30 episodes
The Starved Rock Murders with Andy Hale Andy Hale
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- True Crime
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4.7 • 248 Ratings
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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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Chester Names Names
In this episode, Andy and Whitny identify and discuss the three brothers who are linked to a hair found on the glove of Frances Murphy.
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You Never Know Who You Might Run Into At The Grocery Store
In this episode, Andy recounts Chester's chance encounter with a key person from the criminal case and also discusses his latest request to examine some interesting items recovered at the crime scene.
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Will County & Genetic Genealogy Results - Part Two
In this episode, Whitny Braun joins Andy for a discussion about the genetic genealogy results and Will County's refusal to vacate Chester's conviction.
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Will County Continues To Refuse To Vacate Chester's Conviction
In this episode, Andy discusses the disappointing news that, despite the genetic genealogy results, the Will County State's Attorney's Office is continuing to refuse to vacate Chester Weger's conviction.
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A Christmas Conversation With Chester And His Sister Mary
In this episode, Andy sits down for a heartwarming and heartbreaking chat with Chester and his sister Mary about the long road to prove Chester's innocence.
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Case Update: A Genetic Genealogy Bombshell
In this episode, Andy and Whitny discuss the recent results of genetic genealogy testing and the significant implications it has for Chester's case.
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Customer Reviews
Mary’s cookin’
On the latest podcast When Chester and Andy are talking about Mary’s cooking, I can agree wholeheartedly with them. My brothers and sister and I grew up with Mary’s children and I still remember her fried chicken. Best I've ever had.
Exceptional in EVERY ASPECT!
I’ve been an advocate & donor to many innocence organizations for years now & this is another example of a horrible injustice! NO ONE WINS WHEN THEY GET THE WRONG GUY! Even worse, when they KNOW they’ve got the wrong guy! Unfortunately, as I was scrolling through the reviews, I read one that mentioned “this wouldn’t fly these days”.. WRONG! It’s happening less, but does in fact happen more often than we think & can happen to any of us, rich, poor, black, white! Until qualified immunity is a thing of the past (coupled with several other reforms),wrongful convictions will sadly remain a part of our present. With all that said, GO GET EM’ ANDY! EXONERATION IS THE GOAL & WE ARE ROOTING FOR CHESTER!
Bias ruins storytelling
I wish this was told, for the first few episodes at least, with a more objective narrative. I’m 3 episodes in and don’t even fully understand the crime that took place because every factual statement is interrupted with why this means it couldn’t possibly be Chester. I understand everyone has opinions, but even if your opinion is the right one, I wish you allowed the listeners to reach that opinion on their own, without interrupting the story to try to force it on us.