What Happened To Ruby Mccollum S Biracial Daughter

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.

What happened to ruby mccollum s biracial daughter.

A look at the ruby mccollum story. The mysterious case of ruby mccollum and the shooting of dr c. To this day the actual bill has never been produced as evidence. In july of 1951 ruby had a daughter loretta and according to ruby s testimony this was adams daughter not sam s.

What happened to loretta mccollum. The strange case of ruby mccollum. Ruby testified that she owed dr. The amount of the bill is unknown.

She later admitted to shooting him four times in the chest after he wouldn t agree to leave her alone. On the day of the shooting ruby had opened a bill addressed to her husband sam. Adams ruby was able to spend the remainder of her life free in new horizons rehabilitation center in ocala until her death in 1992. He performed the autopsy on adams and testified to mccollum s sanity during her trial.

Clifford leroy adams jude says. Mccollum s youngest daughter is alleged to be the biracial child of dr. On august 3 1952 ruby mccollum met dr. Ruby mccollum was the richest black woman in live oak florida in the 1940 s.

Ruby stated that over a period he had repeatedly forced her to submit to sex and that her youngest child loretta was fathered by. I believe that nobody will ever know what really happened between ruby mccollum and dr. Woman in the suwannee jail. Ruby mccollum fatally shoots dr.

Clifford leroy adams and shot him four times with a revolver. 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. Was rocked by the killing of a white doctor and elected official at the hands of a married black woman. Leroy adams continues to baffle people to this day.

A jury of 12 white men convicts mccollum of first degree. In 1952 the community of live oak fla. 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. Although no one will ever find out what really happened between ruby and dr.

She was married to known racketeer bolita sam. On august 3 1952 ruby mccollum met dr. Leroy adams a white physician and state senator elect in his office. Leroy adams a white physician and state senator elect in his office in live oak florida.

Workman was ruby mccollum s physician when she was pregnant with adams child.