The trial of ruby mccollum.
Ruby mccollum children.
Was rocked by the killing of a white doctor and elected official at the hands of a married black woman.
On august 3 1952 ruby mccollum met the prominent dr.
In 1952 the community of live oak fla.
The true crime story that shook the foundations of the segregationist south.
Arthur ellis jr and leslie e.
And was the second of six children.
Adams for years and was pregnant with his second child at the time of his murder.
Loretta mccollum the alleged illegitimate child of dr.
Ruby mccollum murdered dr.
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 continues to baffle people to this day.
Adams and ruby lives in new jersey and also declined to speak with them.
Ruby mccollum was a wealthy african american woman whose story unfolded before the country s eyes in 1952 for the murder of dr.
It was alleged that ruby was being sexually abused by dr.
Born to gertrude and william jackson in zuber florida jackson was the second child among six siblings.
The mysterious case of ruby mccollum and the shooting of dr c.
Petersberg times december 10 1973.
She then drove to the office of clifford leroy adams a prominent white doctor and state senator elect.
Sam mccollum jr the son of ruby and her husband who resided in his childhood home until his death in december 2014 declined to meet with the film crew not wanting to talk about his mother.
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.
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.
On august 3 1952 mccollum shot and killed state senator elect dr.
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.
Ruby mccollum s fate is mulled st.
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.
Leroy adams a white doctor and member of the state senate in florida.
The strange case of ruby mccollum.
This shooting was as noted in african america as the o j.
Ruby mccollum was born in zuber fla.
When the couple moved to fort myers fla sam became involved with his brother s racketeering business thus gaining the name bolita sam.
She married sam mccollum in 1929.
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.
