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John Wilson Ruckman, a 12-year-old boy from Cherry Valley, Illinois, was tragically found dead on March 3, 2018. John, along with his 14-year-old brother Christopher, was discovered with gunshot wounds to the head in their home. The incident was a devastating murder-suicide carried out by their father, Peter Ruckman, who was also found dead at the scene. Peter Ruckman, a 58-year-old political science professor at Rock Valley College, had shot his two sons before taking his own life. The Winnebag ...Read More
Victim Details

John Wilson Ruckman

Male

Cherry-valley

IL

2018-03-03

12

John

Wilson Ruckman

11/25/2025