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, …
A third set of remains found in late February were reportedly confirmed as belonging to a Mississippi man who vanished last year after claiming he was being threatened. The Mississippi Crime Lab reportedly notified Rasheem Carter’s family of the latest development via email. WLBT reported that an investigation into Carter’s death is ongoing, but it …
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 …
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 …
Nancy Grace: “What was done to her daughter is nothing less than a slaughterhouse…And her mother had to see those kinds of photos at the district attorney’s office?”
On Wednesday, a Texas judge set bond at $50,000 for a woman who was allegedly drunk when she struck and killed a pedestrian earlier this month. KTRK reported that Kristina Chambers, 32, hit Joseph McMullin, 33, on a road in Montrose on April 19. Chambers’ blood alcohol content level was allegedly four times the legal …
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 …
Carolyn Bryant Donham, a white woman whose false claims led to Emmett Till’s slaying in 1955 Mississippi, reportedly died Tuesday in Louisiana. Chief investigator for the Calcasieu Parish coroner’s office, Megan LeBoeuf, confirmed Bryant’s death to Mississippi Today. Bryant, 88, was in hospice care for cancer at the time of her death. Bryant was never …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
