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The Starved Rock Murders with Andy Hale

The Starved Rock Murders with Andy Hale

By: Andy Hale
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 In the winter of 1960 three women were found brutally murdered in a cave at the Starved Rock State Park. After months of dead ends, a manhunt ensued that ultimately pinned the crime on a 21-year-old dishwasher at the Starved Rock State Park Lodge, Chester Weger. In spite of contradictory physical evidence and under immense pressure from the police, Chester confessed to the crime. He has spent the last 60 years in prison, maintaining his innocence to this day. Join Andy Hale, a civil rights attorney who specializes in investigating wrongful convictions, as he dives deep into parts of the case that have been left out of previous coverage. As Chester Weger’s attorney, he is actively investigating the case and has won the right to test DNA from the crime scene for the first time in 60 years. If Chester is innocent, this will become the longest wrongful conviction case in United States history. This limited series podcast will re-examine the story you think you know, provide real-time case updates, including DNA testing, and access to documents and photos previously unreleased to the public, to uncover the truth of what really happened in Starved Rock State Park over half a century ago.Andy Hale True Crime
Episodes
  • The Evidentiary Hearing: An Update

    The Evidentiary Hearing: An Update
    May 20 2025

    In this episode, Andy summarizes the evidence presented at last week at the three-day evidentiary hearing and discusses what happens next in the case.
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    20 mins
  • Honoring the Victims: A Step Back Before the Hearing

    Honoring the Victims: A Step Back Before the Hearing
    May 1 2025

    As the crucial May 2025 evidentiary hearing for Chester Weger approaches, Andy takes a moment to explore the other side of the Starved Rock Murders. In this episode, he honors the lives of the three victims—Mildred Lindquist, Frances Murphy, and Lillian Oetting—and revisits the role of Chester’s original attorney, John A. McNamara. It’s a thoughtful, emotional journey into a pivotal moment in history you won’t want to miss.


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    13 mins
  • Oddities & Absurdities

    Oddities & Absurdities
    Apr 3 2025

    In this episode, Andy discusses a variety of oddities and absurdities in the case including the lineup, the women's clothing, fingerprints, and a suspicious similarity between statements in Chester Weger's "confession" and a description in the Startling Detective Magazine September 1960 edition.
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    36 mins
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only 2 episodes in but was the (elite) hotel cya'ing their not noticing that the women hadn't returned Monday by saying they'd breakfasted tuesday? my immediate thoughts go to a hired hit with the fingertip needed as proof of deed. were husbands looked at? I'm sure you'll cover all this. just had to comment.

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