Sycamore —
A judge in Dekalb County has found Jack McCullough guilty of the 1957 murder of Maria Ridulph.
Ridulph was killed near her home in Sycamore and her body found miles away.
A friend of Maria's testified that she and Maria were playing a game on a street corner near her home when McCullough walked up and introduced himself as Johnny. Moments later, McCullough gave Maria a piggyback ride.
Today, that man, Jack McCullough has been found guilty of killing her and hiding the body.
McCullough is a former resident of Sycamore and recently resided in Seattle. An inmate also implicated him in the murder.
He is 72 years old.
