Chris Regis, Left, Jim Long, center, and Adam Capelli carry out evidence in the Christopher Vaughn trial, outside the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, IL on Tuesday September 4, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Christopher Vaughn. Photo input: 8/15/12. Will County Sheriff's Office.
Illinois State Police Sgt. Gary Lawson returns from lunch break during the Christopher Vaughn murder trial at the Will County Courthouse Tuesday, August 28, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
The Vaughn family, (upper left to right): Christopher, Kimberly, Abigayle, and (bottom from left) Cassandra and Blake are shown in an undated photo in front of Rosemont Theater in the Chicago area, where the Phoenix University graduation was held.
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Blake Vaughn, 8; Christopher Vaughn, 32; Cassandra Vaughn, 11; Kimberly Vaughn 34; and Abigayle Vaughn, 12; smile in their Oswego home. Kimberly Vaughn and the three children were found shot to death in the family SUV in 2007. | Submitted photo
Christopher Vaughn, of Oswego, is on trial in Will County for the murder of his wife, Kimberly, and their children in 2007. | Will County Sheriff's Office via AP
Elizabeth Copeland, a witness in the Christopher Vaughn trial, leaves the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, IL on Tuesday September 4, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Fred Harvey, left, Debbie Mills and, Michael Fitzgerald carry out evidence in the Christopher Vaughn trial, outside the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, IL on Tuesday September 4, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Not long before his 13th wedding anniversary, Christopher Vaughn sat down and wrote a love poem. In it, he talked about “ancient souls,” “speechless conversation,” “shared closeness” and “hopeful dreams.” That letter, however, wasn’t meant for his wife. Instead, it was given to a former …