Hi Park enthusiasts, I'm your host, Dilya DeAmbra, and today's case is one that I

think is a true testament to understanding just how massive and undertaking it is

to investigate a triple murder and how tricky a case is when the actual murder

weapon is a piece of nature. Our story takes place in Star Rock State Park in

Illinois. This park is home to 13 miles of trails that loop along the Illinois

River. It gets its unique name from a Native American legend that dates back to

the 1760s. The legend details the history of a bitter battle for power between

two indigenous tribes that resulted in one tribe taking refuge on a massive rock

inside of the park. The story goes that while that group was cornered by their

enemies for several days without access to food or water, they all starved to

death and thus starved rock state park got its name. The park is praised as one

of Illinois's most beautiful destinations. Its biggest attractions are 18

canyons that feature vertical rock walls, sandstone bluffs and access to

waterfalls. These sites are just as enchanting during the winter months as

they are in the summer because everything including the waterfalls freezes over

and the canyons turn into spectacular ice caves. In March of 1960 a violent

killer wielding a frozen log as a weapon cornered three middle-aged women in

one of those ice caves and left a bloody trail of clues that led police

straight to him. But as recently as 2019 many people are questioning if the

case elicited a false confession and the ruthless predator got away with the

horrific crime. This is park predators.

On Monday March 14th 1960 George Oting dialed the telephone number for his wife

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