Naperville Crime
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Jurors see video of man’s reaction to murder newsAug 27, 2012 6:23 pm - Prosecutors of Christopher Vaughn, who is accused of killing his wife and three children, played videotape of investigators questioning him about the crime, and which in...
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Peterson’s trial defense beginsAug 27, 2012 7:20 am - Drew Peterson’s lawyers began their defense Monday at the former Bolingbrook police sergeant’s murder trial, hoping to counter the state’s portrayal of him as a man pron...
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Elgin man charged with aggravated DUI in retired teacher’s deathAug 24, 2012 2:38 pm - Two weeks to the day after friends and family gathered to say farewell to a beloved retired music teacher from Bartlett, Cook County prosecutors announced aggravated DUI...
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Peterson judge notes potential holes in caseAug 24, 2012 8:10 am - The judge at Drew Peterson’s murder trial exposed potential holes in the state’s case against the former Bolingbrook police sergeant, telling prosecutors Friday that the...
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Murder suspect visited gun range, strip club, witnesses sayAug 23, 2012 7:00 pm - In the days leading up to the killings of his wife and three children, an Oswego accused in the deaths spent nearly $5,000 at a strip club and visited a gun range for ta...
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Trial continues for man accused of killing familyAug 22, 2012 10:43 pm - Witnesses testifying at the trial of an Oswego accused of killing his wife and three children say that in the moments after the slayings he was preoccupied by damage to ...
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Peterson offered $25K to kill 3rd wife, witness testifiesAug 22, 2012 8:00 am - A witness testified at Drew Peterson’s murder trial Wednesday that the former Bolingbrook police sergeant offered him $25,000 to hire a hit man to kill his third wife ju...
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Slain wife’s father, sisters testify in Vaughn caseAug 21, 2012 9:00 pm - The trial of an Oswego man accused of killing his wife and three children continued with testimony from the woman’s father and sister. Christopher Vaughn is charged with...
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Peterson jurors wear color-coordinated outfitsAug 21, 2012 4:00 pm - There's apparently a daily color-coordination memo circulating the jury room at Drew Peterson's murder trial. Jurors hearing the case in Joliet have entered court each ...
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Judge allows evidence that Peterson sought hit manAug 21, 2012 6:00 am - The judge in Drew Peterson’s murder trial handed prosecutors a legal victory Tuesday by giving them the go-ahead to introduce evidence in coming days that the former Bol...