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Stephen Burrell Small (18 March 1947 – 2 September 1987) was a prominent American businessman in Kankakee, Illinois. In 1987, he was kidnapped and held for ransom by Danny Edwards and Nancy Rish. The conditions of his confinement caused him to die of asphyxiation .
Feb 10, 2022 · Nancy Rish — doing a life sentence in prison for being an accomplice in the killing of Stephen Small, a Kankakee businessman buried alive in 1987 — walked out of prison Thursday.
Sep 6, 1987 · The body of the victim, Stephen B. Small, was found Friday night southeast of Kankakee in a box buried three feet deep in sand, the authorities said.
Jul 23, 2021 · Nancy Rish, 59, says she was forced to participate with her boyfriend Danny Edwards in the kidnapping of Stephen Small because Edwards abused her and threatened to kill her. She claims she didn ...
Dec 21, 1988 · A woman convicted in the kidnaping-murder of businessman Stephen Small, who suffocated when buried alive, has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.
Feb 19, 2018 · Stephen B. Small died after being buried in a tiny box by his kidnappers on Nancy Rish and boyfriend Danny Edwards. Murder is Forever spotlights the tragic case.
Jul 27, 2021 · Nancy Rish, 59, who was serving a life sentence for the 1987 kidnapping and murder of Stephen Small, a Kankakee businessman who died of suffocation after being buried alive, requested a resentencing hearing in December 2017 so that the court might consider evidence of domestic violence.
