Daughter Loretta Mccollum Ruby Mccollum Children

In july of 1951 ruby had a daughter loretta and according to ruby s testimony this was adams daughter not sam s.

Daughter loretta mccollum ruby mccollum children. As is the location and occupations of those children. In 1974 she was released dying at 91 in 1992 at a nursing home in ocala florida. The amount of the bill is unknown. The mysterious case of ruby mccollum and the shooting of dr c.

Ruby was tried found guilty imprisoned and lost her mind there and was removed to a mental health facility. Leroy adams continues to baffle people to this day. Ruby mccollum who was born august 31 1909 and died may 23 1992 was a wealthy married african american woman living in florida known for killing a prominent white doctor in 1952 who had been. Leroy adams a white physician and state senator elect in his office.

This shooting was as noted in african america as the o j. In 1952 the community of live oak fla. Loretta mccollum the alleged illegitimate child of dr. Clifford leroy adams and shot him four times with a revolver.

Simpson murder trial 43 years later. 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 parked walked in the colored entrance and through the office waiting room. On the day of the shooting ruby had opened a bill addressed to her husband sam.

Ruby stated that over a period he had repeatedly forced her to submit to sex and that her youngest child loretta was fathered by. 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. Was rocked by the killing of a white doctor and elected official at the hands of a married black woman. To this day the actual bill has never been produced as evidence.

On august 3 1952 ruby mccollum met dr. 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. 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. What she did in the time between is anyone s guess.

What happened to loretta mccollum. Ruby testified that she owed 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.

It happened in live oak a small farming town in north florida. She then drove to the office of clifford leroy adams a prominent white doctor and state senator elect. She later admitted to shooting him four times in the chest after he wouldn t agree to leave her alone.