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.
Ruby mccollum daughter by dr adams.
In 1952 the community of live oak fla.
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.
Woman in the suwannee jail.
Clifford leroy adams and shot him four times with a revolver.
Mccollum s youngest daughter is alleged to be the biracial child of dr.
What happened to loretta mccollum.
She then drove to the office of clifford leroy adams a prominent white doctor and state senator elect.
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 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.
After being institutionalized ruby went to live at a home paid for by william bradford huie in exchange for writing her story in a book entitled ruby mccollum.
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.
Ruby mccollum murdered dr.
The mysterious case of ruby mccollum and the shooting of dr c.
Simpson murder trial 43 years later.
Leroy adams continues to baffle people to this day.
This shooting was as noted in african america as the o j.
The strange case of ruby mccollum.