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Starved Rock killer is dead, a week after losing bid to overturn 1961 conviction Chester Weger, 86, died Sunday in Missouri. He was freed from prison for good conduct in 2020 after spending more ...
Chester Weger, convicted in the 1960 Starved Rock killings, died Sunday at age 86, his attorney confirmed. Weger served nearly 60 years in prison before being paroled in 2020; he maintained his ...
Chester Weger, most infamously known as the "Starved Rock Killer," has died at age 86. His longtime attorney Andy Hale confirmed his death, saying he died peacefully Sunday, surrounded by family.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The man convicted in a 1960 Starved Rock triple murder case has died, according to his attorney. Chester Weger died on Sunday, surrounded by his family, according to attorney Andy ...
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 ...
Dubbed the infamous “Starved Rock Killer,” Weger finally won his freedom more than five years ago and lived a quiet life while making occasional appearances in court to try to overturn his ...
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 ...
Weger spent nearly six decades behind bars. Chester Otto Weger, known as "the Starved Rock Murderer," but who spent nearly six and a half decades working for his exoneration, died on June 22.