Ruby Jackson McCollum was a wealthy African-American woman, who in 1952 killed a prominent white doctor who had been elected to the state senate. Her trial tells a story of forced sex, an illegitimate child, drug abuse and insanity. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1952/08/03 | Ruby McCollum walks through the 'colored entrance' of Dr C Leroy Adams, a prominent white physician and state senator-elect, medical office in Live Oak, Florida and shoots him four times | Defendant | Live Oak | Florida | Ruby McCollum Murder Trial | ||
| 1952/12/20 | Ruby McCollum is convicted by jury of first degree murder | Defendant | Suwannee County Courthouse | Live Oak | Ruby McCollum Murder Trial | ||
| 1954/07/20 | Ruby McCollum's conviction and death sentence are overturned on a technicality by the Florida Supreme Court | Defendant | Ruby McCollum Murder Trial | ||||
| 1956/00/00 | Ruby McCollum is declared mentally incompetent at her second trial and is committed to the Florida State Hospital for mental patients where she remained until 1974 | Defendant | US Arsenal-Officers Quarters | Chattahoochee | Ruby McCollum Murder Trial |
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