large, gaping hole in it. someone had thrown a rock through the doors. and the size of the breakout in the glass could accommodate a grown person walking in and out through that opening. right off the bat, i was pretty sure we were dealing with a murder scene. there was a spent shell casing on the floor and the spent bullet was found in the pillow, under vaughn s head. the bullet had six grooves with a right twist, which would commonly indicate a smith & wesson semi-automatic .9 millimeter handgun. the motive for the murder was unclear. the television was on. there was a remote control still intact. there was no indications of doors opened, where somebody ransacked, was searching for something, whether it be jewelry or money. so, there was no indications at all of a burglary. leslie vaughn was just 44 years old. my first thought was this was a hit. just a day earlier, a federal
no way, by using a brush, that it s going to come off. unfortunately, the surface of the rock was too jagged. the test was unsuccessful. then, investigators found an inconsistency in brian vaughn s story. brian called 911 to report the shooting at 1:46 a.m. what s your last name? vaughn. anybody else there with you? i took my brother down the street to the neighbor s house. but brian took his brother to his neighbor s house 20 minutes earlier, at 1:24. brian told the floyds that he had already placed the 911 call and he was going to the house to wait for the police. when i asked both mr. and mrs. floyd what time it was, they said it was exactly 1:24 a.m., according to this clock that they had in the bedroom. brian arrived at the floyds house at 1:24 a.m. did not call 911 until 1:46.
perfectionist. he really was. not surprisingly, as a defense attorney, vaughn s practice also included problem clients. he did have clients involved in the drug trade. he did have clients that were identified themselves with, like, different organized crime groups. on the night of november 10th, 1998, leslie s wife was working the night shift as a nurse at the local hospital. leslie and his two sons were home that night. around 1:30 a.m., 16-year-old brian said he heard a loud bang coming from his father s bedroom. when he tried to get in, he discovered the door was locked. he hears some more alarming noises in the nature of gurgling or breathing and he can t get into his dad s room and that concerns him. in a panic, he calls 911.
the test was unsuccessful. then, investigators found an inconsistency in brian vaughn s story. brian called 911 to report the shooting at 1:46 a.m. what s your last name? vaughn. anybody else there with you? i took my brother down the street to the neighbor s house. but brian took his brother to his neighbor s house 20 minutes earlier, at 1:24. brian told the floyds he had already placed the 911 call and he was going to the house to wait for the police. when i asked mr. and mrs. floyd what time it was, they said it was exactly 1:24 a.m., according to the clock they had in the bedroom. brian arrived at the floyds house at 1:24 a.m. did not call 911 until 1:46. what was brian doing for these 20 minutes?