ILL. COPS SEEK KILLER OF KELLI O'LAUGHLIN, 14

COPS IN Illinois are seeking the killer of 14-year-old Kelli O'Laughlin who was murdered last week after she interrupted a burglary at her suburban home. She was fatally stabbed numerous times just after school. Indian Head Park Police Chief Frank Alonzo said someone knows what happened and there is now a $60,000 reward for the person who leads them to the killer.
He said of the heinous crime: “Crime has no boundaries. We have to remember, this was a 14-year-old little girl who didn’t deserve to die in

COPS EXHUME BODY OF MARIA RIDULPH; SLAIN IN 1957

DETECTIVES in Illinois exhumed the body of Maria Ridulph--the 7-year-old girl murdered in 1957. Cops are hoping that modern science will help the case they're building against the man they believe raped and murdered her. Jack Daniel McCullough, now 71, was arrested last week in the grisly slaying that garnered national headlines at the time. He is a former police officer in the Seattle area and has denied any involvement.
State's Attorney Clay Campbell said: "Suffice to say science has advanced greatly, thankfully, since that time and we're hoping that advancement in science can assist us in our investigation of this case."
Maria disappeared while playing with a pal near her home, 60 miles west of Chicago. Her body was discovered five months later after spring thaw

ROBERT PHELAN SEX GROPED DEMENTIA PATIENT, 93

WELL, I think we can all agree there's a special place in hell for Robert J. 'Handsome Bob' Phelan. The twisted 6-year-old Oak Lawn, Illinois man has been charged with aggravated sexual assault. The victim? A 93-year-old woman who suffers from dementia. He was busted Sunday after a co-worker at Lexington Health Care spotted him diddling the whacked out oldster in her room. Phelan was a certified nursing assistant and had worked there for just under two weeks and "is no longer with the company."
A spokeswoman said: “We take appropriate measures in our hiring process, and follow state and federal regulations to ensure

JACK DANIEL McCULLOUGH DENIES 1957 SEX SLAYING

THE FORMER cop busted in the sensational 1957 sex slaying of little Maria Ridulph denies murdering the child. Creepy Jack Daniel 'Creepy Jack' McCullough, 71, told the Associated Press in a jailhouse chat: “I have an iron-clad alibi. I did not commit a murder.” Hmmm. Geez Jack, pretty much everyone else thinks you're a killer who changed his name and vanished from Illinois in the spring of 1958. During the interview, McCullough stuck to the alibi he gave cops half a century ago: he couldn't commit the murder because he was in

CHRIS COLEMAN GUILTY OF STRANGLING WIFE, 2 BOYS

TWO YEARS after an Illinois family was butchered, justice has been delivered. Chris Coleman was found guilty of murdering his wife Sheri and little boys Garett and Gavin. Now, the prosecution says they are planning to seek the death penalty and send the cold-blooded bald-headed monster to oblivion.
"If there was ever a case the death penalty, it would be for a father who killed his wife and two young sons," said prosecutor Ed Parkinson.
The guilty verdict came on the second anniversary of the horrific slayings. A minister's son and former