Man appeals murder , kidnapping convictions in country 's oldest cold case ever solved . Jack McCullough was sentenced to life in 2012 for 1957 death of neighbor 's child . In his 80-page appeal , former police officer Jack Daniel McCullough says he deserves a new trial because his mother was allowed to accuse him from the grave -- while he was kept from proving that he was elsewhere when a 7-year-old girl was abducted and killed . Comment: Brief cites many of the issues raised by legal experts in CNN 's `` Taken '' series .
Man appeals murder , kidnapping convictions in country 's oldest cold case ever solved . Jack McCullough was sentenced to life in 2012 for 1957 death of neighbor 's child . Comment: Brief cites many of the issues raised by legal experts in CNN 's `` Taken '' series .