He circled the vehicle, then reached through the passenger-side window, stuck a pistol under his wife's head and put a bullet in her brain. After killing Kimberly Vaughn, Christopher Vaughn turned the gun on his children and shot each in the head and the torso.
He later told detectives it was actually Kimberly Vaughn who killed the children and tried to kill him too, but only managed to wound him in the leg and wrist. Kimberly Vaughn then committed suicide, according to Christopher Vaughn's version of the slaughter in the SUV.
Christopher Vaughn, who has grown back his goatee since he was found guilty of executing his entire family, declined to speak before Rozak passed his sentence. Del Phillips, said he hoped Christopher Vaughn "would open up and say why" he killed Kimberly Vaughn and the children.