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.
Today ruby mccollum daughter loretta picture.
Leroy adams a white physician and state senator elect in his office.
On august 3 1952 ruby mccollum met dr.
In 1952 the community of live oak fla.
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.
The strange case of ruby mccollum.
Loretta mccollum the alleged illegitimate child of dr.
This shooting was as noted in african america as the o j.
Was rocked by the killing of a white doctor and elected official at the hands of a married black woman.
The mysterious case of ruby mccollum and the shooting of dr c.
This union produced daughter loretta a light skinned child who was unmistakably adams.
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.
On the day of the shooting ruby had opened a bill addressed to her husband sam.
Ruby mccollum murdered dr.
Loretta mccollum the alleged illegitimate child of dr.
Ruby stated that over a period he had repeatedly forced her to submit to sex and that her youngest child loretta was fathered by.
To this day the actual bill has never been produced as evidence.
Ruby s husband sam was cheating on her with some tramp school teacher.
It happened in live oak a small farming town in north florida.
In july of 1951 ruby had a daughter loretta and according to ruby s testimony this was adams daughter not sam s.
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.
Adams and ruby lives in new jersey and also declined to speak with them.
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.
Adams and ruby lives in new jersey and also declined to speak with them.
Ruby testified that she owed dr.
Sam knew about dr.
She later admitted to shooting him four times in the chest after he wouldn t agree to leave her alone.
Adams but kind of looked the other way as he needed to keep the business afloat.
She then drove to the office of clifford leroy adams a prominent white doctor and state senator elect.
Sam continued to love her and live with ruby.
Simpson murder trial 43 years later.
The amount of the bill is unknown.
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.
