Murder in Illinois
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In 2007, Chris Vaughn was arrested during a funeral for his wife and three children. He would be tried and convicted of their murders. To this day he maintains no memory of what occurred that tragic day 20 years ago. Murder in Illinois follows the complicated circumstances that led to Vaughn’s conviction, as well as the forensic evidence his supporters believe proves his innocence- in attempt to answer one question: Who killed the Vaughn family?
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Great host but…
2024-06-01
I’m really on the fence with this podcast. I loved MIO and the way it was thoroughly and thoughtfully researched and presented. I can tell in Season 2 the host and production team must have really grappled with how to discuss and portray the Vaughn tragedy when only one family was willing to participate. But still. This seems like the Gail Vaughn show at times and even if Chris Vaughn is innocent, the story feels uncomfortably one-sided and victim blaming.
Biased and badly structured
2023-04-14
Setting aside the bad music, the 12+ adds per episode and the unnecesary and abundant interviews, this podcast suffers from a terrible bias and horrible handling of information. It explains everything that the police did wrong in their investigation and then it goes and does the same to point the finger at the victim. I could list all of the omissions, contradictions and false accusations but instead I will limit it to the one that I thought was the worst offence. On episode 5, when interviewing a psychologist, they talk about mental illness as if it was the biggest clue to prove a murder suicide scenario. The worst part being when the so called psychologist states "bipolars are known for being very cruel". This is insensitive, unprofessional and blatantly ignorant. Terrible podcasting.
SO Biased and Victim Shaming
2023-03-05
I have never seen such blatant hatred as that family had for his wife. Anyone with more than an GED made his family angry. It's like they're allergic to education or something. NO marriage is perfect, but to blame her for killling her dear children and then PRETENDING to have amnesia all those yrs is horrific. What a hill to choose to die on, Lauren. Is he out of jail YET? Has he been proven innocent YET? He was so controlling and believed in running an Army Camp style type of life where only HE was allowed to speak or make a decision is SO 150o's. Good luck with that, I say. We can see what YOU obviously can't. I'd give ZERO stars if that were possible. YOU caused more harm with your biased stance on this. And should be ashamed of yourself or apologize to HER family, at the very least!!
Insurmountable bias much?
2023-02-13
This was almost impossible to listen to. The bias was so extreme and the vilification was so absolute as to be less than believable. This story was told in such an egregiously one-sided way that it doesn't feel possible to gauge where the truth might even be. I stopped listening after two episodes, there didn't seem to be any point in continuing once it was obvious how extreme the bias was. Poor investigative journalism.
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