Man known as ‘Starved Rock Killer,’ who long fought for his freedom, dies of cancer
- Posted on June 24, 2025
- By Chicago Tribune
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Man known as ‘Starved Rock Killer,’ who long fought for his freedom, dies of cancer

Despite his long 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 women who were attack…