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Ruby Klokow

Dec 29, 2013

2013 brought resolution to several old crimes

Several Wisconsin residents were sentenced in 2013 for decades-old crimes, while new slayings left residents horrified.

Oct 16, 2013

Mom convicted in ’57 death is denied parole

A Sheboygan woman who pleaded no contest in February to killing her baby more than 50 years ago has been denied parole.

Aug 16, 2013

Klokow might benefit from 1957 parole rules

A Sheboygan woman who killed her baby more than 50 years ago could be paroled two years sooner than prosecutors initially thought, because her case is governed by the less strict parole rules of 1957.

May 1, 2013

Mom gets up to 10 years for baby’s 1957 death (UPDATE)

A Wisconsin woman accused of killing her baby more than 50 years ago showed up at her sentencing hearing Wednesday expecting to be sentenced to 45 days in jail as part of a plea agreement forged between lawyers. Instead, Ruby C. Klokow was sentenced to a maximum of 1[...]

Apr 16, 2013

Son: Mom ‘evil monster,’ deserves to die in prison

A Wisconsin woman convicted of killing her daughter more than 50 years ago is an "evil monster" who deserves to die in prison, said her adult son, who claims he suffered years of horrific abuse at his mother's hands.

Apr 15, 2013

Mom’s sentencing for 1957 death postponed

The sentencing for a 76-year-old Wisconsin woman convicted of killing her baby more than 50 years ago has been postponed.

Feb 25, 2013

Jail, probation deal for woman in 1957 murder (UPDATE)

A 76-year-old Wisconsin woman accused of killing her infant daughter more than a half-century ago could serve little jail time after pleading no contest to second-degree murder Monday.

Feb 22, 2013

Prosecutor: Plea deal with mother in 1957 slaying

A 76-year-old woman accused of killing her infant daughter more than 55 years ago in southern Wisconsin has reached a plea agreement, prosecutors said Thursday.

Nov 6, 2012

Mother rejects plea offer in 1957 death

The case of a Sheboygan woman accused of killing her baby 55 years ago is heading to trial after an attempt at a plea agreement fell through.

Feb 10, 2011

Wis. woman pleads not guilty to 1957 infant death

By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Judith Post says she remains haunted by a memory more than half a century old — the sight of her older sister tossing her own baby several feet and watching the infant land on the floor. Though Post tries to forget the scene, a fresh court […]

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