Ex-Cop Jack McCullough Sentenced to Life in Prison For Girl's 1957 Murder

[Spot72]

Former police officer Jack McCullough was sentenced to life in prison today for the 1957 murder of a little girl, ending one of the nation's longest and most notorious cold cases.

McCullough, now 73, was sentenced in Sycamore, Ill., the same town where he kidnapped and killed Maria Ridulph on Dec. 3., 1957.

Prosecutors alleged that a 17-year-old McCullough, who was known then by his birth name, John Tessier, approached Maria and her friend, Kathy, while they were playing outside of her house. He introduced himself as "Johnny" and offered the girls piggy-back rides.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/cop-jack-mc...ry?id=17925894

[BlandFood]

They should have lynched him like any other murderer.

[Gopher]

Hopefully they had more evidence than the article suggests. A train ticket and a suggestion by his step-sister that he is evil doesn't seem like a slam dunk. On a positive note, his sentence won't be too long. He already looks like a corpse.