Attorneys for "Starved Rock Killer" Chester Weger seek posthumous pardon

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Original Load Date June 22, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Last Updated June 22, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/attorneys-starved-rock-killer-chester-weger-posthumous-pardon/

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Attorneys for the man convicted of murdering a woman at Starved Rock State Park some 65 years ago are hoping to clear his name — nearly a year after he died. Chester Weger confessed to the murders of three women in 1960, but was only convicted of one. The bodies of Lillian Oetting, Mildred Lindqui...