365 // Kidnapping and Murder of Maria Ridulph

In this episode Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna and Jennifer Amell speak about the abduction and murder of Maria Ridulph from Sycamore, Illinois on December 3rd, 1957.

Maria was a 7 year old fun loving kid playing with her friend when a creepy man in his 20's approached them. Maria was soon abducted by the young man named who called himself "Johnny". Five months later Maria's lifeless body was found in a wooded area in Woodbine-about 90 miles from her home. What followed is a strange case of a suspect who was charged and convicted for Maria's murder. But was he really the killer?

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This episode was researched for us by Maryann White.

Sources:

https://www.forensicscolleges.com/blog/resources/10-cold-cases-solved

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Maria_Ridulph

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jack-mccullough-freed-murder_n_57114aa2e4b0018f9cba171b

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2830800/How-America-s-coldest-criminal-case- mystery-missing-seven-year-old-pretty-Maria-solved-55-years-later-thanks-deathbed-confession- murder-s-mother.html

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/08/us/oldest-cold-case/ch2.html 

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