Was rocked by the killing of a white doctor and elected official at the hands of a married black woman.
Today ruby mccollum daughter loretta picture.
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.
Lewis the daughter of an unwed loretta young and clark gable was 31 before she confronted her mother and learned the truth of her upbringing.
Loretta mccollum the alleged illegitimate child of dr.
In july of 1951 ruby had a daughter loretta and according to ruby s testimony this was adams daughter not sam s.
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.
Loretta mccollum the alleged illegitimate child of 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.
It happened in live oak a small farming town in north florida.
Leroy adams continues to baffle people to this day.
She later admitted to shooting him four times in the chest after he wouldn t agree to leave her alone.
On august 3 1952 ruby mccollum met dr.
The mysterious case of ruby mccollum and the shooting of dr c.
On the day of the shooting ruby had opened a bill addressed to her husband sam.
Simpson murder trial 43 years later.
Sam knew about dr.
The amount of the bill is unknown.
To this day the actual bill has never been produced as evidence.
The strange case of ruby mccollum.
She then drove to the office of clifford leroy adams a prominent white doctor and state senator elect.
Adams and ruby lives in new jersey and also declined to speak with them.
Leroy adams a white physician and state senator elect in his office.
She parked walked in the colored entrance and through the office waiting room.
This shooting was as noted in african america as the o j.
Adams but kind of looked the other way as he needed to keep the business afloat.
Sam continued to love her and live with ruby.
In 1952 the community of live oak fla.
Ruby mccollum murdered dr.
Adams and ruby lives in new jersey and also declined to speak with them.
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.
This union produced daughter loretta a light skinned child who was unmistakably adams.
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.
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.