Part 2: The Confession That Split The Starved Rock Case

In Part 2, the investigation turns toward Chester Weger as police focus on his alibi, scratches, old accusations, polygraph results, and a letter said to place him near the trail. What starts with months of dead ends quickly becomes a pressure-filled interrogation, a sudden confession, a crime-scene reenactment, a recanted statement, and a trial where the defense argues Chester was pushed into saying what police needed. By the end, one verdict leaves the town relieved, but the doubts never fully disappear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices