Jack Daniel McCullough
Maria Ridulph
Jack Daniel McCullough
DeKalb County sheriff’s officers stand guard Wednesday as suspect Jack Daniel McCullough arrives from Seattle in an unmarked SUV. | Scott Stewart~Sun-Times
The gravesite of Maria Ridulph at Elmwood Cemetery is shown in Sycamore in July, 2011. DeKalb County prosecutors charged Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, onwith murdering Ridulph, a 7-year-old Illinois who was last seen playing with a friend near her home in S
Dekalb County State's Attorney Clay Campbell addresses the media at the Dekalb County Government Legislative Center on Tuesday July 12, 2011 in Sycamore. Authorities charged 71 year old Jack Daniel McCullough with the kidnapping and murder of Maria Ridulph in 1957. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Maria Ridulph
Maria Ridulph, who was abducted and murdered in 1957.
SYCAMORE — Before Jack McCullough was sentenced to life in prison for the 1957 murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph, he adamantly insisted he had nothing to do with her death. “I did not, I did not kill Maria Ridulph. I did not,” the white-haired, 73-year-old …
