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Christopher Hamilton Ruckman

Case from Cherry-valley, IL dated Mar 03, 2018

Victim Details

Christopher Hamilton Ruckman

Male

White / Caucasian

Cherry-valley

IL

2018-03-03

14

Christopher

Hamilton Ruckman

07/10/2026

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Christopher Hamilton Ruckman, a 14-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically found dead on March 3, 2018, in his home in Cherry Valley, Illinois. The incident, which also claimed the lives of his 12-year-old brother, John Ruckman, and their father, Peter Ruckman, was determined to be a murder-suicide. Authorities believe that Peter Ruckman, a 58-year-old political science professor at Rock Valley College, fatally shot his two sons before taking his own life. The bodies were discovered in separate ...
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  • Pensacola News Journal: Son, grandkids of controversial Pensacola pastor Peter Ruckman dead in murder-suicide
  • UPDATE: Visitation for Christopher and Jack Ruckman begins
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