Infamous Starved Rock Killer Dies: 'Rest In Peace, Chester,' His Lawyer Says

Infamous Starved Rock Killer Dies: 'Rest In Peace, Chester,' His Lawyer Says

Infamous Starved Rock Killer Dies: 'Rest In Peace, Chester,' His Lawyer Says - Joliet, IL - Chester Weger, who worked as a dishwasher at the lodge, initially confessed to beating the women to death with a frozen tree branch.

Man known as ‘Starved Rock Killer,’ who long fought for his freedom, dies of cancer

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"Starved Rock Killer" Chester Weger dies at 86, attorney confirms

Chester Weger, most infamously known as the "Starved Rock Killer," has died at age 86.

Starved Rock killer is dead, a week after losing bid to overturn 1961 conviction

The 86-year-old man known as the Starved Rock killer has died of cancer, his lawyer said Tuesday.Chester Weger died Sunday in Missouri with his family around him, according to his attorney Andrew Hale, who said Weger was recently diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.Last week, Weger lost his bid to have his conviction overturned in the killing of one of three women found bludgeoned to death in 1960 in Starved Rock State Park, about 90 miles fro…

Illinois 'Starved Rock Killer' Chester Weger dead at 86

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 Kansas City, according to his attorney Andy Hale of Hale and Monico. "Chester fought until the end to clear his name. He was innocent of the horrific murders but died just days after a LaSalle County judge denied his request to overturn his conviction. W…

Illinois ‘Starved Rock Killer’ Chester Weger dead at 86

CLAY COUNTY, Mo. (WTVO) — 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 June 22, according to his attorney. Weger was convicted in the 1960 slayings of 50-year-old Lillian Oetting, 47-year-old Frances Murphy and […]