Small Town Mysteries

A 50-Year Case to Celebrate 50 Episodes!

May 16, 2023 Kate, Christine, and Rachael Episode 50
Small Town Mysteries
A 50-Year Case to Celebrate 50 Episodes!
Show Notes

This week, Kate covers the case of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph. Maria was taken off of the street by a stranger in the 1950s. This case was presumed to be solved not once, but TWICE, with the convictions being overturned both times. 
Twice solved, but never closed, this case is as cold as ever.

Sources: 
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore,_Illinois
2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Maria_Ridulph
3) https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/08/us/oldest-cold-case/ch3.html
4) https://www.ranker.com/list/maria-ridulph-case/amandasedlakhevener
5) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maria-ridulph-murder-will-the-nations-oldest-cold-case-to-go-to-trial-ever-get-solved/
6) https://www.wcbu.org/tags/maria-ridulph
7) https://militaryjusticeforall.com/1957/12/03/cold-case-maria-ridolph-of-illinois-reported-missing-and-months-later-fatally-stabbed-air-force-veteran-john-tessier-wrongfully-convicted-of-homicide-1957/
8) https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/us/maria-ridulphs-killer-gets-life-55-years-after-her-death.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes
9) https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-jack-mccullough-1957-sycamore-murder-hearing-20160422-story.html
10)https://web.archive.org/web/20130311143836/http://www.thonline.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_be60ade4-46f0-534c-8971-747f696dcbae.html
11) https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/
12) https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2012-09-11/half-sisters-testify-for-prosecution-in-trials-second-day
13) https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/17/us/jack-mccullough-freed-exclusive-interview/



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