Despite his persistent claims of innocence, Chester Weger lived six decades in prison after confessing to the haunting 1960 Starved Rock State Park murders of three suburban Chicago women who were ...

Steve Stout, historian and author of the book, “The Starved Rock Murders,” joins John to talk about Chester Weger, the man known as ‘The Starved Rock Killer ...

CLAY COUNTY, Mo. (WTVO/WGN) — Chester Weger, the man convicted of killing one of three women found dead at Starved Rock State Park in 1960, has died at the age of 86. He died Sunday, June 22, in ...

Chester Otto Weger was convicted of the murder of a Chicago woman at Starved Rock State Park in 1961. Weger maintained his initial confession for the murder came after threats. Weger spent nearly six ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) — An 80-year-old ...