A little girl's body has been exhumed 54 years after her murder, by cops who now think they can nail the killer using new forensics techniques. Prime suspect Jack McCullough, a former neighbor of the 7-year-old girl, has already been extradited from Washington to Illinois to face charges. "We're confident we have the right person," said a police spokesman. The case got a boost last year when McCullough's ex-girlfriend found a train ticket hidden behind a photo, notes ABC News. McCullough, now 71, was seen talking to Maria Ridulph before she vanished in 1957. Her bones were found five months later 120 miles from her home.
An angry McCullough has argued the ticket proves nothing. Maria's brother, who shared a room with his sister, said he was "so thankful to all the agencies involved in this as to how they have so respectfully treated our family." But Maria's sister is angry the case is again part of her life. "It's brought it back again and crammed it into our faces," she said. "I had put it to rest a long time ago." (More murder stories.)
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