Idaho v. Lori Vallow Daybell - Day 17

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05/05/23 • 247 min

Lori Vallow Daybell’s nephew-in-law testifies about conversations he secretly recorded with Melani, Lori, Chad and Alex Cox discussing spiritual attacks. Other witnesses discuss Tammy Daybell’s insurance policy and multiple copies of death certificates found for both Chad and Lori’s previous spouses.

Trial Highlights:

Ian Pawlowski thought it was strange Lori and Chad said there was going to be a spiritual attack the day that Alex died.
Angela Yancey talked about Tammy’s life insurance policy being increased and Chad placing a claim on this.
Taylor Ballard talked about Chad wanting to get health coverage for his new wife.
Det. Colin Nesbitt served an order to Lori in Hawaii for Lori to produce Tylee and JJ, executed a search warrant and seized birth certificates, death certificates, laptops, etc.
Det. Ryan Pillar investigated Brandon Boudreaux’s shooting and indicated how it ties to Tylee and JJ being missing.
For chad’s status hearing, June 2024 is a prospective trial date. The state estimates a 9-week trial, the defense estimates a 12-week trial, both include jury selection and the mitigation phase.

For the latest trial updates in ID v. Lori Vallow Daybell, click here.

Trial Highlights:

Ian Pawlowski thought it was strange Lori and Chad said there was going to be a spiritual attack the day that Alex died.
Angela Yancey talked about Tammy’s life insurance policy being increased and Chad placing a claim on this.
Taylor Ballard talked about Chad wanting to get health coverage for his new wife.
Det. Colin Nesbitt served an order to Lori in Hawaii for Lori to produce Tylee and JJ, executed a search warrant and seized birth certificates, death certificates, laptops, etc.
Det. Ryan Pillar investigated Brandon Boudreaux’s shooting and indicated how it ties to Tylee and JJ being missing.
For chad’s status hearing, June 2024 is a prospective trial date. The state estimates a 9-week trial, the defense estimates a 12-week trial, both include jury selection and the mitigation phase.

For the latest trial updates in ID v. Lori Vallow Daybell, click here.

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Idaho v. Lori Vallow Daybell - Day 16

A former friend of Lori Vallow Daybell testifies about spending time with Lori and Chad Daybell while they were married to other people. Trial Highlights:

Lori’s friend, Audrey Barattiero, talked about two separate times when Lori wanted to work on Charles and Tammy. This made Audrey feel uncomfortable.
Audrey also talked about a time when Lori called her naive before threatening to cut her up and bury her.
Looked into Alex’s firearm, he had a 6.5mm Grendel with a vortex scope, which could’ve been misconstrued as a paintball hopper (the container that holds the paintballs).
Ian Pawlowski said after a few days of listening to Lori’s religious beliefs, he was not open to hearing any more of this. He said she talked about being possessed and rankings about light and dark, which he found alarming.

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Idaho v. Lori Vallow Daybell - Day 18

FBI Special Agent Doug Hart testifies about text messages from Lori Vallow Daybell's iCloud account.

Key Evidence:

Lori and Chad described Charles, Tammy, Tylee, and JJ as “obstacles.”
Alex’s texts reveal he was involved in an alleged conspiracy, as it related to the deaths of Tylee, JJ, and Tammy.
Audrey Barattiero acted as a “buffer” or a go-between for Lori and Chad to relay communications to one another, until Tammy died.
Chad and Lori sent romantic texts to one another.

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