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.
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Episodes
  • A Call to Action

    A Call to Action
    Oct 7 2024

    In this episode, Andy discusses the upcoming court hearing on November 22, 2024, and encourages anyone with information about the case to call the Starved Rock Murders tipline!
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    6 mins
  • Revisiting The Telephone Operator Bombshell

    Revisiting The Telephone Operator Bombshell
    Sep 6 2024

    In this episode, Andy takes another look at a huge break in the case that came within days when a telephone operator overheard two men discussing bloody overalls in the trunk of a car.

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    22 mins
  • The Case Reaches A Fork In The Road

    The Case Reaches A Fork In The Road
    Sep 4 2024

    In this episode, Andy and Whitny discuss the upcoming court hearing on September 11th and some of the evidence and arguments that have been presented.
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    27 mins

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just thinking

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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