Pictures Of Ruby Mccollum

Was rocked by the killing of a white doctor and elected official at the hands of a married black woman.

Pictures of ruby mccollum. She was married to known racketeer bolita sam. Clifford leroy adams and shot him four times with a revolver. Psychiatrists report woman slayer insane daytona beach morning journal september 24 1954. This shooting was as noted in african america as the o j.

The true crime story that shook the foundations of the segregationist south. 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. She then drove to the office of clifford leroy adams a prominent white doctor and state senator elect. 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.

It happened in live oak a small farming town in north florida. Ruby mccollum was a wealthy african american woman whose story unfolded before the country s eyes in 1952 for the murder of dr. The strange case of ruby mccollum. Adams for years and was pregnant with his second child at the time of his murder.

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. 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. 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.

In 1952 the community of live oak fla. She parked walked in the colored entrance and through the office waiting room. Ruby mccollum was the richest black woman in live oak florida in the 1940 s. The trial of ruby 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. What happened to loretta mccollum. It was alleged that ruby was being sexually abused by dr. Leroy adams a white doctor and member of the state senate in florida.

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. Ruby mccollum s fate is mulled st. Ruby mccollum murdered dr. Arthur ellis jr and leslie e.

Simpson murder trial 43 years later. Leroy adams continues to baffle people to this day.