The trial of cult mom Lori Vallow Daybell will be delayed until January so she can be tried alongside her husband Chad Daybell, an Idaho judge said Thursday in a 12-page ruling. “This is a death penalty case. The discovery volume is extraordinary. Defendant’s defense team has only recently been fully assembled and has expressed …
An Idaho judge on Thursday denied defense attorneys’ motion to drop the criminal indictment against Chad Daybell and also ruled that his trial — and that of his wife, Lori Vallow Daybell — will take place in Ada County. District Judge Stephen Boyce had previously granted a change of venue from Fremont to Ada County …
An Idaho judge entered not guilty pleas on behalf of Lori Vallow Daybell as the accused “cult mom” stood silently when asked how she pleaded on charges related to the deaths of two of her children and her husband Chad Daybell’s first wife. Vallow appeared Tuesday in court for the first time since she was …
An Idaho judge on Thursday set a trial date for Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow more than a year away and said the trial would take place in Boise, outside the 10-county 7th District where charges against the pair have been filed. Judge Steven Boyce granted a change of venue motion in October, saying he …
Chad Daybell called an Arizona funeral home for information about cremations just hours after Lori Vallow’s brother shot and killed her fourth husband. Alex Cox, who died about six months after the incident, claimed that he shot Charles Vallow in self defense when he charged him with a baseball bat, but Chandler authorities took another …
Brother Alex Cox, who later shot to death his sister’s fourth husband, went to jail for assaulting Joe Ryan with a Taser in 2007.
An Idaho judge on Friday granted a defense motion for a change of venue for Chad Daybell’s murder trial. Seventh Judicial District Judge Steven Boyce said the trial should be moved out of the 10-county Seventh District entirely and suggested it be held in Ada County, where Boise is the county seat, according to Fox …
Recently-revealed text messages between “cult mom” Lori Vallow and her husband, Chad Daybell, reportedly show that the pair had already begun a romantic relationship prior to the death of Daybell’s former wife, Tammy. Police in Chandler, Arizona, released a large file in connection with the death of Lori Vallow’s former husband Charles Vallow, who was …
An Idaho judge on Wednesday delayed the start of Chad Daybell’s murder trial and extended his wife Lori Vallow’s mental health treatment for another 180 days. Both Vallow and Daybell have been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and other charges in the deaths of 7- year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, …
In an interview with CBS “48 Hours,” Chad Daybell’s adult children insist that their father is innocent, despite the murder charges and incriminating evidence against him. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Daybell’s five adult children — Garth Daybell, Emma Murray, Mark Daybell, Leah Murphy, and Seth Daybell — appeared together on “48 Hours” Wednesday night to …
An Idaho judge on Monday extended “Cult mom” Lori Vallow’s commitment for mental health treatment for a week and said he expects a complete status report from doctors with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare by that time. District Judge Steven Boyce said he received letters from the department requesting the extension that lacked …
Idaho prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for Chad Daybell, according to a notice filed Thursday in the 7th Judicial Court District. Daybell is charged with first degree murder in the deaths of his first wife, Tammy Daybell, and two of his second wife’s children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow. Their …
