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This July 27 file booking photo provided by the DeKalb County
Sheriff's Department in Sycamore, Ill., shows Jack Daniel
McCullough, 71, who has been charged in the 1957 murder of
7-year-old Maria Ridulph in Sycamore.

Assistant State’s Attorney provides information at McCullough status hearing

By Dave Gong | November 1, 2011

The man charged with the 1957 kidnapping and murder of Maria Ridulph appeared in court Tuesday for his latest status hearing. Victor Escarcida, DeKalb County Assistant State's Attorney, said the prosecution provided the defense with discovery information,...

Elk’s Lodge to host safety seminar Nov. 1

By Linze Griebenow | October 18, 2011

A course on personal safety is scheduled to take place nearly one year after NIU freshman Antinette ‘Toni' Keller's tragic disappearance and murder. The ‘Refuse to be a Victim' seminar will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Elk's Lodge, 209 S....

This July 27 file booking photo provided by the DeKalb County
Sheriff's Department in Sycamore, Ill., shows Jack Daniel
McCullough, 71, who has been charged in the 1957 murder of
7-year-old Maria Ridulph in Sycamore.

Arraignment scheduled for murder case

By Dave Gong | August 29, 2011

DeKalb | Arraignment for the man charged with the 1957 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph was set at a hearing Monday morning. An arraignment is a hearing during which a formal reading of charges is given to the defendant, who may also...

Documents disclosed at hearing for 1957 Sycamore murder case

August 21, 2011

DeKALB | The DeKalb County State's Attorney's Office disclosed documents related to the 1957 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph to the DeKalb County Public Defender's Office during a hearing on Aug. 17.According to court documents, the...

William Curl

Curl defense receives apartment surveillance video, awaits DNA test on landfill shoes

By Kyla Gardner | June 21, 2011

Video surveillance tapes from the high-rise residence of William Curl, 34, the DeKalb man charged with the murder of Antinette "Toni" Keller, were turned over to his defense attorney during a status update today. Curl lived at Golden Years Plaza, a high-rise...

Death penalty no longer possible in William Curl trial

By Junae Bennett | March 10, 2011

DeKALB | Prosecutors were considering seeking the death penalty against William Curl, the DeKalb man accused of murdering NIU student Antinette Keller. But that is no longer the case.On Wednesday, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that abolished...

Cold case strangely similar

By John Bachmann | November 9, 2010

The Antinette “Toni” Keller investigation has brought back memories of the 1970 cold case of Donna Doll. NIU student Donna Doll was reported last seen on Oct. 2, 1970 leaving work from the Swen Parson Library. Donna Chiarelott, former Northern Star...