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Apr 2022
56m 56s

Murders at Starved Rock

BETCHES MEDIA
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Sara and Danny are back to cover a case from the 60's that remains an open question to this day: the murders at Starved Rock for which Chester Weger spent almost 60 years in prison despite always maintaining his innocence. They go over everything we know about the case and the trial that followed it which garnered national attention. They also get into the e ... Show More
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