Christopher Vaughn is accused of murdering his wife and three kids in 2007. . Im fully aware it wont make a difference, but it felt like therapy so why not? I opened my door, saw the gun Kim was holding and jumped into my seat to grab it. the Murderpedia project stay alive. The nit picking of the family is BEYOND! We have many On Thursday, she told the Sun-Times that rifts in the family contributed heavily to the public perception of Vaughns guilt.. Kimberly, and three kids, Abigayle, Cassandra and Blake. On November 9, 1971, 46-year-old accountant John List killed his entire family in their Westfield, NJ, mansion. Kimberly Phillips was born on December 12, 1972, to Del and Susan Phillips of Saint Charles, Missouri. . When the mom says one of the daughters was a lot like Kim except she was warm and loving it made me irate. The lab was unable to find his fingerprints on the article. Agent Name: CHRISTOPHER VAUGHN Address: 815 FIRST AVE #105 City: SEATTLE, WA 98104 2007 . I've got nothing to go back to.'. Jurors found Vaughn guilty of the June 14, 2007, murders of his wife Kimberly, 34, and their children: 12-year-old Abigayle, 11-year-old Cassandra, and 8-year-old Blake. Pacheco, a former Dr. Oz producer, has said Kimberlys family declined her requests for comment. And if he married her, that was his choice. OBTAINING PUBLIC RECORDS The Peoples Right To Know. Because he drove her to visit friends?! My hand shook badly. This led him to question the states theory that Chris had killed his family. Family life: Christopher Vaughn, 37, with his wife Kimberly and children (left to right) Cassandra, 11, Blake, eight, and Abigayle, 12. One symptom of experiencing a traumatic event is the freeze-response. His statement to police I froze is exactly what may have happened. 'The only thing I can think is that Kim somehow got a hold of my gun,' Vaughn said. The case took another turn on Sept. 7, 2021, when PEOPLE reported that members of Alex's law firm had confronted him about missing money on Sept. 3 . When they latched the seat belt, the large bloodstain was located right at the point where the latch came together. Initially, it was believed that he had unbuckled his wifes seat belt after he shot her. The massacre. The two detectives leave Vaughn in the interview room for hours between discussions, alternating between courteous questioning and intense interrogation. 'Whatever they did, they deserve back,' said Vaughn. Judge Clifton Newman agreed on . Just after 5 a.m., his wife asked him to pull off the highway . "There can't be a more fitting end for him than that. A federal court has overturned the 1991 conviction and death sentence of Von Lester Taylor, pictured here. Key experts were never called to testify. At the National Innocence Conference in Cincinnati in April 2011, I ran into an old friendRob Warden, Executive Director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University Law School. Public Welcome. I tried to explain it awaymaybe they are really young?maybe they couldn't figure out a better way to begin the podcast?Maybe I have to fold all this laundry and I have nothing else to listen to , so I am just going to let it go? His defense team argued that Kimberly had killed the children and then herself. Hargon, 45 . Christopher sustained minor injuries to his wrist and leg while the other four sustained fatal gunshot . Press J to jump to the feed. She was one of Susans three daughters with Del, an attorney. This report was sent to the lead detective several days before he took the grand jury witness stand. Play outside, Jesus, big whoop. "You couldn't believe it.". She was right handed. The Vaughn family moved from Washington state to the Chicago area about a year ago, bringing their two dogs with them, according to the May 27 article. He didnt like his life and this was his choice on how to remedy that. 'Today I lost everything,' Vaughn says on the video, later referring to how tired he is. It was only after I read the transcripts and watched the 20 hours of video interrogation by police that I realized Chris might be innocent. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really He said Kimberlys arm blocked it. SHARE Judge overturns Utah death row inmate Von Lester Taylor's double murder conviction. For the first few months, I had assumed this would be a sentencing case. He claimed to have forgotten how he had been injured. They are lucky they were allowed to be at the funeral. He said her big change in personality was of concern to him. Then the doctor was asked what the significance would be taking both medications Nortriptyline and Topamax together. He is at Menard Correctional Center, one of the most violent prisons in Illinois. ), and the state had ballistic evidence that appears convincing. That made it a little more personal for me, but I would have been thoroughly grossed out regardless. The States Case He would be tried and convicted of their murders. Thankful to unload this and release some aggravation! Wont listen to any other podcasts by this host. This podcast is an attempt to give the Vaughn family a platform to besmirch their dead daughter in law and grandchildren. The podcasts host, Lauren Bright Pacheco, said the theory offered in Thursdays episode, its ninth, has already been tested in a crime-scene reconstruction July 15 in Kentucky. Flipboard. This could be due to my lack of search skills. . Police investigators used this in their affidavit for probable cause, concluding that his statement of having looked down at his leg and then exiting the vehicle to summon help was inconsistent with the evidence of his wifes blood on the back of his jacket. After murdering his entire family . I fell back out the door preparing to make another attempt. Theyre real people.' Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. She had no idea. Also this past weekend on 07/25/21, the afternoon radio host (WGN Radio) was discussing the horrific "crime of the century" when Richard Speck brutally murdered 8 nurses in Chicago (07/14/1966). Victims Kimberly Vaughn, 34 Abigayle Vaughn, 12 Cassandra Vaughn, 11 Blake Vaughn, 8 News Archive: Vaughn Family murders Christopher Vaughn's defense centers on role of wife's medications Vaughn trial set for closing argument Prosecutor in Vaughn Case: "Give Them Justice" Christopher Vaughn guilty of killing family Husband, Father Convicted in 2007 Roadside Murder Case Christopher She had sex with her bf, why dont they have equal responsibility in the pregnancy? Check local listings to see where you can watch. Despite this chain of events, Chris's family believe he's innocent. I just started listening to the podcast, "Murder in Illinois Who Killed the Vaughn Family?". Approved by the FDA to treat epilepsy and seizures, Topamax has an off label use for the treatment of migraine headaches. Early in June 2007, Chris Vaughn, 32, was discovered hobbling from his SUV after suffering two non-fatal gunshot wounds. Vaughn told him, I believe my wife just shot me. The man called 911, police were dispatched around 5:15 a.m., and they found the bodies of Vaughns family in a Ford Expedition parked in a gravel path beside a cellphone tower. "She's happy on the outside, but you'll see, ladies and gentleman, she was troubled on the inside," Lenard said. other than pointing to drugs there is Nothing to lead any reasonable person to believe Kim shot anyone. That's the way Christopher Vaughn is.". He chatted that he was testing out the fantasy of going off the grid for good. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. She doesnt talk much, he jumps up to help, the hadnt started dinner, she helped her mother make dinner, you showed up without notice and got mad you were not welcomed? Have the Vaughns considered that the reason their in laws didn't want to visit them is because they are jerks? Jurors found Vaughn guilty of the June 14, 2007, murders of his wife Kimberly, 34, and their children: 12-year-old Abigayle, 11-year-old Cassandra, and 8-year-old Blake. and her employer said she took the job to be close to her kids, took them swimming the night before, not at all the depiction of the bad mom The in-laws were trying to portray. Christopher Vaughn was sentenced on Nov. 26, 2012, to four consecutive life terms. Blake had been shot in the forehead and near his left underarm indicating he had raised his arm defensively. She gets mad when I dont call her.. No one owes them anything. Christopher only sustained minor wounds to his wrist and leg, compared to the other four who all suffered fatal bullet wounds. The long-dormant Vaughn case has resurfaced through an iHeart Radio podcast, Murder in Illinois. An episode on Thursday offered a new theory of what happened in the Vaughn familys SUV while it was parked in a secluded area along a frontage road near Interstate 55 and Bluff Road. I can breathe again. Vaughn's parents are asking for a new trial. Christopher Vaughn and his family Christopher Vaughn's letter to his parents Murder in Illinois: The crime scene reconstruction: . Yeah, in the middle of episode 3 and boy, so far the narrative is the wife and mother in law were bitches and thats it. family's sports utility vehicle June 14, in Channahon, Ill., is (By Zbigniew Bzdak, Chicago Tribune), Investigators collect evidence from the Vaughn Patrick Quinn signed the bill abolishing the death penalty in Illinois on March 9, 2011. Despite widespread speculation in news reports and the surrounding community, investigators insist it wasn't a drug hit. This could be due to my lack of search skills. There was no bruising around the margins of the skin. Murder in Illinois: With Lauren Bright Pacheco. In some cases the memory may be restored days later, or not at all, according to the DSM-IV. said she always spoke highly of her family. !Go listen to Episode 17 of Court Junkie for a more fact/evidence based account. There is zero evidence pointing to any other scenario. The fact it was either him or his wife that was the shooter. If these were self-inflicted injuries, why shoot yourself twice? the ISP CSI asked. Hargon received life in prison in the third slaying. Vaughn told investigators the family had been on its way to a water park in Springfield. He had re-secured the strap on the topper, got back into the vehicle, noticed that his leg was bleeding, but had no memory of being shot. 15:45 GMT 29 Aug 2012. One bullet pierced his left wrist, while another went through his left leg. Plus, hear from the former Assistant States Attorney who believes Chris is right where he belongs. 'Murder in Illinois' also explores the details of Chris Vaughn's family. By analyzing the blood evidence on the wifes right thumb, it all comes together to prove it was the wife who unbuckled her own seatbelt, after her husband had been shot. After listening to family members semi deify him, I wanted to read the facts against the man. Chris revolver was lying on the floorboard near her feet. In the one of the photos shown by the prosecution Monday, Kimberly was sprawled dead in the Expedition's passenger seat, bleeding out of her head, nose and mouth, and from a hole under her chin. I was already put off by the "he looked too nice to be guilty", but the second episode was downright inappropriate. None of this makes any logical sense. It's believed the killings began around 12:45 p.m., but they weren't discovered for nearly 12 hours. He was arrested as he was about to attend their funerals. But despite Mills' claims, Lenard contended "the evidence will show Mr. Vaughn did not pull the trigger in the vehicle that day his family passed away.". Kimberlys doctor began to prescribe a cocktail of medications to relieve her migraine headaches, including the prescription medications Nortriptyline and Topamax. On Thursdays episode of Murder in Illinois, a letter purportedly written by Vaughn is read, in which he admits he lied about not remembering how Kimberly shot my kids then killed herself., I pulled over and got out to give her a minute, the letter said. Authorities said no one motive had been established but. Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? It was a lonely life for Kimberly. 1. Then, the surviving husband and father revealed that he had been getting threats. Police then used trickery to illicit a confession. RELATED: Jurors hear about Lakewood murder linked by DNA to 1984 killing of Bennett family Contact 9NEWS reporter Kevin Vaughan with tips about this or any story: kevin.vaughan@9news.com or 303 . I have read some of the flood of news articles following the Chris Vaughn trial. I cannot believe his mom blames the other grandmother for subsequent pregnancies. I left a scathing review and I never do that. The contact wound under her chin was a classic sign of self-infliction. That would be significant, he said. In this video, I visit the location where they we. So far, I have not found much Reddit discussion on it. And Vaughn certainly did not betray his feelings or emotions as prosecutors repeatedly projected ghastly images of Vaughn's wife, Kimberly, 34, and children Blake, 8, Cassandra, 11, and Abigayle, 12 on a large, flat-screen television. FORENSIC EVIDENCE OF MURDER-SUICIDE People v. Christopher Vaughn, Will County, IL No. She set up a total financial package, but when she suggested insuring the lives of his children, Chris declined. Lol, Gave up early on as the host seemed to be going seriously Sarah Koenig on Mr Vaughn, Im not going to take anyone seriously if they hit me with the very silly he didnt have a killers eyes crap. Brad Pitt and Daughter Shiloh Share the Same Passions: They Have an Unbreakable Bond, What Caused Jackie Reeds Death? Sit down dining, or available carryout, Year around. In August of 2012, five years after his arrest before his family's funeral in June 2007, Christopher Vaughn's murder trail began. Madison digs deep into his mother's past, examining every member of his family as the possible culprit. Her eyes later flashed in anger and she seemed to look at Christopher Vaughn as she spoke of "the betrayal by a man we welcomed into our lives and loved as family.". The CSI said he was persuaded by the physical evidence that this was a murder-suicide committed by the wife. Vaughns family did not respond to a message seeking comment. He turns 47 on Sept. 26. On the way, Kimberly started to feel sick, so he got off I-55 around Channahon and took the quiet frontage road. After this, the CSI was excluded from the investigation and the Will County States Attorney wrote a letter to his supervisor asking that the CSI no longer be assigned to Will County cases. He turned his pistol, the same one he had used the night before to practice shooting at a gun range, and shot Blake, 8, Cassandra, 11, and Abigayle, 12, all in the head and the chest. ", Steve Schmadeke and Chicago Tribune reporter. While Vaughn might come off as cold-hearted or callous, Lenard asked jurors not use the accused quadruple-murderer's demeanoror eccentricitiesagainst him. He allegedly got into the family SUV, where his wife and children were waiting, after getting harmed. The mistake he made, they told him, was parking the vehicle under the cell phone tower. He remembered pulling off, parking in front of a cell phone tower along a frontage road and getting out of the car to check the back tires. John List. They both would have turned 40 next month. Christopher Vaughn, 32, is charged with eight counts of murder Posted on December 5, 2021. Maggie Murdaugh/Facebook. He had a fair trial. He said that when he was told at the hospital he had been shot, he was incredulous because there was no one else around and his wife didn't own a gun. However, the case AGAINST the guy seems pretty damn strong. Our crime scene expert Tom Bevel used a dowel rod to determine the bullet trajectory. I have no problem delving into the evidence if theres something substantial pointing to a wrongful conviction, but the vitriol and complete lack of decency I kept hearing just became too much to take. On the eventful day, a family of five from Oswego, Illinois, had piled into their red Ford Expedition for a surprise trip to a water park. @iheartradio needs to pull this disgrace of a podcast and issue an apology to the Phillips. "When you first opened the door, it looked like they all should be sleeping," he said. Vaughn's family murder occurred on June 14th, 2007. Each of the murders resulted in a life sentence for 46-year-old Vaughn. Other side effects: acting aggressive, being angry or violent and acting on dangerous impulses.. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. After hearing the evidence that supported our defense theory, he recruited a defense attorney to assist pro bono. While prosecutors flashed grisly photos of his wife and three young children slumped dead and bleeding in the family SUV, Christopher Vaughn sat expressionless, calmly jotting notes. Compared with what I knew about Kimberly, yes, that would be a big change. His wife, Kimberly, 34, was in the front passenger seat, slumped over the center console with a single contact gunshot wound under her chin. But at one point in the tape, a weary and disheveled Vaughn is seen saying: 'I couldnt have done this; she couldnt have done this.'. And on Tuesday, "Murder in the Suburbs: Inside the SUV," Clutter does a reenactment of the crime scene based on Vaughn's claims in a letter Vaughn wrote that he says show Vaughn didn't murder his family. Convicted of murder after a two-day trial in May 1945, Hall was sentenced to death. The bag was still sitting on the table untouched about an hour later. Another showed the three children, who were settled under blankets and on pillows for the long, early-morning ride to Springfield, dead together in the backseat of the SUV. He said he wanted the family to be taken care of financially. Only a driver trying to surprise passengers would have to pull over, how could she fire multiple shots into three kids without him trying to stop her? And in Stone, Vaughn has enlisted the same attorney who represents Marni Yang, the woman convicted of killing the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle another case being challenged. . Christopher Vaughn may be the least unjustly imprisoned of the tens of thousands of men and women doing time in Illinois prisons. Instead, the trip turned into a bloody scene with Vaughn's wife and children all dying after being shot, leaving Vaughn as the sole survivor. Plus, hear from the former Assistant State's Attorney who believes Chris is right where he belongs. Its worth mentioning that when Christopher was interviewed by police they suggested that he had been stressed out, which caused him to shoot and kill his family. Prosecutors have charged Christopher Vaughn with shooting and killing his wife and their three young children on June 14, 2007, the day he was supposed to be driving them to an Illinois water. I think that is what drove me to seek out some discussion and resulted in my post. Jurors didn't buy the theory, returning guilty verdicts in September after deliberating for just 45 minutes. I thought to drive the truck. Sadly, it took place on what should have been an exciting day at a local waterpark for the family. Clutter, founder of Investigating Innocence, said a crime-scene reconstruction has shown Vaughn couldnt have unbuckled his wifes seat belt. The Illinois State Police declined this month to refer questions to the FBI about the case of Christopher Vaughn, the Oswego man convicted of the murders of his wife and three children who has become the subject of a high-profile exoneration effort. The tragic incident took place on what should have been an exciting day at a local waterpark for the . After getting back inside the car, he said, I looked over and thought I saw a gun, but I knew that was impossible why does Kim have a gun? I couldnt buckle the belt. That spring he went on a vacation alone to explore the Yukon. The sergeant tells him: 'Say their names. However, a state police ballistic expert from ISP crime lab who was present when he made this remark disputed this chauvinistic assumption saying that her own hand was able to test fire the weapon with no difficulty. Eight months later, a jury deliberated 30 minutes before finding Chris guilty. Chris parents Gail and Pierre sit down with Dr. Phil for their first-ever live television appearance and discuss why they believe their son is innocent. The woman is struggling with migraines and in online school. He, along with Edward Deli, were convicted of killing two people and critically injuring a third in . Rozak said before imposing his sentence that he was "very frustrated" by the state Legislature's restrictions, an apparent reference to Illinois' decision last year to end the death penalty. Christopher Vaughn and his family were driving from Oswego to Knights Action Park in Springfield in 2007, but they never made it. He also objectedwhile the jury was out of the courtroomto photos taken of Kimberly and the children when they were still alive being shown on the screen. At one point in the intensive questioning, he crumples up a picture of his eight-year-old son, Blake, and throws it into the corner of the room. In the days following the murders, investigators searched the Oswego home of the Vaughn family, confiscating computers and other evidence. Vaughn is accused of gunning down his wife, Kimberly, and children, Abigayle or 'Abbi', 12, Cassandra or 'Sandi', 11, and Blake, in the family in SUV in June 2007. After hiding a handgun under her chin, Kimberly Vaughn was shot in the head. in the shooting deaths of his wife, In 2007, Chris Vaughn was arrested during a funeral for his wife and three children. On Saturday, Vaughn was arrested in St. Charles and charged with eight counts of. Kimberly's mother, Susan Phillips, called Vaughn "a selfish coward" who chose not to just leave or divorce his wife but to "destroy the very best thing that he had, a loving wife and three amazing children" and cause her family enormous pain. His . What's so unbelievable about all of this is that Archie actually convinced a group of friends that killing 7 people would bring baby Craig back from the dead! Caption: WICS. The interpretation of blood stains on Kimberlys lap and upper legs indicate she was leaning over the gun when it was fired, which further supports a suicide. Abigayle "Abbi" Vaughn, 12, an accomplished student and athlete who had just begun wearing eye makeup, was slain while clutching a Harry Potter book and a stuffed animal. The Murdaugh family. The bullet deflected off the watch and went out the drivers side window evidence that was consistent with the CSIs interpretation. ", After the sentencing, Kimberly's family hugged and shook hands with investigators. However, the DNA report contradicted his testimony. Was disappointed to hear the spin as well. first-degree murder in the deaths. Plans changed when Chris landed a job with Chicago-based Navigant. DNA testing later invalidated a misinterpretation of blood stain evidence, which the State used to establish probable cause to arrest Chris. Clutter has previously written that a transfer blood stain on Kimberlys right thumb all comes together to prove it was the wife who unbuckled her own seatbelt, after her husband had been shot., That was my working theory at the time, Clutter said Thursday. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Christopher Vaughn is an American man convicted of the murder of his wife, Kimberly, and the couple's three children in June 14, 2007. "48. You have entered an incorrect email address! Still, even a bloodstain expert called by Vaughns lawyers agreed at trial that a defense claim that Vaughn left the SUV before Kimberly was shot didnt make sense. Her father is expected to take the witness stand Tuesday. By According to a study that used high speed photography to document veterinarians shooting cattle at close range, there were several occasions when no back spatter was observed. If he isnt guilty why wasnt he looking for who did it? 113K views 10 years ago Three years ago, the murder of one man's family stunned a small Illinois town. seen Friday leaving a funeral home after the visitation in St. Transported to the hospital, Chris Vaughn believed his family was still alive. He said Thursday he wants to find out when Vaughns memory returned. I am new to Reddit. ', 'They're gone,' Vaughn answers, his head bowed. Watch with discovery+ 5. On Tuesday, Kimberly's identical twin sister, Jennifer Ledbetter, explained that she feared her looks and personality traits were a painful reminder for the rest of her family of Kimberly's absence and violent death. Weiss said the life sentences were a proper end for a man who killed those closest to him so he could live out his wilderness fantasy. Most of their commentary was so unnecessary. Shelli Wiley was killed on a cold October morning in 1985 in Laramie, Wyo., just before the sun rose. The case is currently putting me in mind of the Jeffrey MacDonald case. But that's just the kind of guy Vaughn is, the Oswego man's lawyer said Monday on the first day of his murder trial. . Prosecutors said blood evidence suggested Vaughn was moving over Kimberlys body after her death, and none of it pointed to a struggle. In the early morning hours of June 14, 2007, a man in Will County, Illinois, waved down a pick-up truck on a frontage road near I-55. His lawyers claim his wife was distraught over troubles in her marriage and killed the children, wounded Vaughn and then committed suicide. The screening of his police interview video has been the most dramatic part of the second week of testimony at Vaughn's trial in Joliet, according to the Chicago Tribune. Lenard objected to the death scene photos being left on the television screen for long periods of time. After pulling over, the motorist phoned 911, and the man was rushed to hospital. She had unbuckled her own seatbelt to reach back to shoot her three children. The bullet was recovered from the motor of the drivers door window mechanism. It was like my mind shut off . Out of all the True Crime ive seen and read about, somehow this one has slipped me. It seems like the family was dead set on focusing on the negative with Kim and her family. Kimberly planned to get her degree in criminal justice and join him as a PI. Yes, most dont ovulate while breast feeding, but again, two adults making choices. He claims he had been patching things up with her after he had confessed to cheating on her and was trying to be a better family man. Forensic evidence emerges throughout the podcast series. He was convicted and they should keep Kims name out of their mouths. Chris Regis, the former prosecutor who gave part of the closing argument at Vaughns trial, is now corporation counsel for the City of Joliet. Raw and intimate, HBO's new four-part docuseries Murder on Middle Beach follows new filmmaker Madison Hamburg as he attempts to solve the murder of his mother Barbara, who was attacked in her own front yard in Connecticut in 2010. The bleeding man told the truck driver that he believed his wife had shot him. 10. Vaughn maintains his innocence and claims that Kimberly killed her family before committing suicide. A potential family annihilator unhappy in his marriage that seems 100% guilty just based on the fact he is the biggest threat to the attacker, but is not killed. Chris handgun was found on the floor near his wifes feet. The Will County State's Attorney's office originally sought the death penalty, which has since been abolished in Illinois. Christopher Vaughn (second from left) sits with his family in his Oswego home before they were murdered in 2007. What the actual?! "No, thank you," he told Judge Daniel Rozak in a soft voice. February 15, 2007 (Thursday) . 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