Kathy Chapman, left, a childhood friend of Maria Ridulph who was with  her in 1957 on the day she disappeared, and Mary Hunt, Jack  McCullough's half-sister, take questions from the media Monday, Dec. 10,  2012, outside the DeKalb County Courthouse in DeKalb, Ill., following  Jack McCullough's sentencing. McCullough, 73, was convicted of  kidnapping and murdering Ridulph more  than a half century ago and was  sentenced to life in prison.  (AP Photo/Daily Chronicle, Kyle Bursaw) Photo: AP