Piggyback

In December 1957, seven-year-old Maria Ridulph vanished while playing in Sycamore, Illinois, after a stranger offered her a piggyback ride. Her disappearance sparked a nationwide manhunt, drawing attention from President Eisenhower and the FBI, but the case went cold for decades after her remains were found. A mother's deathbed confession eventually reopened the case, leading to the conviction of Jack D. McCullough 55 years later, making it the oldest cold case successfully prosecuted in U.S. history. The author delves into this chilling historical event, questioning whether true justice was achieved.