An Illinois judge on Friday overturned the murder conviction of Jack McCullough in the 1957 death of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph, and has ordered a new trial.
McCullough, 75, is expected to be released later Friday, according to the judge.
He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison in 2012. The case is believed to have been the oldest cold case in the nation to go to trial.
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