Starved Rock State Park Murders

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01/30/20 • 25 min

Frances Murphy, Lillian Oetting, and Mildrid Linquist, were three friends who just wanted a simple weekend getaway to Starved Rock State Park in Oglesby, Illinois. On March 14, 1960 on a simple mile-long hike through the snow and slush of winter, all three would be brutally beaten to death with a thick branch laying near by. It would be months of investigative work (all without the use of today's technology) to capture the suspected killer. He's spent 60 years behind bars, but in early 2020 will be released. Today's episode we talk about how Chester Weger was finally caught. Why some have said on their deaths beds say he may not have been the killer after all. Plus, the push from the victim's families still to this day... six decades since the crime was committed.

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Peggy Schroeder

In the summer of 2017, Peggy Schroeder arrived home to have her younger daughter, 15 year old Anna, waiting for her in the family's living room. Under the assumption that Anna had a surprise, Peggy had a towel placed over her head. In an instance, Peggy would be dead, as Anna would shoot her in the face. This case would truly shock a small Illinois Community with roughly 5,000 people. The details that would follow, would be chilling. But the question, even after all these years, is why did this happen. This week we recap this entire case, and the twist that came in early 2020 that shocked even the host.

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Next Episode

Jerry Wolking: The vanished Moline family man

52 year old Jerry Wolking was a family man nearing retirement in October 1990. Days before his disappearance, his family states he was acting unusual and jumpy. His girlfriend at the time would be the last to see him alive. Moline Police say once he arrived home, he was attacked and taken, never to be seen alive again. Clues have popped up over the last 30 years, but no one knows where Jerry is. This week's episode breaks down the days leading up to his disappearance, the timeline Police have established in the years since, and who they believe is behind the crime but why no charges can be filed.

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