Ruby McCollum (August 31, 1909 – May 23, 1992), born Ruby Jackson, was a wealthy married Black woman in Live Oak, Florida, who was charged in 1952 for first-degree murder for killing Dr. C. Leroy …

Ruby McCollum (August 31, 1909-May 23, 1992) was the subject of a notorious murder trial in 1952. She was convicted of killing Dr. C. Leroy Adams, whom she accused of forcing her to submit to sex …

On July 20, 1954, the Florida Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Ruby McCollum based upon the fact that the trial judge did not attend the viewing of the crime scene with the jury.

Nov 20, 2025 · The first Black woman to ever testify against a white man for sexual abuse and paternity, Ruby was subjected to an all-white jury, some of whom were patients of Dr. Adams.

Ruby McCollum, a wealthy Black woman, navigated a life of family, crime, and forced relationships, leaving a mark on 20th-century Florida.

Dec 16, 2024 · Few stories are as gripping and notorious as the tale of Ruby McCollum and Dr. Clifford Leroy Adams Jr., a physician and senator-elect who never made it to take his elected seat.

Ruby McCollum murdered Dr. C. Leroy Adams. This shooting was noted in African American communities as the O.J. Simpson Murder trial 43 years later. It happened in Live Oak, a small …

McCollum, a black woman living in Live Oak in 1952, was convicted of murdering C. LeRoy Adams, a prominent white doctor and politician from the area who had an abusive sexual relationship with …

For seven years, Dr. Adams had manipulated, bullied, and raped Ruby. He forced her to bear one of his children already, and this unborn child would be the second.

Sam and Ruby owned a "stately, two-story home" in Live Oak, Florida, a town of 4,000 people. It was at this time that Ruby developed an addiction to heroin. The McCollums also owned a farm near Lake …