King County

Wash. Court Rejects Gay Marriage

2006-07-27 00:00:00

Opponents of gay marriage racked up another legal victory Wednesday, as the highest court in Washington state ruled 5 to 4 that there was no constitutional right for people of the same sex to marry each other. But even as the state Supreme Court upheld...

Seattle man arrested in 54-year-old Sycamore murder case hospitalized, officials say

2011-07-03 00:00:00

Jack Daniel McCullough, the Seattle man recently arrested on charges that he kidnapped and murdered a 7-year-old Sycamore, Ill., girl in 1957, was hospitalized Saturday for undisclosed reasons. McCullough, 71, was scheduled to appear Saturday in a King...

Suspect in slaying of Sycamore girl to return to Illinois

2011-07-20 09:41:00

The man accused of the 1957 kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl waived his right to an extradition hearing this morning in Seattle and has agreed to return to Illinois to face the charges. Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, appeared in...

Officials exhume body of girl slain 53 years ago, hope 'modern science' will help build case

2011-07-27 15:01:00

Officials say they exhumed the body of a 7-year-old�Sycamore girl kidnapped more than 50 years ago in hopes modern technology will help their murder case against a 71-year-old former neighbor. The�DeKalb County coroner's office could not determine a...

Captured: Craig Hazelrigg: Heat from WMW helps detectives capture homeless 'sexual violent predator'

2011-07-07 00:00:00

UPDATE:King County detectives arrested convicted sex offender Craig Hazelrigg Wednesday night. Hazelrigg told them he knew he was featured on Washington's Most Wanted, and that caused him to hang out in one spot trying to avoid capture, which allowed...

Prosecutors push to change law that allows child molester to watch child porn in jail

2011-07-13 22:46:00

Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said his staff is crafting a bill that would make sure something like the Weldon Marc Gilbert case never happens again. Gilbert is being allowed to watch video he shot of himself raping nearly 20 young boys while...

Judge expresses concern over tunnel project's budget

2011-06-16 11:19:00

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will not appeal a King County Superior Court ruling to put the Alaskan Way deep bore tunnel referendum on the primary election ballot. Judge Laura Middaugh ruled that a referendum on the...

Man charged in '57 killing of Sycamore girl to face judge

2011-07-19 18:02:00

The man accused in the 1957 kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl is expected to face a judge Wednesay and say whether he intends to fight an order to return to Illinois to face murder charges. Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, told the...

Hospitalization delays court for Seattle man accused in 1957 Sycamore slaying

2011-07-02 20:24:00

Jack Daniel McCullough, the Seattle man recently arrested on charges that he kidnapped and murdered a 7-year-old Sycamore, Ill. girl in 1957, was hospitalized Saturday for undisclosed reasons. McCullough, 71, was scheduled to appear Saturday in a�King...

Federal cuts could mean less police on the streets

2011-07-19 22:23:00

Proposed cuts to a federal law enforcement program could have big ramifications on the streets of westernWashington.�� The Department of Justice's COPS program, Community Oriented Policing Services, has been around for more than a decade. Now, Congress...

Lawsuit: Sleepy officer delayed Amber Alert on Zina Linnik

2011-07-21 13:37:00

UPDATE: A King County judge has denied a motion to reconsider and amend the complaint against the city of Tacoma, Pierce County and the state of Washington by Zina Linnik's family. The case will not go to trial. ORIGINAL STORY: The mayor of Tacoma and...

Zina Linnik's family responds to dismissal of case

2011-07-21 16:11:00

A King County judge denied a motion to reconsider and amend the complaint against the city of Tacoma, Pierce County and Washington state. The case will not go to trial. The motions were filed by Zina Linnik's family. Linnik, 12, was kidnapped and...

On July 1, 2011, Jack Daniel McCullough was charged with the 1957 murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph, whose body was found in a wooded area about 100 miles west of Sycamore nearly five months after she disappeared.

1957-12-05 00:00:00