A juror in “cult mom” Lori Vallow Daybell’s murder trial admits that he was the reason the jury took two days to reach a guilty verdict. Vallow Daybell was convicted on murder and conspiracy to murder charges in the deaths of two of her children, 7-year-old JJ Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan, and Tammy Daybell, …
On Monday, the court was shown text messages that suggest Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell were in a sexual relationship a week after her husband’s slaying in July 2019 and months before his wife’s murder in October 2019. Chad Daybell wrote to Lori Vallow on July 18, 2019, “Just grab me by the storm and …
A family friend testified on Tuesday that Chad Daybell claimed Tylee Ryan, his stepdaughter, said she did not like him. Daybell allegedly asked Tammy Daybell’s friend, Alice Gilbert, and others to help pay Lori Vallow Daybell’s bond after she was arrested in February 2020 in connection with Tylee and J.J. Vallow’s disappearances in September 2019. …
An associate of Tammy Daybell’s testified Tuesday that Chad Daybell mentioned marrying Lori Vallow Daybell a week after wife Tammy Daybell’s suspicious death in 2019. Alice Gilbert, who lived near the Daybells and worked with Tammy at church, said Tammy seemed fine days before her death and did not mention any health issues. Gilbert said …
On Friday, Idaho prosecutors presented two emails from the jury in which Lori Vallow Daybell’s then-husband contacted Chad Daybell’s current wife about an affair Vallow Daybell and Daybell were having prior to their respective spouses’ slayings in 2019. Daybell’s wife, Tammy Daybell, is believed to have died of asphyxiation (though her death was initially classified …
On Thursday, Idaho prosecutors submitted a phone call in which Lori Vallow Daybell’s husband, Chad Daybell, reportedly gave her brother, Alex Cox, a patriarchial blessing following the 2019 murders of her two children. During the 15-minute recording, Daybell was heard telling Cox that he was a “great warrior” who was “selected to help protect your …
Idaho prosecutors played for the court on Wednesday a jail phone call between Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell which took place the day police officers searched his property for Vallow Daybell’s two missing children. Prosecutor Spencer Rammell submitted into evidence a USB drive containing audio of the phone call made between Vallow Daybell, who …
Judge Steven Boyce has barred cameras from the courtroom for the murder trial of “cult mom” Lori Vallow Daybell. Boise artist Lisa Cheney is taking their place, providing sketches during the proceedings.
Judge Steven Boyce told the 10 men and eight women chosen to hear the case against Lori Vallow Daybell, charged in the deaths of two of her children and her husband’s first wife, to avoid “dangerous hobbies” for the eight weeks the trail is expected to last “Wear your seatbelt. Put off skydiving and chainsaw …
Opening statements in the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell for her role in the murders of her children and her husband’s first wife are now expected to begin Monday morning at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho. Vallow Daybell is charged with murder and conspiracy in the deaths of 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and …
After two days of jury selection, attorneys in the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell have 30 potential jurors of 42 they need to begin a deeper examination, ultimately winnowing the number down to 18: 12 jurors and six alternates. Vallow Daybell is on trial for murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of …
An Idaho judge has taken the death penalty off the table for Lori Vallow Daybell. District Judge Steven Boyce made the ruling during a hearing on Tuesday. Vallow Daybell has been charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of two of her children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, …
