In 1952, the community of Live Oak, Fla. 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. Leroy Adams continues to baffle people to this day. McCollum and her husband, Sam, lived in the Northern Florida town and were considered wealthy. One of the several angles of the case was that Dr. Adams, a state senator-elect, and Mr. McCollum worked together via a side business. There were other stories suggesting that Mr. McCollum was having an affair and had found a way to cheat the gambling system. On August 3, 1952, Mrs. McCollum walked into Dr. Adams’ office and shot him three times.
