Loretta Jackson Ruby Mccollum Children

And the documentary could have ended there except jude was dedicated to having everyone s memories of the events represented.

Loretta jackson ruby mccollum children. On august 3 1952 mccollum shot and killed state senator elect dr. In 1952 the community of live oak fla. Loretta mccollum the alleged illegitimate child of dr. In 1974 she was released dying at 91 in 1992 at a nursing home in ocala florida.

Leroy adams in his office in august 1952. 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 is buried next to her brother matt jackson towards the front of the cemetery. And was the second of six children.

What happened to loretta mccollum. Ruby mccollum was born in zuber fla. Ruby mccollum was the defendant in a famous racially charged murder case in live oak florida. This shooting was as noted in african america as the o j.

In fact no one in the family wanted to open up at first. What she did in the time between is anyone s guess. Born to gertrude and william jackson in zuber florida jackson was the second child among six siblings. Was rocked by the killing of a white doctor and elected official at the hands of a married black woman.

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. Adams and ruby lives in new jersey and also declined to speak with them. The strange case of ruby mccollum.

Ruby was tried found guilty imprisoned and lost her mind there and was removed to a mental health facility. 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. The mysterious case of ruby mccollum and the shooting of dr c. Simpson murder trial 43 years later.

She then drove to the office of clifford leroy adams a prominent white doctor and state senator elect. Mccollum who was african american was charged with killing a prominent white doctor dr. She married sam mccollum in 1929. Born ruby jackson on august 31 1909 jackson was a wealthy married african american woman in live oak florida who was arrested and convicted for killing a prominent white doctor in 1952 who at the time was also a florida state senator elect.

When the couple moved to fort myers fla sam became involved with his brother s racketeering business thus gaining the name bolita sam. Clifford leroy adams and shot him four times with a revolver. It happened in live oak a small farming town in north florida. Leroy adams continues to baffle people to this day.

She parked walked in the colored entrance and through the office waiting room.