Lori Vallow Daybell trial updates: ‘Cult mom’ declines to offer defence after court sees poolside video

In a courtroom in Idaho, “doomsday cult mom” Lori Vallow is now on trial for the murders of her 2 youngest kids and her enthusiast’s better half.

The 49-year-old mother-of-three is charged with the murders of child Tylee Ryan, 16; and child Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7; both of whom disappeared without a trace in September 2019.

Here are the essential gamers in the stretching case:

Judge Boyce informed the court that he had a conference today with the defence and the prosecution to go over jury directions that will be provided tomorrow when closing arguments begin.

Prosecutors declare that Ms Vallow and Mr Daybell conspired with Ms Vallow’s bro Alex Cox to murder Tammy, JJ and Tylee as part of their end ofthe world cult beliefs – however likewise for monetary functions so that they might gather Tammy’s life insurance coverage money and the kids’s social security and survivor advantages.

The Independent’s Oliver O’Connell has more:

FBI Agent Douglas Halepaska, a forensic inspector in the guns and tool marks department, affirmed at the end ofthe world cult mother’s murder trial about the injuries discovered on 16-year-old Tylee Ryan’s skeletal remains.

He explained how Tylee’s hip bones and sacrum (the bone at the base of the spinal column) had injuries and fractures triggered by a “chopping-type action”.

Mr Halepaska’s testament was followed by that of Katie Dace, a forensic psychologist with the Idaho State Police, who revealed Tylee’s blood was discovered on a pickaxe took from the Daybell home.

While Mr Halepaska might not state with total certainty what tool had actually triggered the damage to Tylee’s skeletal remains, he said it appeared like a knife, hatchet, cleaver, machete or comparable tool.

Some of the slicing and stabbing went all the method to the difficult part of the hip bone, triggering it to fracture, he affirmed.

Chad Daybell declared his brand-new better half Lori Vallow didn’t have any kids as authorities released an enormous look for her child and child that ended with the discovery of their bodies 9 months later on.

Tammy’s sis Samantha Gwilliam affirmed for the prosecution about how she got a call from Mr Daybell informing her that her brother or sister was dead on 19 October 2019– declaring she passed away in her sleep after being really ill.

A month later on, she informed how “devastated” she was to learn that Mr Daybell had actually wed Ms Vallow simply weeks after Tammy’s death.

“You don’t get married four weeks after you just buried your wife of almost 30 years. You just don’t do that,” she said.

She informed the court she challenged Mr Daybell about it and he informed her his brand-new better half was called Lori Ryan which her partner had actually passed away just recently too – from a cardiovascular disease.

He likewise informed her that “there’s no children and they’re going to be empty nesters,” she said.

In reality, Ms Vallow’s 4th partner Charles Vallow was shot dead by her bro Alex Cox in July 2019.

And Ms Vallow had 2 children – JJ and Tylee – who disappeared without a trace in September 2019. Their stays were discovered months later on buried on the Daybell property.

After doing her research study about her sis’s partner’s brand-new better half, Ms Gwilliam said that she discovered Charles’ death and likewise discovered a talk about his obituary from JJ’s granny Kay Woodcock stating “we will take care of JJ”.

That’s when she understood that there remained in reality kids included, she said.

As Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow sent romantic messages to each other, Charles Vallow’s children Zach and Cole pleaded with their stepmother to be informed the basic information of how their daddy had actually passed away after she had actually nonchalantly notified them of his passing in a text.

Meanwhile, Mr Daybell sent messages proclaiming his sensations for her and even a sophisticated love story, areas of which read out in court.

The defence in the murder trial of “doomsday cult mom” Lori Vallow rested their case on Tuesday without providing any witnesses.

Shortly after Idaho district attorneys rested the state’s case at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Ms Vallow’s lawyer Jim Archibald informed the court that after talking to his customer, the defence is prepared to continue with closing arguments. Ms Vallow will not take the stand in her own defence, East Idaho News reports.

“We don’t believe the state has proven its case so the defence rests,” Mr Archibald said.

Ms Vallow is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy, and grand theft over the deaths of her child Tylee Ryan, 16, child Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and her brand-new partner Chad Daybell’s very first better half Tammy, 49. The state has actually called approximately 60 witnesses throughout the 5 weeks of the trial, while the defence called none, according to CourtTV.

Judge Steven Boyce, state district attorneys and Ms Vallow’s defence lawyers will fulfill on Wednesday to figure out jury directions. Meanwhile, jurors were excused till Thursday early morning, when closing arguments are set to begin.

Arguments will be heard openly, nevertheless.

All parties will work on jury directions.