Maria Ridulph Murdered in Woodbine, Illinois age 7

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Maria Ridulph, a seven-year-old girl from Sycamore, Illinois, went missing on December 3, 1957. She was last seen playing with a friend near her home when a man approached them and offered a piggyback ride. Her disappearance captured nationwide attention, with President Dwight D. Eisenhower and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover taking personal interest in the case. The search for Maria continued for several months, and her skeletal remains were eventually found on April 26, 1958, near Woodbine, Illin ...Read More

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name

Maria Ridulph

Case Added

November 23, 2022

gender

Female

race

Caucasian / White

city

Woodbine

state

IL

Date Found

1958-04-26

date_missing

1957-12-03

Date of Birth

1950-03-12

Age at Death

7

First Name

Maria

Last Name

Ridulph

solved

Yes

Last Updated

10/24/2024

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Maria Ridulph
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