That spring he went on a vacation alone to explore the Yukon. 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. The blood evidence on the back of his jacket suggested he was seated in the drivers seat at the time his wife suffered the fatal contact wound under her chin. Channahon Firefighter-Paramedic Ryan Jandura said he found a Harry Potter book and a stuffed animal by 12-year-old Abigayle's body. Sadly, it took place on what should have been an exciting day at a local waterpark for the family. 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. Whats become of Christopher Vaughn? The podcast is currently on the second episode and has shown the case from the view of Chris Vaughn's supporters. The gun was thrust into his jacket above the right pocket for the second shot. Each of the murders resulted in a life sentence for 46-year-old Vaughn. With the children asleep in the back seat, Vaughn pulled the vehicle over because his wife, taking a new migraine medication, thought she was going to be sick, he told the detectives. 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. If they wanted to appear more balanced, they could have edited out parts that favor Chris and put down the wife's family but they didn't. If he isnt guilty why wasnt he looking for who did it? The three children were each shot once in the head and once in the torso. He posted wistful Internet messages about building a cabin and. They said he spent nearly $5,000 at a strip club in the days before the murders. Feb. 28, 2023. When they latched the seat belt, the large bloodstain was located right at the point where the latch came together. 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. Why not ask how they are, why are you not upset that you cant remember? Be forewarned that some of the. It was clear that there were key events that he was unable to remember. Both medications were detected in the toxicology testing conducted at autopsy. I am new to Reddit. family. His children, 12-year-old Abigayle . We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The new medication guide advised patients to inform their doctor right away if they experienced anxiety while taking the medication. At some of the scenes where the Rhoden family was killed, investigators did find . family's sports utility vehicle June 14, in Channahon, Ill., is 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. Kimberly Phillips was born on December 12, 1972, to Del and Susan Phillips of Saint Charles, Missouri. Police detectives found at the Vaughn home a copy of PI Magazine with a cover story called Crime Scene Staging and Alterations: The CSI Effect on Criminal Investigations. Despite this chain of events, Chris's family believe he's innocent. She gets mad when I dont call her.. No longer alive, Chris.'. Transported to the hospital, Chris Vaughn believed his family was still alive. Unholy Rollers January 21 2014 22min TV-14 Subtitles Subtitles English [CC] On Saturday, Vaughn was arrested in St. Charles and "He's monotone. Analysis of the bloodstain patterns on her left hand provides more compelling evidence that her death was indeed, a 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. 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. In some cases, the observation of back spatter on the hand that held the gun will provide unmistakable evidence of suicide. 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. In the video interview, he demonstrated raising his left arm between the gun and his head just as he noticed her pointing the gun at him. The tragic incident took place on what should have been an exciting day at a local waterpark for the . His lawyers claim his wife was distraught over troubles in her marriage and killed the children, wounded Vaughn and then committed suicide. Christopher Vaughn is accused of murdering his wife and three kids in 2007. . The sergeant tells him: 'Say their names. That would be significant, he said. As he went to check the carrier on the roof, Vaughn said, he felt pain in his leg and noticed he was bleeding as he got back in the car. Mar 12, 2020, 9:30am PST. ', 'They're gone,' Vaughn answers, his head bowed. Earnest was convicted of murder and was sentenced to death. Im fully aware it wont make a difference, but it felt like therapy so why not? The nit picking of the family is BEYOND! But not all entrance wounds produce back spatter. Christopher Vaughn wanted to live in perfect freedom in the Canadian wilderness, prosecutors said, but instead he will spend the rest of his life in prison after a Will County judge sentenced him to four consecutive life terms Tuesday for the murders of Vaughn's wife and three children. 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. 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? Their claims of being judged by her family are pure projection. He did this so he could later claim Kimberly shot him and the three children before turning the gun on herself, and that he was lucky enough to be the only one to leave the SUV with his life, Mills said. He had two survivable gunshot wounds. Funding his defense reverted back to Will County. 2020 UNSOLVED MAGAZINE All Rights Reserved. Learn more about this story in the video above. One symptom of experiencing a traumatic event is the freeze-response. His statement to police I froze is exactly what may have happened. Just after 5 a.m., his wife asked him to pull off the highway . I am interested in reading up on the case. : Directed by Travis Wilkerson. 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. The night before the killings, Vaughn also visited a shooting range, according to trial testimony. . The Will County State's Attorney's office originally sought the death penalty, which has since been abolished in Illinois. Vaughn was convicted of killing (from left) Blake, 8; Cassandra, 11, Kimberly, 34, and Abigayle, 12. He moved the family to Oswego, Illinois. It would make me feel better if you'd at least eat some fries,' says Lawson. The bullet passed within a fraction of an inch over his penis and scrotum, entered the top of his left leg and exited through the side seam of his jeans. Pacheco, a former Dr. Oz producer, has said Kimberlys family declined her requests for comment. Even more compelling evidence supporting a murder-suicide came over a year after Chris was arrested when the Food and Drug Administration recommended a black box warning for a risk of suicidal behavior for the medicine Kimberly was taking to treat her stress-induced migraine headaches. 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. Vaughn got out of the family SUV to look at the luggage rack on the roof. SHARE. He had a fair trial. According to the prosecution, he reportedly killed his family in order to survive in the Canadian forest. ), and the state had ballistic evidence that appears convincing. "I don't think he felt what we feel when he held our (grand)children," said Phillips, who said he had hoped to hear some explanation or apology from Vaughn on Tuesday. 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 . He also said there is no question [Vaughn] was wearing that jacket when he was shot contradicting the theory that Vaughn had wrapped the gun in the jacket. That was really off putting. 10. And if he married her, that was his choice. 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. Beloved wife of Christopher Vaughn; beloved mother of Abigayle, Cassandra and Blake; beloved daughter of Del and Susan Phillips A Drug Hit. 'I just don't know I think I panicked or something.'. Kim fired at me. Approved by the FDA to treat epilepsy and seizures, Topamax has an off label use for the treatment of migraine headaches. Five years later, Chris was convicted of murdering his family and is now serving four life sentences. Police had given him every opportunity to blame his wife, but he responded, There was no way she could have hurt the kids. Plus, hear from the former Assistant States Attorney who believes Chris is right where he belongs. But Chris specialty was computer forensics. The rod pointed in the direction of the passenger seat. LBP should be ashamed of herself. After killing his family, she said, Vaughn intentionally grazed his wrist with a bullet and shot himself in the leg, Mills said then "planted the gun between" Kimberly's feet. His wife, Kimberly, 34, was in the front passenger seat, slumped over the center console with a single contact gunshot wound under her chin. There was no bruising around the margins of the skin. Crucially, prosecutors also argued that two bullet holes in a jacket he wore had been created when someone wrapped the gun in the jacket to either silence or conceal the weapon, or to cushion a blow. That stripped away resources to defend Vaughn. 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. He allegedly murdered his family so he could move to a . There were two holes in his jacket. Clutter, founder of Investigating Innocence, said a crime-scene reconstruction has shown Vaughn couldnt have unbuckled his wifes seat belt. Evidence will show that Vaughn planned to take off and live in the Yukon wilderness, Mills said, and that before going "he wanted to be without any obligations.". Accused Family Killer Christopher Vaughn Read Articles About Staging Crime Scenes: Prosecutors Updated: Monday, 27 Jun 2011, The documents show the Vaughn family s trip to Knight s Water Park in Springfield also was planned the night before the murders, reached after Vaughn s wife accused him of spending too little time with their kids. Initially, it was believed that he had unbuckled his wifes seat belt after he shot her. Chris pleaded with police to get the video so he would know what happened to his family. 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. I can breathe again. 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. He said Kimberlys arm blocked it. I have read some of the flood of news articles following the Chris Vaughn trial. I really couldnt believe what I was hearing. But in Vaughns case, he said the evidence was overwhelming.. Weiss said he was haunted for a time by what he saw the day of the murders, struggling to sleep or concentrate. After murdering his entire family . "He's going to get the opposite of what he wants," Weiss said. But Thursday, Waukegan defense attorney Jed Stone told the Sun-Times he recently signed on as lead counsel for Vaughn and has been looking down a number of avenues, all of which lead to actual innocence. Stone and another longtime investigator on the case, Bill Clutter, said they will start by seeking clemency for Vaughn this year from Gov. Murder of the wife and children in the suburbs, Kimberly. 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. The prosecution argued to the jury that nowhere in these emails was any hint of suicidal ideation. Its drivers-side window was broken. !Go listen to Episode 17 of Court Junkie for a more fact/evidence based account. 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 boy was with his mother, Meghan, and two other brothers when they were involved in a road rage. 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. The prosecution said he had shoved the gun under his wife's chin and killed her first, before turning . The . Christopher Vaughn was bleeding from his left thigh and hand. Another incriminating fact was Chris visit to a strip club near OHare Airport two nights before his family was killed. Then, see some truly haunting murder scenes from the streets of old New York. Susan Phillips, right, mother of Kimberly Vaughn, and Kimberly's twin sister, Jennifer Ledbetter, spoke at Christopher Vaughn's sentencing Tuesday at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet. Chris handgun was found on the floor near his wifes feet. A piece of his flesh was recovered around the margins of the exit hole of the back of the jacket. as if that means anything. His wife Kimberly and their three children were killed, and he is an American man who was found guilty of the crime. I recommended that we appoint an expert in psychiatry to evaluate the statements Chris made to police. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. However, the case AGAINST the guy seems pretty damn strong. Christopher Vaughn, of Oswego, was was sentenced to four life terms on Nov. 27, 2012, for fatally shooting his wife and three children after pulling off Interstate 55 near Channahon, Ill., in Will . So the mind blocks it out. They both would have turned 40 next month. Her father is expected to take the witness stand Tuesday. . Friday Raffle $66,230 and Fish Fry Special, NL VFW Top List Karaoke With Cheryl in the Bar Friday. Chris is wounded but survives. Vaughn told investigators the family had been on its way to a water park in Springfield. 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. Charles, Mo. Yes, most dont ovulate while breast feeding, but again, two adults making choices. NL VFW Friday Fish Fry. James Waybern Hall: The murderer known as "Big Jim" killed 4 people, including his wife, in Arkansas between 1944 and 1945. 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. 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? 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. "You couldn't believe it.". 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. There is a swipe mark on the latch, which corresponds with the transfer stain on his wifes right thumb. Vaughns family did not respond to a message seeking comment. Very little back spatter would occur with the bullet entering the soft underside of the chin. He spent over $4,000 on one stripper during two visits a week apart. She said the results will be aired during the weekly podcasts 11th episode. It was Christopher Vaughn, 32-year-old cyber crime and computer security investigator. Authorities said no one motive had been established but. On the second day, when police pressed him to try to remember what happened by telling him do it for your children, he had a fragmentary memory. Shelli Wiley was killed on a cold October morning in 1985 in Laramie, Wyo., just before the sun rose. Earnest Lee Hargon, 43, a former cattle truck driver and Michael Hargon's cousin, was charged Monday with capital murder in the deaths. Joliet Drug Dealer Arrested On Briggs Street: Police, Walgreens Pharmacist Attacked After Man Visits Wrong Store: JPD. 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. Hargon, 45 . She was one of Susans three daughters with Del, an attorney. 10:18 GMT 29 Aug 2012 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. This report was sent to the lead detective several days before he took the grand jury witness stand. He told investigators he had been too busy to read the magazine. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (DSM-IV), I found a condition known as Dissociative Amnesia, a form of memory loss caused when a person witnesses a traumatic event. Most likely from when he placed the gun at her feet. 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. I forgot, his co worker said they went out on a work trip, partied, came back to the hotel at 1AM and later Chris said he went back out, returned at 5AM and chris eluded to things getting wild during that time. 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 After listening to family members semi deify him, I wanted to read the facts against the man. Maggie Murdaugh/Facebook. I had the exact same feelings about the podcast. The Will County board denied a completion budget and appointed a local attorney. Christopher Vaughn may be the least unjustly imprisoned of the tens of thousands of men and women doing time in Illinois prisons. In some cases the memory may be restored days later, or not at all, according to the DSM-IV. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. He said he wanted the family to be taken care of financially. Kimberly planned to get her degree in criminal justice and join him as a PI. She was right handed. They noted that he had to have been seated inside the vehicle when his wife was shot and killed, yet he failed to remember his wife and kids being killed. I told him that you had noticed and I had noticed a big personality change and anxiety change and that I was lethargic (tired all the time)., According to the new medication guide published in May 2009, the FDA required the manufacturer to insert into the product labeling new warnings informing patients and physicians: Effects on Thinking . I just started listening to the podcast, "Murder in Illinois Who Killed the Vaughn Family?". . He testified that it was the wifes blood on the seat belt. I felt like I needed some balance or to just clean my palate. (CBS), Neighbors and friends created a memorial outside 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. The Illinois State Police followed up by issuing subpoenas to her physicians requesting her medical records that may indicate suicidal or homicidal thoughts or impulses, or relating to Kimberlys prescriptions for and utilization of the drugs referred to as Topamax, Avapro, and Nortriptyline. She was taking Avapro for high blood pressure. I got to the road to get help.. His wife passed a certification course and practiced shooting at a Seattle range. He recommended we retain ballistics expert Lucien Haag. Christopher Vaughn and his family were driving from Oswego to Knights Action Park in Springfield in 2007, but they never made it. I think that is what drove me to seek out some discussion and resulted in my post. Then, later, he adds: 'She shot me, she shot the kids.'. whose wife and three children were found fatally shot in the Vaughn, who was stockpiling camping gear and spending thousands of dollars at strip clubs in the weeks before the slayings, declined to address the court before he was sentenced. On Thursday, she told the Sun-Times that rifts in the family contributed heavily to the public perception of Vaughns guilt.. Crime Scene Reconstruction: Bullet Trajectory. . When Vaughn's family was killed, he lost his three young children and his wife, making him the sole survivor. 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. Christopher Vaughn was sentenced on Nov. 26, 2012, to four consecutive life terms. Plans changed when Chris landed a job with Chicago-based Navigant. 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