GUILTY IL - Kimberly Vaughn, 34, & 3 children slain, Channahon Twp, 14 June 2007

[Native New Yorker]

Any news on this? I cannot find anything, very frustrating!!!

 

[chicoliving]

Christopher Vaughn's lawyer is waiting for information from the state about computers seized from the man's former home in Oswego.

But the analysis has been delayed, a state prosecutor explained Friday.

~snip~

The lab that has been working on the analysis is in the process of moving. And one of key people working on the case at the lab has been on vacation, she added.

Vaughn will return to court at 9:30 a.m. July 11.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/christopher.vaughn.trial.2.742870.html

 

[Native New Yorker]

Chico,Thanks for the update. This case and its delays is just shameful! Way to go, Will County!

 

[southcitymom]

Often, slow and steady makes the case. I would rather everything be done correctly - even if it takes more time - than rushed and lost on sloppy work. While the quest for "justice" should be as swift as possible, time should be taken as it is needed.

I am fascinated to hear what evidence they have gathered. As best I can tell, no one has cracked their teeth about motive, etc...

This case has never left my mind and I look forward to hearing what comes out at trial.

 

[Native New Yorker]

southcity mom, at the end of the day,I think you are correct.
I just am frustrated that this case has dropped out of sight, but guess that will make finding an impartial jury easier....and no request for change of venue,etc. And yes, better to dot all the i's and cross all the t's on this one!

 

[southcitymom]

southcity mom, at the end of the day,I think you are correct.
I just am frustrated that this case has dropped out of sight, but guess that will make finding an impartial jury easier....and no request for change of venue,etc. And yes, better to dot all the i's and cross all the t's on this one!

I do hear you, NNY - and I feel the same way because this case has a compelling hold on me and has from the first article. I am crazy to know more - to know why!

I don't necessarily understand why some cases garner loads of newsprint and video and some don't. In the end, I don't care - as long as a solid, fair trial can go forward. It may even be better without a ton of pre-trial publicity - that really seems to screw things up sometimes.

 

[chicoliving]

It's been a year since the bodies of a mother and her three young children were found in Channahon Township.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1006518,4_1_JO15_VAUGHN_S1.article

Nothing new, just a quick recap.

 

[chicoliving]

June 14, 2007: Around 5:30 a.m., a passing motorist calls police after finding Christopher Vaughn wandering on an Interstate 55 frontage road in Channahon Township. The 32-year-old has a gunshot wound in one thigh.The family's Ford Expedition is parked on a nearby driveway. Authorities discover the bodies of Kimberly, 34, Abigayle, 12, Cassandra, 11, and Blake, 8 -- Vaughn's wife and children -- inside the SUV.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1006423,4_1_JO15_VAUGHN_S2.article

 

[Native New Yorker]

Thanks for posting these articles, Chico! Looking forward to more on this story.

 

[chicoliving]

By the end of the summer, Christopher Vaughn's lawyer will have a report detailing the state's analysis of the former Oswego resident's computers.

Analyzing the information is a time-consuming process, so the work won't be completed until late August.

~snip~

Vaughn will return to court at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 8.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1052317,4_1_JO12_COURTS_S1.article

 

[Native New Yorker]

Thanks, Chico, for keeping us apprised of the latest developments....I am hoping for some real action to begin in September!

 

[SDkid]

Thanks, Chico for keeping us updated on this awful thing he inflicted on his beautiful family over a year ago. I pray justice is swift!

 

[Native New Yorker]

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1152085,4_1_JO09_VAUGHN_S1.article
more delays......

 

[Native New Yorker]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-vaughn-18-oct18,0,3387124.story

return of ring from murdered wife to her family....very sad.....

 

[twinkiesmom]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-vaughn-18-oct18,0,3387124.story

return of ring from murdered wife to her family....very sad.....

No, it's not that at all...The ring was taken off the deceased's hand during the funeral, given to Christopher's lawyer who gave it to Christopher's mother. Now it's going back to police, not to HER family.

 

[Native New Yorker]

Thanks for correction; I just skimmed the article,
but I assume that after the investigators are done with the ring, and IF this case ever gets to trial (!!!), that Kimberly Vaughn's family will indeed get the ring back......

 

[Bobbisangel]

I would imagine once it is back in the hands of LE they will notify her parents that they can come and pick it up. I got to take my daughter's keys and some pictures out of her purse right away. A little later they gave me her rings, watch, and earrings. Way later they gave me her purse, and things that were in her car that didn't get ruined. I've never gotten back her personal journals though. Why they won't let me have them back is beyond me. He pled guilty so there were no appeals.

If there is blood on the ring I hope LE cleans it off. My daughter's earrings still had blood on them :furious: It was really upsetting but I didn't raise a fuss about it. I was just so glad to get them.

 

[chicoliving]

Christopher Vaughn's lawyer has given a ring that belonged to Vaughn's wife to the Will County State's Attorney's Office.

Now the jewelry can be returned to Kimberly Vaughn's family.

~snip~

Earlier this year, Kimberly Vaughn's family sought the return of her wedding ring. She was wearing it at the time of her death. After the murders, a funeral home employee in St. Charles, Mo. -- the Vaughns' former home town -- had given the ring to the local police. They, in turn, gave it to the lawyer representing Christopher Vaughn at the time.

The ring then was passed to Gail Vaughn, Christopher Vaughn's mother.

~snip~

Rozak then scheduled the next case management conference for 9:30 a.m. Feb. 5.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1332773,4_1_JO16_VAUGHN_S1.article

 

[Native New Yorker]

Thanks, Chico, for keeping us up to date on this case! I cannot believe how long it has taken for this to go to trial....now nearly 18 months since the murders!

 

[newsjunkie]

It is almost 2009. When do you think this will go to trial?