Will County Crime
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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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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...
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Murder suspect wrote about new life in CanadaAug 31, 2012 4:55 pm - Will County prosecutors say emails written by an Oswego man accused of murdering his family indicate he was planning to fake his own death start a new life in the Canadi...
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Testimony finished in Peterson trialAug 30, 2012 3:42 pm - A judge sent jurors home after they heard the last testimony at Drew Peterson’s murder trial on Thursday, saying they will return after Labor Day to hear closing argumen...
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Defendant ‘upbeat’ after recalling wife shot him, sergeant testifiesAug 29, 2012 5:00 pm - An Illinois State Police sergeant testified Wednesday that an Oswego man accused of shooting his wife and three children to death became “more upbeat” during a police in...
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Defense rests in Peterson trialAug 29, 2012 4:00 pm - Drew Peterson’s son testified Wednesday at his father’s murder trial that he never believed his dad killed his mother. The 19-year-old child of the former Bolingbrook po...