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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Lauren Bright Pacheco

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Conflicted

Sep 5

number1grammargirl

Aside from giving stars, I’ve never actually reviewed a podcast. Murder in Illinois has changed that. For context, I listened to Murder on Songbird Road and, while I thought it was a little slow, I enjoyed it. I’m now listening to Murder in Illinois. I’m appalled by Chris’ parents and brother. Who knew being educated is a bad thing. According to the Vaughans not being able to cook, reading books, being a female with a strong personality, going to college, and socializing for fun are undesirable qualities that one would never want to possess. These parents do their son no favors by speaking to Lauren. They come across as vindictive hicks who want to blame Kim for everything that went wrong in Chris’ life. It’s ironic that the Vaughns claim Kim’s family is judgmental as they are the only people I see judging others. The victim bashing is absolutely incorrigible and shameful. Kim’s parents lost a daughter and three grandchildren to murder. The Vaughns should keep their opinions to themselves. I’m not sure I’ll be able to finish this podcast if Chris’ parents continue to appear.
shameful journalism

4d ago

hibou!

I’m only on episode 2 and I can’t handle how disgustingly bias this podcast is. the host paints a grotesque picture of the deceased. I recommend finding a new line of work.
One Sided

Sep 14

Clara1308

Now more than ever one sided “journalism “ is not acceptable- so many things not covered in the Illinois episode but what is most troubling is the victim blaming and sexism -
Songbird good, Vaughn worst of the worst

Sep 10

EskerChance

I first listened to Songbird Road and while not perfect, it was reasonably good. I turned to the Chris Vaughn season and it is among the worst podcasts I’ve listened to due to its total bias and awful tone. I was going to listen to the other Murder in Illinois seasons and Murder in Oregon but I now have no trust in this podcaster and will never listen to another by her. Sadly, does a disservice to the genuinely wrongfully convicted. I’m not even saying I believe or don’t believe the result, just that the process of the podcast was the worst. I wish I could undo listening so there aren’t ad credits for it.

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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