Naperville Crime
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Ballistics expert testifies in Vaughn murder trialSep 10, 2012 4:49 pm - As prosecutors began wrapping up their case against an Oswego man accused of killing his family, a Will County jury heard from several witnesses, including a ballistics ...
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Peterson jurors matched clothes out of boredomSep 07, 2012 6:33 pm - Among the many questions that arose during Drew Peterson’s murder trial, one of the least weighty but most perplexing was — what on earth were jurors trying to say by me...
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Forensic expert casts doubt on accused man’s storySep 07, 2012 5:47 pm - Will County prosecutors presented evidence indicating an Oswego man accused of killing his family was in their SUV at the time of the slayings. Christopher Vaughn claims...
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Pathologist: Antidepressant found in murder victimSep 06, 2012 7:19 pm - A forensic pathologist testified the antidepressant drug Nortriptyline was found at toxic levels in the wife of the Oswego man accused of killing her and their three chi...
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Former Benet president guilty of obscenitySep 06, 2012 11:01 am - Benet Academy students, parents and faculty members are focused on moving forward now that the Lisle school’s former president has been convicted on a misdemeanor obscen...
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DuPage forest preserve employees charged in fraud schemeSep 05, 2012 9:56 pm - 2 DuPage tech employees, contractor accused of six-year kickback scheme
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Jury can see autopsy pictures of Vaughn childrenSep 05, 2012 7:02 pm - A forensic pathologist testified the children of an Oswego man accused of killing his family were shot with a gun fired between 1-1/2 and two feet away. Much of the test...
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Peterson jurors to resume deliberations ThursdaySep 05, 2012 8:31 am - As they began deliberations Wednesday, jurors in Drew Peterson’s trial immediately zeroed in on the case’s trickiest issue: whether to believe secondhand hearsay stateme...
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Ex-stripper testifies in Vaughn murder trialSep 04, 2012 7:16 pm - A former stripper testified Tuesday an Oswego man accused of murdering his family told her he wanted to leave his wife but never mentioned he had children. Maya Drake te...
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Peterson case expected to go to jury WednesdaySep 04, 2012 8:53 am - Defense attorneys told jurors at Drew Peterson’s murder trial Tuesday that the state’s case against him is “garbage evidence.” Prosecutors said it’s just common sense th...