During opening statements on Wednesday, Chad Daybell’s lawyer suggested Lori Vallow Daybell was responsible for the three 2019 slayings, not him. Defense attorney John Prior also implicated Alex Cox — Vallow Daybell’s late brother who fatally shot her husband, Charles Vallow, in July 2019. Months later, Vallow Daybell’s two children, J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan, …
Newly released body camera footage shows “cult mom” Lori Vallow Daybell surrendering a laptop and other material related to her case to Maricopa County deputies when she was extradited to Arizona last fall. Vallow Daybell was convicted and sentenced to life in an Idaho prison in July 2023 for the deaths of two of her …
Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell appeared separately in court his week, Daybell on Thursday in Idaho and Vallow Daybell on Wednesday in Arizona, for hearings on their upcoming murder trials in those states. Vallow Daybell, who was convicted last year in Idaho and sentenced to three life sentences on the murders of two of …
Lori Vallow Daybell has a new trial date in Arizona. The so-called “Cult Mom,” already serving three life sentences for the deaths of two of her children and her fifth husband’s first wife, will now stand trial beginning on August 1 on conspiracy charges in the death of her fourth husband and the attempted murder …
An Arizona judge has deemed “cult mom” Lori Vallow Daybell’s case “complex,” allowing prosecutors and defense attorneys more time to gather evidence and delaying its previously scheduled April start date. Vallow Daybell has already been convicted in Idaho in the murders of two of her children and her fifth husband’s first wife and was extradited …
Lori Vallow Daybell is set to appear in court in Arizona on Thursday to be arraigned on two murder charge relating to the shooting death of her fourth husband and an attempt on the life of her niece’s ex-husband. Vallow Daybell faces conspiracy charges in both crimes, which were carried out by her brother, Alex …
Lori Vallow Daybell has been extradited to Arizona and booked on conspiracy to murder charges in Maricopa Counta. The Wednesday night extradition came as a bit of a surprise, as Maricopa County officials had previously said it would likely not take place until the so-called cult mom’s appeal on her Idaho murder convictions made its …
On Monday, Idaho prosecutors alerted the courts that there is no order barring communication between convicted killer Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband, who is awaiting trial. The courts denied a “strategy meeting” between Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell in January, claiming it could result in their attorneys becoming “witnesses and security of the parties.” …
Defense attorneys for Chad Daybell have filed three motions aimed at removing the death penalty for their client and at limiting how the state can argue their case. Attorney John Prior has asked for hearings on his motions to exclude the death penalty and to require prosecutors to use the exact same arguments about his …
Idaho’s governor has signed an agreement to extradite Lori Vallow Daybell to Arizona to stand trial on conspiracy to commit murder charges in the death of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow and an attempt on the life of her former nephew-in-law. Gov. Brad Little signed the executive agreement, which was sent to him by Arizona …
The judge overseeing the murder trials of Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell on Monday issued an order releasing 7-year-old JJ Vallow’s body to his next of kin. JJ’s next of kin are his grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock. “Praise Jesus!” Kay Woodcock wrote on Twitter.com. “We are grateful.” Praise Jesus‼️‼️‼️. We are grateful. https://t.co/riy0TDZLpZ …
Lori Vallow Daybell’s new public defender filed an amended notice of appeal on Wednesday, listing 16 questions he wants answered. The questions are identical to the ones filed by Vallow Daybell’s former attorney on August 31, but that notice was suspended a week later when the case was reassigned by the Office of the State …
