Lori Vallow Daybell reportedly smiled in court on Wednesday as her former friend testified about threats Vallow Daybell allegedly directed toward her after her two children disappeared in 2019. According to the Daily Mail, Vallow Daybell was apparently also seen laughing and talking to her legal counsel as Audrey Barattiero took the stand. During cross-examination, …
A former friend testified on Wednesday that Lori Vallow Daybell threatened to kill her and cover up the slaying. According to East Idaho News, Audrey Barattiero explained that she did not mention the threat during the grand jury hearing because she was afraid. Barattiero claimed Lori made the comments in October 2019, the same month …
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 …
A Minnesota judge has found a former Minneapolis police officer guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 death of George Floyd, whose death sparked protests across the country. Tou Thao’s attorney asked Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill in January to make the decision on Thao’s guilt or innocence, eschewing a jury trial, WCCO …
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 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 …
Investigators are testing a bone fragment found on a hacksaw and bloodstains found on tools and in Brian Walshe’s car to see if they match his missing wife, 37-year-old Ana Walshe, who disappeared early on New Year’s morning. Brian Walshe claims to have last seen her leaving their Cohasset, Massachusetts, home and getting into a …
A California jury took just three hours on Friday to convict a man of first degree murder for intentionally ramming into a car carrying six teens after one of them played ding dong ditch at his home. Three of the teens — Jacob Ivascu, Daniel Hawkins, and Drake Ruiz, all 16 — were killed on …
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 …
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 …
The husband of missing Massachusetts woman Ana Walshe says he’s not guilty of her disappearance and presumed death. Brian Walshe pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, misleading police, and improperly moving a body, NewsNation reports. Walshe was indicted in March after Ana, 37, disappeared on January 1. Court documents this week revealed additional information …
