Maria Ridulph

McCullough Sentenced to Life in Prison

Mike Moen and Susan Stephens — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:33:34 +0000

Jack McCullough was sentenced to life in prison Monday morning for the murder of Maria Ridulph. The 73-year-old McCullough was convicted earlier this year in a DeKalb County bench trial. He was arrested in 2011 after authorities re-opened the investigation into the 1957 kidnapping and slaying.

McCullough Sentencing December 10th

Jenna Dooley — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:43:57 +0000

Sentencing for Jack McCullough has been moved to early December. The sentencing was supposed to be today, but a lawyer representing McCullough says the defense was not given enough time to prepare.

McCullough Sentencing Postponed

Susan Stephens — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:00:43 +0000

UPDATE: Friday, November 30, 2012 11:10 am

McCullough's sentencing has been rescheduled for Monday, December 10th, at 10:00 am.

Sentencing for convicted killer Jack McCullough has been postponed. The former Sycamore resident was to be sentenced Friday morning at 11:00 for the 1957 kidnapping and murder of seven-year-old Maria Ridulph.

McCullough Wants New Trial

WNIJ — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:05:11 +0000

Attorneys for Jack McCullough have filed a motion seeking a new trial or not guilty verdict. McCullough is awaiting sentencing for the murder and kidnapping of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph back in 1957.

Convicted Killer Faces Decision About Appeal

Jane Denison Furness and Victor Yehling — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:18:01 +0000

Jack Daniel McCullough is back in his cell at the DeKalb County Jail, weighing his options for filing an appeal of his conviction on charges related to the disappearance of little Maria Ridulph on Dec. 3, 1957.

He has 30 days to make that decision, with a sentencing hearing scheduled at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30.

In April, McCullough waived his right to a jury trial, opting instead for a bench trial on charges of murder, kidnapping, and abduction of an infant – defined in Illinois law at the time as a person younger than 12 years old.