This shooting was as noted in african america as the o j.
Ruby mccollum daughter by dr adams.
She then drove to the office of clifford leroy adams a prominent white doctor and state senator elect.
Simpson murder trial 43 years later.
She parked walked in the colored entrance and through the office waiting room.
It happened in live oak a small farming town in north florida.
Clifford leroy adams and shot him four times with a revolver.
In 1952 the community of live oak fla.
Woman in the suwannee jail.
The strange case of ruby mccollum.
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 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.
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.
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.
Leroy adams continues to baffle people to this day.
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.
The mysterious case of ruby mccollum and the shooting of dr c.
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.