternity of her child.
Leroy adams a white doctor and member of the state senate in florida.
