P.S. Ruckman, Jr.
P.S. Ruckman, Jr.
P.S. Ruckman, Jr. was a political science professor at Rock Valley College and an instructor at Northern Illinois University. [1]
Personal Life
He was married to Heidi Ruckman and filed for divorce in July 2017. The couple had two children together. [1]
Career
He was the editor of PardonPower.com, a website dedicated to his study of presidential pardons. [1]
Ruckman has been quoted in political reports across the country since at least the early 2000s.
He was the expert voice in stories for The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today and The Associated Press. He’s been interviewed on National Public Radio and has appeared on the BBC, PBS, and MSNBC. [1]
He has written two books: “Pardon Me, Mr. President: Adventures in Crime, Politics and Mercy” and “The Pardon Power in the 21st Century.”
Death
On Saturday March 3, 2018, Sheriff’s deputies arrived at about 7:10 a.m. for a welfare check, and after entering with a key, found P.S. Ruckman Jr. and his two sons in different bedrooms with gunshot wound.