The Starved Rock Murders Author:Steve Stout On March 14, 1960, Starved Rock State Park, an internationally renowned recreational retreat near Utica, Illinois, was transformed into a scene of horror. Drawn by a picturesque icefall in one of the park's many canyons, three women visitors from Chicago were brutally slain in a crime that shocked the entire nation, The initial panic, the eigh... more »t-month investigation and the trial of a young man created a controversy the effects of which linger more than 20 years later. For the first time, this is the true story of the Starved Rock Murders.« less