A northern Illinois cold case is the subject of a new documentary on Lifetime Movie Network.
“Footsteps in the Snow” premieres Wednesday. It chronicles the time from Maria Ridulph’s kidnapping and murder in 1957 through the conviction of Jack D. McCullough 55 years later.
Ridulph disappeared from the street corner near her home. That incident triggered a search by numerous police agencies, and reports said that President Dwight Eisenhower asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation for daily updates.
McCullough has maintained his innocence and is pursuing an appeal. He claims that he was in Rockford at the time of the kidnapping.
McCullough was convicted in a bench trial in DeKalb County Circuit Court. Two of his half-sisters were among the witnesses for the prosecution.
