Two prosecution witnesses lied and the prosecution withheld evidence in the cold-case trial of Jack McCullough. That’s according to a new motion filed in DeKalb County Circuit Court by Public Defender Tom McCulloch.
McCullough was convicted in September 2012 of murdering 7-year-old Maria Ridulph of Sycamore in 1957. He has maintained his innocence since his arrest in the Seattle, Wash., area.
The motion, filed last week, asks reconsideration of a motion that McCullough filed in June, seeking relief based on actual innocence.
According to the latest motion, two convicts who testified against McCullough in the original trial lied to satisfy prosecution promises.
The motion also claims a woman who has evidence that contradicts the prosecution’s claim was kept away from the case and the defendant.
The motion asks for a hearing, authority to subpoena witnesses and other materials, and reverse McCullough’s conviction or grant a new trial.
No court date has been set on the motion.
