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, …
An attorney for Chad Daybell signaled this week that he may be seeking to blame Lori Vallow Daybell for the murders the couple is accused of, telling a judge that Daybell’s “version of the facts will differ greatly” from his wife’s during a hearing on his motion to split their trials in two. Daybell and …
The Idaho judge in charge of the murder and conspiracy cases against Chad and Lori Vallow Daybell suspended Vallow Daybell’s case on Thursday over new concerns about her “competency to stand trial.” The case was previously paused in June 2021 when Vallow Daybell was declared incompetent. She was sent to a state facility and deemed …
In lengthy motions filed with an Idaho court on Tuesday, Chad Daybell’s attorney asked for a delay in the start of his murder and conspiracy to commit murder trial and asked that his trial be severed from that of his co-defendant — wife Lori Vallow Daybell. Daybell and Vallow Daybell have been charged in the …
Sex crime charges against accused child killer Lori Vallow Daybell’s oldest son have been dropped with prejudice, meaning they could be refiled at a future date. Colby Ryan, Vallow Daybell’s only surviving child, was arrested on September 5 on two counts of domestic violence/sexual assault, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Maricopa Chief of Staff Communications Director …
Chad and Lori Vallow Daybell go on trial in January on charges related to the murders of Chad’s wife Tammy Daybell and Lori’s children JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. But before they go before a judge and jury, a three-part Netflix documentary, “Sins of Our Mother,” airs beginning next week — leading some to wonder …
A coalition of 33 news organizations filed a request Thursday urging an Idaho judge to reject a motion to ban cameras from the courtroom during the upcoming trial of “cult mom” Lori Vallow Daybell. Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, are charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death’s of Vallow …
Lori Vallow Daybell was relaxed in court during an hour-long hearing on Tuesday, laughing and smiling as her attorneys asked District Judge Steven Boyce to reconvene a grand jury to clarify the charges against her. Specifically, attorney John Thomas said, two of the counts in the current indictment each list two separate allegations — conspiracy …
