The Starved Rock Murders with Andy Hale

Season 2 takes deeper looks into the untold stories in and around the case and Andy's final legal push to secure justice for Chester Weger. In this episode, Andy and Sally discuss the latest legal development, the filing of a posthumous petition for clemency, and what his all means for the quest to prove Chester's innocence.

Andy and Sally examine the deaths of William Winders, his wife Patricia, and their three young children, who were all found dead in their Seneca home from gunshots. The murders took place just a week after the Starved Rock Murders and were officially ruled a homicide/suicide conducted by Patricia. But was it?

In this episode Andy sits down with Jim Ridings, author of the new book "Murder at Starved Rock: How the System Framed an Innocent Man," and two discuss how there was a coverup of the true facts in 1960 and how the coverup has continued to the present.

In this episode, Andy Hale and Sally Cohen reveal and discuss new evidence that demonstrates the State's "scratches" evidence at trial was not credible. They also discuss the Court's application of the wrong legal standard in assessing the "scratches" evidence.

Andy and Sally take a deep dive into the Lois Zelensek telephone operator interview and how there was a coverup of the people involved in that telephone call, and how the focus then turned to Chester Weger. They also discuss how the coverup continues to this day.

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 hist...

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. For more information, documents, photos, and other assets associated with and referenced in this episode visit andyhalepodcast.com.

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.