Thursday, September 20, 2012
After a month of testimony, a decision on whether Christopher Vaughn murdered his wife and children to free himself for a new life in Canada is to be announced in a few minutes.
UPDATE/4:20 p.m.: The jury is back with its verdict. Just waiting for the attorneys to return to the courthouse before the decision can be read aloud. After more than six hours of closing arguments, a Will County jury has finally gone into deliberations in the Christopher Vaughn murder case. The case is relatively black and white, with the jury having to determine whether they believe enough proof has been provided to convict the 37-year-old Oswego man of shooting his wife Kimberly and their three children, Abigayle, 12, Cassandra, 11, and Blake, 8. Defense attorneys have presented the theory that Kimberly was in fact the murderer, shooting her husband and then killing their children before turning the gun on herself. Her provocation …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Blood from both spouses found on Kimberly Vaughn's seat belt, which may have been unlatched after her death, could be a blow to the defense.
Drops of Christopher Vaughn's blood were found on his wife's shirt, shorts and the floorboard near her feet, a DNA specialist testified Friday. And drops of Kimberly Vaughn's blood were found on her husband's jacket, Illinois State Police forensic scientist Kelly Krajnik said. Taken alone or together, both seem to contradict Christopher Vaughn's story that his wife, perhaps angered by his alleged infidelity, shot him in the wrist and thigh as he sat in the driver's seat of their SUV and then -- after he fled the scene -- shot herself and their children. Perhaps just as damaging to Vaughn's defense was evidence Krajnik presented about blood from both Christopher and Kimberly Vaughn being found on the seat belt and buckle on Kimberly Vaughn'…
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Surprised? Agree? Disagree? Tell us how you feel about Peterson being found guilty in the murder of Kathleen Savio.
Drew Peterson has been found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Kathleen Savio. What's your reaction? Do you agree? Disagree? Tell us in the comments and vote in our poll. READ MORE:
An evidence recovery technician shows data that indicates Kimberly Vaughn was interested in fixing her marriage while her husband may have been getting ready to leave it.
It was a tale of two laptops Thursday, as an evidence recovery expert detailed the contents unearthed in Kimberly and Christopher Vaughn's computer hard drives. In Kimberly's Compaq, Lisa Calarese testified, were Google searches that turned up such topics as romance tips and ways to save a failing marriage, and 133 pages of content that included the word "husband." Conversely, in Christopher's Dell were Google searches for such topics as gentlemen's clubs, making moccasins and wilderness living, and 129 pages of emails exchanged with an online friend about plans to forge a new life in Canada. How much it foretells of a collision course that would end on a frontage road near Channahon in June 2007 will be up to a Will County jury to decide…
The jury has given its verdict after weeks of controversial hearsay testimony, stops and starts and antics from both sides.
Drew Peterson has been found guilty of first degree murder in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. His sentencing will be Nov. 26. READ MORE: Updated 5:57 p.m. Rev. Neil Schori, the pastor who said Stacy Peterson Schori him Drew Peterson killed his third wife, Kathleen Savio, had this reaction: "My wife and I wept" when they heard the verdict, Schori said. "We literally wept together. It's been a long, long journey. "I'm absolutely thrilled with what happened," he said. "Justice is coming for Stacy's family too." "I'm highly honored," Schori said. "I feel so honored to have given Stacy a voice. I got to be a voice for Stacy, and I did what she asked me to do." Updated 4:17 p.m. Will County State's Attorney James said Peterson …
The jury has given its verdict after weeks of controversial hearsay testimony, stops and starts and antics from both sides.
Drew Peterson has been found guilty of first degree murder in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. His sentencing will be Nov. 26. READ MORE: Updated 5:53 p.m. Rev. Neil Schori, the pastor who said Stacy Peterson Schori him Drew Peterson killed his third wife, Kathleen Savio, had this reaction: "My wife and I wept" when they heard the verdict, Schori said. "We literally wept together. It's been a long, long journey. "I'm absolutely thrilled with what happened," he said. "Justice is coming for Stacy's family too." "I'm highly honored," Schori said. "I feel so honored to have given Stacy a voice. I got to be a voice for Stacy, and I did what she asked me to do." Updated 4:45 p.m. None of the jurors were willing to speak to the …
The jury spent 8.5 hours Wednesday deliberating. That process continues Thursday.
Updated 2:50 p.m. Drew Peterson has been found guilty of first degree murder in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Updated 2:40 p.m. A verdict has been reached and will be read around 3 p.m. Updated at 1:15 p.m. The jury asked the judge to tell them what the word "unanimous" means. Judge Edward Burmiila said he received the jury's question at 12:35 p.m. "Just to be clear, judge, what does 'unanimous' mean?" Burmila said the jury asked. Burmila said he was sending back a note telling the jury that 'unanimous' means the agreement of all in regard to the matter at hand, and that when a verdict is reached, each juror must sign his or her name to it. Updated at 12:40 p.m. The jury has sent a question to the judge. The judge will…
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The prosecution and defense in the Drew Peterson murder trial presented their closing arguments Tuesday.
Updated 5:02 p.m. Judge Edward Burmila is calling a halt to the day's proceedings. Closing arguments lasted longer than Burmila had anticipated. Deliberations by the jury will start Wednesday. Updated 4:20 p.m. State's Attorney James Glasgow made the rebuttal argument for the prosecution's case. "When you put all this evidence together, it's solid, it's real, and it proves Drew Peterson killed Kathleen Savio in cold blood," Glasgow said. Glasgow countered the attack on prosecution witnesses leveled by defense attorney Joseph "Shark" Lopez. Glasgow also said the prosecution's case includes scientific, circumstantial and hearsay evidence. The state's attorney pointed out that jurors don't have to conclude tha each element of the …
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Attorneys for the prosecution and the defense said they'd be working all weekend to prepare for closing arguments in the murder trial, which begin Tuesday.
Closing arguments are Tuesday in the Drew Peterson murder trial. Prosecution and defense attorneys said there would be no holiday break for them as they get ready for the trial's end.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Christoper Vaughn wrote dozens of notes about his plans to disappear into the Canadian wilderness, only briefly mentioning his wife and never his children.
Christopher Vaughn exchanged email for months with a Canadian man, discussing his elaborate plans to start a new life in the wilderness and only briefly mentioning his wife as a detail that needed to be tied up. The recipient of those notes, Stephen Willott, 31, of Ottawa, Ontario, testified at Vaughn's murder trial Friday and was asked to read to the jury dozens of letters he received from Vaughn between fall 2006 and June 2007, the month in which Vaughn allegedly killed his wife and three children. The pair met through a Web site called 43 Things and struck up an online friendship because of their mutual love of the Canadian wilderness. Within months, Vaughn --- writing under the psuedonym "Flint" -- was trading email with Willott almost…
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