Professor 2 teenage sons shot to death in apparent murder
Peter S. Ruckman
Peter S. Ruckman  58   and  his  sons Christopher Ruckman  14  and John Ruckman  12  were all found in a home in the 4600 block of Chandan Woods Drive in Cherry Valley about 10 a.m.  according to Winnebago County Coroner Bill Hintz and the Winnebago County sheriffâs office.
 P.S. Ruckman  had been a professor of political science at Rock Valley College and an instructor at Northern Illinois University  according to  his  online resume.  He  taught classes such as American Government  Introduction to the Legal System and Political Philosophy.
Rock Valley College officials released a statement Sunday stating  Ruckman  had been a professor at the college since 1998.
According to his online resume   Ruckman  was an expert in clemency and pardons  and  he  was the editor of the âPardon Power blogâ and author of the forthcoming âPardon Me  Mr. President: Adventures in Crime  Politics and Mercy.â
 Ruckman  often served as an expert on clemency in articles printed in the Tribune  as well as in the New York Times  the Wall Street Journal  the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times.
[TGT]   58   and   [TGT]   sons Christopher Ruckman  14  and John Ruckman  12  were all found in a home in the 4600 block of Chandan Woods Drive in Cherry Valley about 10 a.m.  according to Winnebago County Coroner Bill Hintz and the Winnebago County sheriffâs office.
 P.S. Ruckman  had been a professor of political science at Rock Valley College and an instructor at Northern Illinois University  according to  his  online resume.  He  taught classes such as American Government  Introduction to the Legal System and Political Philosophy.
Rock Valley College officials released a statement Sunday stating  Ruckman  had been a professor at the college since 1998.
According to his online resume   Ruckman  was an expert in clemency and pardons  and  he  was the editor of the âPardon Power blogâ and author of the forthcoming âPardon Me  Mr. President: Adventures in Crime  Politics and Mercy.â
 Ruckman  often served as an expert on clemency in articles printed in the Tribune  as well as in the New York Times  the Wall Street Journal  the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times.