Answers to frequently asked questions about the Lori Vallow Daybell trial
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It’s a complex case involving multiple states, several law enforcement agencies, “voluminous” amounts of evidence and thousands of investigative hours. Now, after more than three years, the trial for Lori Vallow Daybell is finally scheduled to begin in Ada County on April 3.
Here are some frequently asked questions and answers to get you up to speed on the eastern Idaho case that had made headlines around the world.
Who is on trial and why?
Lori Vallow Daybell is on trial charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and grand theft.
She and her husband, Chad Daybell, along with her brother, Alex Cox, are accused of killing Lori’s children — 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow — and Chad’s former wife, Tammy Daybell. Alex Cox died in Dec. 2019.
Lori and Chad were indicted by a Fremont County Grand Jury in May 2021 on the following charges:
- Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and grand theft by deception for the death of Tylee Ryan
- First-degree murder for the death of Tylee Ryan
- Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and grand theft by deception for the death of JJ Vallow
- First-degree murder for the death of JJ Vallow
- Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Tammy Daybell, her husband’s former wife
- Grand theft
Content retrieved from: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/03/answers-to-frequently-asked-questions-about-the-lori-vallow-daybell-trial/.
