Daybell Prosecutors Seek ‘Consumptive’ DNA Testing on Some Evidence
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Consumptive testing can only be done once because it obliterates the material tested.
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May 26, 2022
Judge Delays Trial of Cult Mom Lori Vallow, Keeps Her Trial Joined With Hubby Chad Daybell’s
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 …
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April 28, 2022
Judge Reaffirms Change of Venue Order for Chad and Lori Daybell Trials
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 …
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April 19, 2022
Lori Vallow Daybell: Judge Enters Not Guilty Pleas on Behalf of ‘Cult Mom’
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 …
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September 3, 2020
Prosecutors want to try ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow & Chad Daybell TOGETHER, amid speculation they’ll turn on each other
On Tuesday, Idaho prosecutors asked the judge to combine Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell’s cases so the pair can stand trial together. According to the Daily Mail, Madison County Special Prosecutor Rob Wood filed a motion requesting a joint trial for Vallow, 47, and Daybell, 52, as they are both charged with conspiring to hide …