Bryan Kohberger’s Defense Wants Testimony of Surviving Roommate at Preliminary Hearing
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Bethany Funke’s attorneys have filed to quash a subpoena, saying she has no “exculpatory” information.
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April 24, 2023
‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Lori Searched for Wedding Dresses the Same Day as Tammy’s Funeral
On Monday, an Idaho investigator testified that an email account linked to Lori Vallow Daybell made several Internet searches the same day as Tammy Daybell’s funeral in 2019. Rexburg police Detective David Stubbs said that the Gmail account in question looked up “possessed” and “how to remove the rear seat of my Jeep Wrangler.” In …
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April 22, 2023
Young Mother Sentence to 55 Years for Death of Newborn
A Colorado woman was sentenced on Friday to 55 years in prison after she pleaded guilty in second degree murder and tampering with a body in the death of her newborn baby girl two years ago. Amy Carr, now 21, was initially charged with two counts of first degree murder and child abuse causing death …
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April 20, 2023
Yoga Teacher Accused of Killing Boyfriend’s Lover Appears in Court
Kaitlin Armstrong, accused of killing pro cyclist Moriah Wilson — who was reportedly having an affair with Armstrong’s boyfriend — appeared briefly in court for a preliminary hearing ahead of her June trial date.
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April 20, 2023
‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Husband Charles Changed Life Insurance Beneficiary From Lori to Sister Before His Murder
On Thursday, a lead investigator testified that Charles Vallow changed the beneficiary of his $1 million life insurance policy from Lori Vallow Daybell, his wife, to his sister shortly before he was fatally shot by Vallow Daybell’s brother. Alex Cox reportedly shot and killed Charles in Arizona in July 2019. Six days after his death, …
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April 20, 2023
‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Lori Said Missing Tylee Was at BYU College, but Dean Says She Never Attended
On Thursday, a college official testified that Tylee Ryan never applied to the college or attended the school — despite Lori Vallow Daybell, her mother, claiming she was there at the time of her 2019 disappearance. Wynn Hill, the Dean of Students at Brigham Young University-Idaho, stated that police had him search the student management …
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April 19, 2023
‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Chad Daybell Wired Money to Bio Kids as Cops Dug His Property for J.J. & Tylee Remains
An FBI forensic accountant testified in court Wednesday that Chad Daybell wired three of his biological children $8,000 as Idaho police dug for J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan’s remains on his property in 2020. Mike Douglass claimed Chad Daybell made the money transfer hours after Rexburg police knocked on his door in Salem and presented …
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April 19, 2023
‘Cult Mom’ Trial: J.J. & Tylee’s Social Security Payments Went to Lori’s Bank Account After They Vanished
On Wednesday, a forensic accountant testified that Social Security payments intended for J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan were deposited into Lori Vallow Daybell’s bank account around the time they vanished in September 2019. During Mike Douglass’ testimony, the court was shown how various payouts for J.J. and Tylee Ryan were made to Vallow Daybell’s bank …
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April 19, 2023
Couple Arrested in Shooting Death of Security Guard Who Tried to Handle Line-Cutting Dispute
On Saturday, Illinois police arrested a couple in connection with Saturday’s shooting death of a liquor store security guard. WDIV reported that Daryll Straughter, 48, was working at Athens Liquor store in Detroit when an argument transpired between customers because someone cut in line. Suspect Travis Irving, 33, allegedly brandished a handgun and shot Straughter …
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April 18, 2023
Mom Accused of Killing Toddler Frankie Gonzalez to Plead Guilty, Avoid Death Penalty
A Texas mother charged with killing a toddler who was found dead in a dumpster she reported he’d gone missing during a trip to a park has reached a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. Laura Villalon, 38 — also known as Laura Sanchez — has agreed to plead guilty to injury to a …
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April 18, 2023
‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Lori’s Surviving Son Cries on Stand as He’s Shown Picture of Slain Sister
Lori Vallow Daybell’s surviving son cried while on the stand Tuesday upon being shown pictures of his late sister. According to People, Colby Ryan said, “That’s my sister Tylee [Ryan],” as prosecutors presented pictures of the 16-year-old and J.J. Vallow, 7. Colby went on to say that he had a good relationship with J.J., who …
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April 18, 2023
‘I’m Sorry You Feel That Way’: Lori Vallow Laughs at Surviving Son as He Confronted Her About J.J. & Tylee’s Murders
On Tuesday, Idaho prosecutors played a recorded phone call in which Lori Daybell Vallow’s surviving son confronted her after J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan’s bodies were reportedly found on her husband’s property in 2020. In a phone call from August 2020, Colby Ryan reportedly told his jailed mother that her two children were murdered, buried, …