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Family toasts mother after murder conviction

JOLIET – Relatives of Kimberly Vaughn marked a bittersweet day with her favorite drink – a lemon drop martini, a family spokesman said Friday.

Chicago-area jurors convicted Christopher Vaughn of murdering Kimberly, his 34-year-old wife, and their three kids after just 50 minutes of deliberations Thursday.

"They feel justice has been done," said David Butsch, a lawyer in Missouri where Kimberly Vaughn's parents live.

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