Chester Weger, who was convicted of the 1960 slaying of three Riverside women who were killed at Starved Rock State Park, has died of cancer.
According to Weger’s attorney, the 86-year-old died June 22 in Missouri after having been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Earlier that week, he failed to have his conviction for the murder overturned.
Weger, who maintained his innocence throughout his incarceration, was granted parole in November 2019 after 23 consecutive denials over his 59 years in prison…