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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
In court on Tuesday, Idaho prosecutors played a video call between Lori Vallow Daybell and her sister after her two missing children were found dead on her husband’s property in 2020. In a video call from June 2020 — two weeks after J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan’s remains were discovered — Summer Cox Shiflet is …
