as if that means anything. TELL DR. PHIL YOUR STORY: Are you involved in a story making headlines? When he was questioned by detectives in the following days, Vaughn told them conflicting versions of how the shooting happened, Mills said, and video of the various interrogations will be shown to the jury. He was leading a dual life. In 2007, Chris Vaughn was convicted of murdering his wife and 3 kids on the way to a waterpark in illinois. Compared with what I knew about Kimberly, yes, that would be a big change. His family sounds narcissistic AF. Though he had been an early member of Vaughns defense team when Vaughn initially faced the death penalty, Clutter said he was discharged when the death penalty was abolished and has mostly worked pro bono on the case. Murder in Illinois follows the complicated circumstances that led to Vaughn's conviction, as well as the forensic evidence his supporters believe proves his innocence- in . 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. We proved beyond a reasonable doubt that [Vaughn] shot his children in the head and chest at point-blank range after putting a gun under the chin of his wife and pulling the trigger, Will County States Attorney James Glasgow told the Sun-Times. I am not sure how you get past this fact. Kimberly Phillips was born on December 12, 1972, to Del and Susan Phillips of Saint Charles, Missouri. She was one of Susans three daughters with Del, an attorney. Each of his childrenBlake, 12, Abigayle, 11, and Cassandra, 8was found in the back passenger seat of the car with two bullet wounds. Vaughn's family did . The letter said Vaughn trusted investigators to get to the truth. Plus, hear from the former Assistant States Attorney who believes Chris is right where he belongs. Pacheco, a former Dr. Oz producer, has said Kimberlys family declined her requests for comment. Vaughn told investigators the family had been on its way to a water park in Springfield. In this case, the seatbelt latch was soaked with Chriss blood. Im fully aware it wont make a difference, but it felt like therapy so why not? Clutter also previously suggested that Vaughn had dissociative amnesia. According to the prosecution, he reportedly killed his family in order to survive in the Canadian forest. One bullet pierced his left wrist, while another went through his left leg. Most of their commentary was so unnecessary. He told investigators he had been too busy to read the magazine. Approved by the FDA to treat epilepsy and seizures, Topamax has an off label use for the treatment of migraine headaches. Vaughn, Kimberly Ellen (nee Phillips), Oswego, IL, June 14, 2007 age 34. Sept. 5, 2021. 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. He said Thursday he wants to find out when Vaughns memory returned. During a case review with investigators and the crime lab, the States Attorney stated that a womans hand would be unable to squeeze the trigger of the 9mm Taurus. Courtesy Melville Vaughan When the FBI took up the case, in 1923, agents badly bungled the probe. The . other than pointing to drugs there is Nothing to lead any reasonable person to believe Kim shot anyone. During his second inspection of the vehicle, Haag attached a laser to the end of the dowel rod and was able, with the tip of his finger, to demonstrate that the shot that struck Cassandra had been fired from the passenger seat, Kimberly was seated. . We asked the doctor who prescribed the Topamax about his patients email to her husband. The Murdaugh family. He also said Kimblery was taking medication for migraine headaches and an antidepressant that may have made her suicidal. The Hargon family were no strangers to tragedy; Michael's family father, Haywood Hargin, had been murdered in a robbery in 1994 at the family's grocery store. The Oswego man, now 38, murdered his family in 2007 after pulling their SUV off Interstate 55 onto an isolated frontage road near Channahon on the way to what he said was a surprise trip to a . Funding his defense reverted back to Will County. Despite this chain of events, Chris's family believe he's innocent. Murder in Illinois has taken heavy criticism for its generally negative portrayal of Kimberly and her family. None of the evidence they say prove his innocence has been discussed so its pretty frustrating to listen to the constant derision of a murder victim and her family. But that's . When I was around the back of the truck, heading back towards my door, it sounded like the inside of the truck was exploding. Interviewed by detectives, the only memory Chris had was that Kimberly wanted him to pull off the highway because she was feeling nauseous, a symptom of her stress-induced migraine headaches. deaths. There is a transfer stain of blood on the inside of Kimberlys right thumb. NL VFW Friday Fish Fry. The bag was still sitting on the table untouched about an hour later. Yes, most dont ovulate while breast feeding, but again, two adults making choices. To this day he maintains no memory of what occurred that tragic day 20 years ago. The night before the killings, Vaughn also visited a shooting range, according to trial testimony. Its drivers-side window was broken. This could be due to my lack of search skills. Sadly, it took place on what should have been an exciting day at a local waterpark for the family. No longer alive, Chris.'. 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. At Vaughns 2012 trial, jurors heard that Vaughn had been discovered limping and bloody along the frontage road by a man on his way to work. Then, see some truly haunting murder scenes from the streets of old New York. 'The only thing I can think is that Kim somehow got a hold of my gun,' Vaughn said. 07-CF-1308 Prepared by Bill Clutter, Private Investigator GSR AND BLOOD ON BOTH HANDS CONSISTENT WITH SUICIDE At 9:00 a.m. 6/14/07 CSI Robert Deel administers Gunshot Residue Analysis on the Theyre real people.' Vaughn maintains his innocence and claims that Kimberly killed her family before committing suicide. 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. So far, I have not found much Reddit discussion on it. 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. Both medications were detected in the toxicology testing conducted at autopsy. My hand shook badly. Later, Ledbetter spoke with Sgt. Blake had been shot in the forehead and near his left underarm indicating he had raised his arm defensively. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. Wont listen to any other podcasts by this host. Prosecutors said blood evidence suggested Vaughn was moving over Kimberlys body after her death, and none of it pointed to a struggle. Shortly after Chris Vaughn was discovered limping down a highway with two gunshot wounds in the early morning hours of June 14, 2007, his wife and kids were found in their SUV shot to death. Elizabeth, another sister, and Jennifer, Kimberly's twin, were both there. She told police he only wanted to talk. They also pointed to FDA warnings that drugs Kimberly took Topamax and Nortriptyline could lead to suicide. With Travis Wilkerson, Ed Vaughn. "No, thank you," he told Judge Daniel Rozak in a soft voice. That made it a little more personal for me, but I would have been thoroughly grossed out regardless. Murder in Illinois: With Lauren Bright Pacheco. Mar 12, 2020, 9:30am PST. Most likely from when he placed the gun at her feet. Then the doctor was asked what the significance would be taking both medications Nortriptyline and Topamax together. Tuesday, June 9, 2020 The Christopher Vaughn Murder Case Christopher Vaughn, a 32-year-old former private investigator who specialized in cyber-crime detection and computer security, lived with his wife and their three children in Oswego, Illinois, a suburban community of 30,000 west of Chicago. 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. There was a life insurance policy on his wife worth a million dollars, but if Chris was motivated by money, why would he leave a job that paid him $200,000 a year to hike into the wilderness to live off nature? 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. Homicidal and Suicidal Behavior Induced by Prescription Medications. She slumped toward the drivers seat and a river of blood flowed onto the center console, causing secondary spatter stains on the side of the drivers seat adjacent to the center console. Kimberlys doctor began to prescribe a cocktail of medications to relieve her migraine headaches, including the prescription medications Nortriptyline and Topamax. Kimberly Ellen Vaughn, 34, and her three children, Abigayle Elizabeth Vaughn, 12; Cassandra Ellen Vaughn, 11; and Blake Philip Vaughn, 8; all of Oswego, were found shot to death in an SUV in far southwest suburban Channahon Township. the Murderpedia project stay alive. Posted on December 5, 2021. He was arrested as he was about to attend their funerals. The sentence a foregone conclusion under Illinois law came after Kimberly Vaughn's mother and identical twin sister read statements detailing the devastation the family has suffered, her mother in a matter-of-fact tone and her sister in tears. Another incriminating fact was Chris visit to a strip club near OHare Airport two nights before his family was killed. Nothing could be done. The podcast is currently on the second episode and has shown the case from the view of Chris Vaughn's supporters. His jacket had holes in it that suggested it was bunched around the gun when fired. For some inexplicable reason, this report, received before the probable cause hearing, was marked draft. . After the killings, Vaughn staggered off and flagged down a motorist who called the police. But what we see on the left thumb is seepage of blood from the wound, creating large patterns of passive blood drops. He said he wanted the family to be taken care of financially. Unholy Rollers January 21 2014 22min TV-14 Subtitles Subtitles English [CC] 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. Forensic evidence emerges throughout the podcast series. In some cases the memory may be restored days later, or not at all, according to the DSM-IV. Mr. Vaughn is quirky. 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. 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. It didnt make sense that a guy, like Chris, an expert computer forensic investigator, would leave damaging evidence on his computer if he were contemplating killing his family. The massacre. . 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? I had the exact same feelings about the podcast. Had he known this he would have taken her off the medication right away. Feb. 28, 2023. 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. I just started listening to the podcast, "Murder in Illinois Who Killed the Vaughn Family?". Each of the murders resulted in a life sentence for 46-year-old Vaughn. "Our hearts ache with the knowledge that they were priceless to everyone but the one man who should have loved them more than his own life," she said of her four slain family members. 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. They told him that after 911 cell phone towers were equipped with security cameras. Kimberly, Christophers spouse, and their three kids were discovered dead inside the SUV, though. While his family wore summer clothes befitting an excursion to a Springfield waterpark, Vaughn donned cowboy boots, blue jeans, a T-shirt with a long-sleeved shirt over it, and a fleece jacket he purchased on a secret trip to the Yukon, said Assistant State's Attorney Deborah Mills. He was convicted and they should keep Kims name out of their mouths. Was he responsible? 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. I think that is what drove me to seek out some discussion and resulted in my post. I was appointed as the fact investigator in 2007 after prosecutors declared their intent to seek the death penalty. 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. Check local listings to see where you can watch. seen Friday leaving a funeral home after the visitation in St. Because this podcast made me want to scream. He is at Menard Correctional Center, one of the most violent prisons in Illinois. Who would more likely use his jacket to conceal a gun? When they extended the passenger seatbelt there was a heavy concentration of blood that had soaked through the fabric of the belt which had been concealed within the frame of the vehicle. Prosecutors have said Christopher Vaughn dreamed of leaving his dull suburban life and decided to kill his family and embark on a survivalist sojourn in the Yukon. He pulled the Expedition over, got out under the guise of checking a cargo compartment on the roof of the SUV, grabbed his wife through the open passenger window, stuck a pistol under her chin and blew her brains out, Mills said. His family, Abigayle, 12, Cassandra, 11, and Blake, 8, were found dead, seated together in the rear passenger seat, each shot twice. It would make me feel better if you'd at least eat some fries,' says Lawson. In discussing his fantasy to trek into the wilderness, he suggested he could fake his own death so his stay-at-home wife could collect on his three and a half million dollar life insurance policy. I went down a Google rabbit hole in trying to figure out what case this guy had for his innocence, and it's a really tough one to figure. Caption: WICS. He was calm and did not display any signs of panic. Kimberly Vaughn, 34, who had recently completed an online degree in criminal justice, was killed first, prosecutors said. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 'Murder in Illinois' also explores the details of Chris Vaughn's family. 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. The back side of Chriss jacket had a transfer stain in a straight line just under the right shoulder blade extending down to the waist of the jacket. Ending 12-hour video interview, Vaughn crumpled up son's photo, Footage from video of intense 14-hour police interview, Crumples up photo of eight-year-old son and throws it into corner, Will not even say the names of his dead wife and three children. He said, Every time I would come up with something that the evidence would suggest or support or you would be able to at least follow the evidence to come to a logical conclusion, basically I was just given some other crazy way that this could have occurred or they would change their theory of what happened to try to match the evidence rather than letting the evidence dictate to you the events that occurred. Five years later, a jury found Chris guilty of murdering his family; today, he is incarcerated for four lifetimes.
Learn more about this story in the video above. The Will County board denied a completion budget and appointed a local attorney. On the case for four years, Chriss defense team, now preparing for trial, was yanked from the game. The Oswego family was reportedly taking a day trip to a water park in Springfield when Christopher Vaughn left Interstate 55 and drove onto a frontage road when his wife became ill. He then fell 'head-first' out of the vehicle and stumbled down the road until he flagged down a passing motorist, he said. Vaughn's restraints made a clanking sound as he appeared to wipe his eye during the testimony, his only outward sign of emotion during the hearing. Patrick Quinn signed the bill abolishing the death penalty in Illinois on March 9, 2011. Chris parents, Gail and Pierre, and private investigator Bill Clutter, all claim Chris is innocent and Clutter claims he has evidence to prove it. 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I havent formed an opinion yet, but was looking to see what you guys think. . : Directed by Travis Wilkerson. SHARE Judge overturns Utah death row inmate Von Lester Taylor's double murder conviction. He chatted that he was testing out the fantasy of going off the grid for good. The DSM-IV gave an example that a person may suffer this condition if they are the sole survivor and witness their entire family die in an automobile crash. She was right handed. .In this bonus episode I look at a letter written by Chris Vaughn; a man convicted and sentenced to four consecutive life terms for the murders of his wife, Kimberly, and children, Abigayle, Cassandra, 00:14:34. 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. Autopsy photos of her left thumb show patterns of passive drops of blood in the location where it would be expected, if she had pulled the trigger. He, along with Edward Deli, were convicted of killing two people and critically injuring a third in . The manual said a person would remember everything up until the trauma producing event, but would have no memory of the events that produced the trauma. The States Case Chris Vaughn and his family are driving to a water park when their lives are tragically ended in a roadside shooting. Madison digs deep into his mother's past, examining every member of his family as the possible culprit. 'Abigayle, Blake,' the detective adds. 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? That spring he went on a vacation alone to explore the Yukon. They said he spent nearly $5,000 at a strip club in the days before the murders. He turns 47 on Sept. 26. A few years before, Chris Vaughn had started Stone Bridge Security, a licensed private detective agency in Bellevue, WA. Crime Scene Reconstruction and Blood Stain Pattern Analysis: The Case of Christopher Vaughn By Bill Clutter Director of Investigations, "Investigating Innocence" The Scene of the Crime Around 5:20 a.m. on June 14, 2007, a man driving to work along the frontage road of Interstate 55 south of Joliet, Illinois encountered Christopher Vaughn, 32, limping A federal court has overturned the 1991 conviction and death sentence of Von Lester Taylor, pictured here. .. 'They're gone. He allegedly shoved his handgun under Kimberly's chin and shot her, then turned the gun on his sleeping children, the last of whom apparently raised his arms in an attempt to fend off the fatal bullets. This podcast is an attempt to give the Vaughn family a platform to besmirch their dead daughter in law and grandchildren. I am interested in reading up on the case. Kimberly suffered an angle-contact gunshot wound under her chin, records show. It was Christopher Vaughn, 32-year-old cyber crime and computer security investigator. However, the DNA report contradicted his testimony. At some of the scenes where the Rhoden family was killed, investigators did find . The CSI said he was persuaded by the physical evidence that this was a murder-suicide committed by the wife. His lawyers argued Kimberly shot him and the kids and then killed herself. But there is more than just stress involved here. The Oswego family was reportedly taking a day trip to a water park in Springfield when Christopher Vaughn left Interstate 55 and drove onto a frontage road when his wife became ill. 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. Police and EMS were both called, and both arrived at the scene. She had no idea. After seeing these colorized vintage crime scene photos, take a look at colorized photos that bring century-old New York to life. We hear about inconsistencies, such as when the murder weapon was transported to the morgue, covered with cloth, and then washed. Earnest was convicted of murder and was sentenced to death. You have entered an incorrect email address! Maggie Murdaugh/Facebook. UPDATED: 8/20/2011 - 4:46 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Jurors in Christopher Vaughn's family murder trial were shown graphic photos of the defendant's dead wife and three children, and prosecutors . They said, he had to make it look like he didnt do this, so he then got back into the SUV and shot himself in the left wrist and thigh before dropping the gun between Kimberlys feet, unbuckling her seat belt and walking away. The Will County State's Attorney's office originally sought the death penalty, which has since been abolished in Illinois. 'I'm really confused,' Vaughn says early in the interview with detectives. Christopher Vaughn, whose wife and three children were found fatally shot in the family's sports utility vehicle June 14, in Channahon, Ill., is seen Friday leaving a funeral home after the visitation in St. Charles, Mo. The lab was unable to find his fingerprints on the article. Brad Pitt and Daughter Shiloh Share the Same Passions: They Have an Unbreakable Bond, What Caused Jackie Reeds Death? Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Early in June 2007, Chris Vaughn, 32, was discovered hobbling from his SUV after suffering two non-fatal gunshot wounds. Try to get any leverage doing that, every mom knows you have to square up to do anything difficut from the passenger seat, they were mortgaged to the eyeballs, he was going to strip joints spending thousands, he was telling people he didnt have a wife or family, he was planning on going to live in the woods somewhere and was looking for a female companion to go with him, why would she have to have him pull over to shoot? I've got nothing to go back to.'. It was around midnight when the parents of April Boss went looking for the 19 . He moved the family to Oswego, Illinois. My blood pressure explodes every week when another whiny, victim bashing, full of spin, low on facts episode is released. It's believed the killings began around 12:45 p.m., but they weren't discovered for nearly 12 hours. Vaughn's wife and children were never mentioned in the writings, but there was a reference to one of the exotic dancers. Christopher Vaughn is accused of murdering his wife and three kids in 2007. . On November 9, 1971, 46-year-old accountant John List killed his entire family in their Westfield, NJ, mansion. DNA testing later invalidated a misinterpretation of blood stain evidence, which the State used to establish probable cause to arrest Chris. After listening to family members semi deify him, I wanted to read the facts against the man. That would be significant, he said. CAUTION, CRIME SCENE PHOTOS! The program is hosted by Lauren Bright Pacheco who examines the complicated . A member of Kimberlys family declined to speak to the Sun-Times. The nit picking of the family is BEYOND! Richard Kling, another veteran Chicago defense attorney, confirmed he is part of the effort. It was only after police showed him the photos of his dead family that he began to refer to them in the past tense. [1] All four members of the family were shot in their SUV while on the way to a Springfield, IL waterpark. The Colorado father and oil worker was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Shanann, their unborn child, and their two children, Celeste and Bella, ages 4 and 3. Husband and father Chris Vaughn was found limping away from his SUV along a highway with two non-fatal gunshot wounds during the early morning of June 14, 2007. The evidence was overwhelming and conclusive. "He's monotone. Play outside, Jesus, big whoop. 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. very fascinating. Then, later, he adds: 'She shot me, she shot the kids.'. John List. The jury in Alex Murdaugh 's high-profile murder trial will visit the scene where his wife Maggie and son Paul were brutally gunned down in the summer of 2021. Kimberly, and three kids, Abigayle, Cassandra and Blake. 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