Chester Weger, center, shows Sheriff Ray Eutsey, right, how he dragged the body of women into a cave at Starved Rock State Park near Ottawa, Ill., Nov. 17, 1960.

There will be no new trial for the man known as the "Starved Rock Killer," convicted in the death of a woman in the Illinois state park in 1960.

CHICAGO — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...