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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.
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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In this episode, attorneys Andy Hale and Sally Cohen delve into the concept of false confessions by discussing and explaining the expert report of Dr. Brian Cutler, who was retained as an expert witness in Chester Weger's case.
In this episode, attorneys Andy Hale and Sally Cohen focus on some of the key evidence presented at the evidentiary hearing showing Chester Weger's innocence. They also discuss the manner in which the Will County State's Attorney's Office argued the case, and some of the key constitutional violations that occurred.
In this episode, attorneys Andy Hale and Sally Cohen dissect the stunning court ruling denying Chester Weger's post-conviction petition and walk through several of the court's substantial factual and legal errors. They also discuss the ridiculous manner in which the powerful DNA evidence was disregarded.
In this episode, Andy welcomes back his co-host Whitny Braun and the two of them conduct a post-mortem analysis of the case, the bombshell Lois Zelensek memo, and the court's puzzling court ruling denying Chester Weger's post-conviction petition. The journey for justice continues!
In this episode, Andy honors the memory of Chester Weger and his decades-long battle to prove is innocence. Andy also breaks down the puzzling and disappointing court ruling denying Chester's petition for post-conviction relief, despite the presence of powerful DNA evidence.
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.
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.Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or watch the full episode on YouTube.
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.
In this episode, Andy takes a deep and detailed dive and revisits the manner in which the twine evidence has been misrepresented over theyears.
In this episode, Andy continues his discussion of how the police had no basis to arrest Chester Weger for the murders, and discusses the unusual role of a Justice of the Peace, who was also a local grocer, who signed the arrest warrants for murder.
In this episode, Andy takes a deep dive into the issue of how Chester Weger came to be charged with murder, how that issue has been portrayed in a book on the case, and how local law enforcement and the State's Attorney's Office lacked probable cause to arrest Chester for the triple murders.
In this episode, Andy walks through the chronology of the Will County State's Attorney's Office's involvement in this case as well as the evidentiary hearing that was recently scheduled by the Court.
In this episode, Andy and Whitny discuss the recent court ruling allowing Chester Weger's evidence to advance to an evidentiary
hearing.
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!
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.
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.
In this episode, Andy and Whitny discuss a new witness, Randy Reynolds, who shares a stunning admission made by former LaSalle County Sheriff's Officer William Dummett.
In this episode, Andy discusses the status of the legal proceedings and a big court hearing that awaits on September 11, 2024, and Whitny offers her thoughts on the road ahead.
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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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.
For more information, documents, photos, and other assets associated with and referenced in this episode visit andyhalepodcast.com.
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