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Christopher Vaughn is an American man convicted of the murder of his wife, Kimberly, and the couple's three children in June 14, 2007. [1] All four members of the family were shot in their SUV while on the way to a Springfield, IL waterpark.
On July 27, 1983, Walker pleaded guilty to two counts of murder. He chose to have his case decided by a jury trial instead of a judge. The jury, consisting of six men and six women, reached a guilty verdict in just over an hour. On October 13, 1983, Walker was sentenced to death. [11] In 1987, he decided to forgo further appeals of his sentence.
On April 29, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 17, he bludgeoned a 16-year old waitress, Marilyn Duncan, to death with a brick. He was tried and convicted of murder and was sentenced to death. His conviction was later overturned on appeal, with the Supreme Court of Illinois ruling that Nemke's preliminary hearing was not
Riley Fox (March 31, 2001 [1] – June 6, 2004) was a 3-year-old girl from Wilmington, Illinois, who was murdered on June 6, 2004. [2] After Riley's father was initially accused and then cleared by DNA evidence, paroled convict Scott Eby confessed to the crime and was convicted. Eby died in prison while serving a life sentence without parole he ...
The police investigating the murders are led to officer James Foley, who has a history of hiring prostitutes, is mentioned in eyewitness statements, has no alibi, and has matching sperm samples. He is convicted and sentenced to death in 1996. Foley continues to plead his innocence and refuses to make any plea deals.
The murder also inspired a 2014 short film--written, directed and executive produced by first-time film director Derrick Sanders--called Perfect Day. The film starred a young Daniel Kyri ( Chicago Fire TV series ) as a Derrion composite called Desmond, and was co-produced by Jessica Estelle Huggins, and co-executive produced by Chadwick Boseman .
His trial for the murder of Reed began in Whiteside County, Illinois on October 22, 2012. He was found guilty on November 6 of charges of first-degree murder, home invasion, and residential burglary, and was sentenced on January 16, 2013, to life imprisonment for the murder, as well as 30 years for home invasion and 15 years for residential ...
Joseph Francis Saltis (8 September 1894 [1] – 2 August 1947), known as "Polack Joe", was a Rusyn American Prohibition era organized crime boss who, with Frank McErlane, operated an illegal bootlegging crime family in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago, until his territory was seized by Al Capone and the Chicago Outfit.