May 1, 2023

‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Tammy Daybell Had Bruises Consistent With Asphyxiation, Chief Medical Examiner Reveals

Utah’s chief medical examiner testified on Monday that extensive toxicology testing produced nothing out of the ordinary in the death of Tammy Daybell. Dr. Erik Christensen said police in Fremont County, Idaho, contacted his office in November 2019 about exhuming Tammy and performing the autopsy. Christensen attended the exhumation and reviewed her medical records beforehand, …

May 1, 2023

Cult Mom Lori Vallow’s Blonde Hair On Duct Tape Wrapping Body Of Son, 7

A DNA analyst testified Monday that Lori Vallow Daybell’s hair was recovered from duct tape that was used to wrap J.J. Vallow’s body. According to East Idaho News, Lori’s hair was located on tape that was used to wrap J.J.’s body in plastic. Keeley Coleman from Bode Technology in Virginia explained that the hair was …

April 28, 2023

‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Court Shown Photos of Dead Tammy With Pink Foam Coming From Mouth

Idaho prosecutors showed the court photos of Tammy Daybell on Friday after she was allegedly killed in October 2019 by her husband, Chad Daybell, and his soon-to-be wife, Lori Vallow Daybell. According to East Idaho News, the photos showed Tammy Daybell on a bed and under a comforter with pink foam coming out of her …

April 27, 2023

‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Uncle Alex’s Fingerprint Found on Plastic Bag Containing J.J.’s Decomposed Body

On Thursday, a forensic scientist testified that fingerprints found on a bag containing J.J. Vallow’s body are his adoptive uncle’s prints, who died months after the boy’s disappearance. According to East Idaho News, Idaho State Police employee Tara Martinez said that Alex Cox’s palm print and a right fingerprint were located on the bag. The …

April 26, 2023

‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Tylee’s Melted, Charred Bones Were Severed With Unknown Tool

An FBI forensic anthropologist testified on Wednesday that Tylee Ryan’s remains — which were found burned and dismembered on her mother’s husband’s property — were cut with an unknown tool. East Idaho News reported that Dr. Angi Christensen performed the initial visual assessment, conducted a CT scan of the bones, and measured Tylee’s bones at …

April 26, 2023

‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Tylee’s Cause of Death Undetermined Due to State of Dismembered, Charred Remains

A forensic pathologist testified on Tuesday that Tylee Ryan’s cause of death was listed as unspecified due to the condition of her remains. According to East Idaho News, Dr. Garth Warren said a specific cause of death could not be pinpointed but it was determined Tylee died via homicide. Tylee’s remains were found burned and …

April 26, 2023

‘Cult Mom’ Trial: J.J. Was Asphyxiated With a Bag Over His Head, Pathologist Reveals

A forensic pathologist testified on Wednesday that J.J. Vallow — who was found buried on his adoptive mother’s husband’s property in 2020 — was asphyxiated. Dr. Garth Warren explained that J.J. was killed by a plastic bag being placed over his head and duct tape being put on his mouth. Warren said the boy also …

April 25, 2023

‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Court Shown Graphic Pictures of Tylee’s Melted, Fused Bones in Ground

On Tuesday, Idaho prosecutors presented photos that reportedly show Tylee Ryan’s remains on her mother’s current husband’s property in 2020. According to East Idaho News, retired Rexburg police Detective Rick Schmitt testified that he searched the fire pit and pet cemetery areas of Chad Daybell’s property and discovered Ryan’s remains — which included teeth, bone, …

April 25, 2023

‘You Don’t Think I’m in Pain?’ Cult Mom Lori Says After Her 2 Kids Found Buried on Chad’s Property

In court on Tuesday, Idaho prosecutors played a video call between Lori Vallow Daybell and her sister after her two missing children were found dead on her husband’s property in 2020. In a video call from June 2020 — two weeks after J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan’s remains were discovered — Summer Cox Shiflet is …

April 25, 2023

‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Uncle Alex’s Phone Was ‘in Close Proximity to’ Where J.J. Was Later Found Buried

On Tuesday, an FBI analyst testified that Lori Vallow Daybell’s brother’s phone placed him near where J.J. Vallow’s body was buried in 2019. Nick Ballance said the device, which used a Gmail account linked to Alex Cox, was at a pond on Chad Daybell’s property and was in “close proximity to where J.J. Vallow was …