A 50-Year Case to Celebrate 50 Episodes!

Send us Fan MailThis 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,_Illinois2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Maria_Ridulph3) https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/08/us/oldest-cold-case/ch3.html4) https://www.ranker.com/list/maria-ridulph-case/amandasedlakhevener5) 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-ridulph7) 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-nytimes9) https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-jack-mccullough-1957-sycamore-murder-hearing-20160422-story.html10)https://web.archive.org/web/20130311143836/http://www.thonline.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_be60ade4-46f0-534c-8971-747f696dcbae.html11) https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/12) https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2012-09-11/half-sisters-testify-for-prosecution-in-trials-second-day13) https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/17/us/jack-mccullough-freed-exclusive-interview/Support the show