Ricky P. Pruitt’s Fiery Death (sources)

  • "Mysterious Burns Peril Baby's Life," article in the Rockford Morning Star, newspaper of Rockford, Illinois, USA, Wednesday,  January 7, 1959. Pgs. 1A, 2A.
  • "Severely Burned Baby Holds Own," article in the Rockford Morning Star, newspaper of Rockford, Illinois, USA, Thursday,  January 8, 1959. Pg. B7.
  • "Inquest to Probe Freak Fire Death of Pruitt Infant," article in the Rockford Register-Republic, newspaper of Rockford, Illinois, USA, Thursday,  January 8, 1959. Pgs. 1A, 2A.
  • "Order Inquest After Infant Dies of Burns," article in the Rockford Register-Republic (Green Flash Edition), newspaper of Rockford, Illinois, USA, Thursday,  January 8, 1959. Pgs. 1A.
  • "Full Probe of Tot's Death Promised by Fire Marshall," article in the Rockford Morning Star, newspaper of Rockford, Illinois, USA, Friday,  January 9, 1959. Pgs. 1A.
  • "The Baffling Burning Death," by Allan W. Eckert, article in TRUE Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 324, May 1964, USA. Pg. 32-33, 104-107, 112. - Specifically Pg. 112 for this account! Online: https://www.scribd.com/document/317173397/THE-BAFFLING-BURNING-DEATH-by-Allan-W-Eckert
  • Mysterious Fires and Lights, by Vincent H. Gaddis, August 1968 Dell Publishing Co., Inc, New York, NY, USA. Pg. 195. Online [snippet]: https://books.google.com/books?id=9DBDAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22mysterious+fires+and+lights%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=ricky
  • Ablaze!, by Larry E. Arnold, 1995 M. Evans and Company, Inc., New York, USA. ISBN: 0871317893, 9780871317896. Pg. 110. Online [snippet]: https://books.google.com/books?id=nwbkAAAAMAAJ&dq=larry+arnold+ablaze&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=rickey