WEBVTT - Introducing Murder in Illinois

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<v Speaker 1>Why are we having conversations that they should have had

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<v Speaker 1>in the courtroom at the day. Illinois is basically their

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<v Speaker 1>own little mafia. They're all intertwined, whether it's state lee's,

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<v Speaker 1>local police, lawyers, or attorneys. It's been that way since

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<v Speaker 1>the thirties when the gangster ran Chicago. We were told

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<v Speaker 1>not to talk to any press by our lawyers. We

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<v Speaker 1>were not to say anything to anybody. The Vaughan family

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<v Speaker 1>was murdered fourteen years ago, a mother and her three

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<v Speaker 1>children shot to death and their suv. Many questions remain

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<v Speaker 1>as to how and why it happened, and they revolve

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<v Speaker 1>around the lone survivor, Christopher Vaughan. Chris is unable to

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<v Speaker 1>recall what happened, even to this day. If you're human

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<v Speaker 1>and being, you can't wrap your head around that. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if I ever really want to know how

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<v Speaker 1>it's played out in that car. What could you say

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<v Speaker 1>to somebody when they lost their whole family within a

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<v Speaker 1>matter of minutes. He was supposed to be presumed innocent,

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<v Speaker 1>and someone presumed innocent should have the opportunity to attend

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<v Speaker 1>his children's general Now we re examine the murders Christopher

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<v Speaker 1>Vaughan was convicted of committing The trial was handled poorly.

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<v Speaker 1>Evidence was not processed correctly, critical evidence that could have

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<v Speaker 1>definitely made this go a complete different direction. In the

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<v Speaker 1>weeks leading up to the murders, he's spending time at

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<v Speaker 1>strip clubs and dropping not just a little bit of money,

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<v Speaker 1>like four grands. Millions of people go to strip clubs.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't go home and kill their wife and kids.

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<v Speaker 1>I have been working in these clubs for twenty years.

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<v Speaker 1>You know how many great husbands and amazing fathers I've

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<v Speaker 1>met that has been five dollars on me was not

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<v Speaker 1>a question. It just didn't fit to Chris that I knew.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew that wasn't the truth of it. We'll revisit

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<v Speaker 1>all the existing evidence, viewed through the lens of newly

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<v Speaker 1>acquired insight and revelations. These drugs alter min chemistry all

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<v Speaker 1>that's you're all. It was one of the first things

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<v Speaker 1>that popped up in my head when I first heard

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<v Speaker 1>about the murders. He can't be the epitome of evil.

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<v Speaker 1>But then you think back to the autopsy photos and

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<v Speaker 1>you're like, no, that's pretty damn evil. Chrisms case haunts

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<v Speaker 1>me because Chris did not get the sense that his

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<v Speaker 1>case demanded are you sitting down? Yes, I am sitting down, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>because you might lose your legs on this one. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>my god. I'm Lauren Bright Pacheco. Join me from murder

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<v Speaker 1>in Illinois who killed the Van family launching July. It

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<v Speaker 1>was a strange case. It'll never leave. Get it on

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