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Judge rules Lori Vallow Daybell can represent herself in Arizona trials

Judge rules Lori Vallow Daybell can represent herself in Arizona trials

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Dec. 6 - 2:32 p.m.

Lori Vallow Daybell will be allowed to represent herself in two Arizona criminal trials, a judge ruled Friday morning.
Lori Vallow Daybell speaks in Arizona court; judge denies request to cancel mental health evaluation

Lori Vallow Daybell speaks in Arizona court; judge denies request to cancel mental health evaluation

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Nov. 21 - 9:02 a.m.

Lori Vallow Daybell will need to undergo mental health evaluations before court proceedings in her Arizona case can resume.
Court on hold for Lori Vallow Daybell in Arizona as judge orders mental competency evaluation

Court on hold for Lori Vallow Daybell in Arizona as judge orders mental competency evaluation

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 9:31 p.m.

Court proceedings for Lori Vallow Daybell have been put on hold in Arizona while officials determine whether she's competent to stand trial.
Lori Vallow Daybell says nobody was murdered, she is fulfilling divine mission

Lori Vallow Daybell says nobody was murdered, she is fulfilling divine mission

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 8:32 p.m.

In a new interview with her son, Lori Vallow Daybell says her children were not murdered, she is on a mission from Jesus and her case has been blown "way out of proportion."
Home and other buildings on Chad Daybell's former property have been demolished

Home and other buildings on Chad Daybell's former property have been demolished

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 20 - 6:20 p.m.

Chad Daybell's former home and the outbuildings on his Fremont County property were demolished Friday.
Daybell home purchased by nonprofit with plans to demolish it, create healing space

Daybell home purchased by nonprofit with plans to demolish it, create healing space

Garna Mejia, KSL-TV  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 7:39 a.m.

The Idaho home once owned by Chad Daybell is under new ownership. A couple in Idaho bought the home and started a nonprofit — SJ Healing Crossroads.
Judge finds 'extraordinary circumstances' in Chad Daybell case, grants attorneys more time

Judge finds 'extraordinary circumstances' in Chad Daybell case, grants attorneys more time

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 1:19 p.m.

An Idaho judge found "extraordinary circumstances" in Chad Daybell's case and granted his appellate attorney's request for more time in filing for post-conviction relief.
Lori Vallow Daybell's murder trial in Arizona rescheduled for early 2025

Lori Vallow Daybell's murder trial in Arizona rescheduled for early 2025

Payton Davis, Deseret News  |  Posted July 2 - 5:48 p.m.

Lori Vallow Daybell's Arizona murder trial is now slated for 2025.
Chad Daybell's house is for sale; Lori Vallow Daybell's attorneys want Arizona trial delayed

Chad Daybell's house is for sale; Lori Vallow Daybell's attorneys want Arizona trial delayed

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted June 28 - 5:26 p.m.

Chad Daybell's Fremont County property is for sale and his wife, Lori Vallow Daybell, wants her Arizona trial to begin in August despite her attorneys request to have it next year.
A closer look at why Chad Daybell's execution is likely many years away

A closer look at why Chad Daybell's execution is likely many years away

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted June 24 - 8:01 p.m.

A 12-person jury sentenced Chad Daybell to death this month, but it will be many years, maybe decades, before the Fremont County man is executed.
Investigators on the Daybell case speak out after the end of Chad Daybell's jury trial

Investigators on the Daybell case speak out after the end of Chad Daybell's jury trial

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com, Nate Eaton, East Idaho News  |  Posted June 19 - 10:02 p.m.

The chief prosecutor, chief investigator and special FBI agent assigned to the Chad and Lori Daybell case spoke to East Idaho News about their experiences in interviews over the last weeks since Chad Daybell's trial ended.
Judge permanently seals nearly 100 exhibits from Chad Daybell trial

Judge permanently seals nearly 100 exhibits from Chad Daybell trial

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted June 18 - 8:24 a.m.

Judge Steven Boyce has issued an order permanently sealing nearly 100 exhibits displayed in Chad Daybell's murder trial.
Chad Daybell files notice of appeal, asks Idaho Supreme Court to review verdict and sentence

Chad Daybell files notice of appeal, asks Idaho Supreme Court to review verdict and sentence

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted June 5 - 2:03 p.m.

Chad Daybell's attorney has filed an appeal and is asking the Idaho Supreme Court to examine his case, verdict and death sentence.
Chad Daybell jurors speak about 'heart-wrenching' 2-month murder trial

Chad Daybell jurors speak about 'heart-wrenching' 2-month murder trial

Collin Leonard, KSL.com and Nate Eaton, East Idaho News  |  Posted June 5 - 11:12 a.m.

Seven of the 18 former jurors in the Chad Daybell triple-murder trial spoke about their experience sitting face-to-face with a man whom they would sentence to death.
Chad Daybell now in custody at maximum security prison in Ada County, Idaho

Chad Daybell now in custody at maximum security prison in Ada County, Idaho

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted June 4 - 12:40 p.m.

Chad Daybell is now in custody at the maximum security prison in Kuna, Idaho.
Chad Daybell sentenced to death for the murders of Tammy Daybell, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan

Chad Daybell sentenced to death for the murders of Tammy Daybell, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan

Collin Leonard and Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted June 1 - 2:53 p.m.

The same 12 jurors who found Chad Daybell guilty of triple murder on Thursday determined that his crimes do merit the death penalty.
Jurors to continue deliberating death penalty for Chad Daybell on Saturday

Jurors to continue deliberating death penalty for Chad Daybell on Saturday

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted May 31 - 8:19 p.m.

Family of JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan and Tammy Daybell shared how they have been impacted by the murders during the penalty phase of Chad Daybell's trial Friday.
Chad Daybell guilty of triple murder

Chad Daybell guilty of triple murder

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted May 30 - 9:16 p.m.

After seven hours of deliberation, a Boise jury found Chad Daybell guilty Thursday of all charges, including three counts of first-degree murder.
Jury deliberating whether Daybell orchestrated killings or was set up by new wife and her brother

Jury deliberating whether Daybell orchestrated killings or was set up by new wife and her brother

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted May 29 - 6:49 p.m.

Jurors in the Chad Daybell triple murder trial began deliberating the case late Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors say he orchestrated three deaths, but the defense says he was set up.
Testimony wraps up in Chad Daybell murder trial; closing arguments Wednesday

Testimony wraps up in Chad Daybell murder trial; closing arguments Wednesday

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted May 28 - 12:43 p.m.

Jurors were excused after only a few hours of rebuttal witnesses Tuesday, and closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday in the murder trial for Chad Daybell.
How much an Idaho attorney has to pay after filing a 'frivolous pleading' in Daybell case

How much an Idaho attorney has to pay after filing a 'frivolous pleading' in Daybell case

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted May 24 - 9:33 a.m.

A judge has issued an order imposing sanctions on an Idaho attorney who filed an error-filled motion asking to intervene in the murder case of Chad Daybell.
Chad Daybell says he will not testify in murder trial

Chad Daybell says he will not testify in murder trial

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted May 23 - 2:41 p.m.

The defense has rested in the Chad Daybell murder trial without him testifying. A former co-worker of his son testified of a conflicting story about the day Tammy Daybell died.
Defense 'prepared to rest' in Chad Daybell murder trial; 3 rebuttal witnesses expected

Defense 'prepared to rest' in Chad Daybell murder trial; 3 rebuttal witnesses expected

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted May 22 - 4:11 p.m.

Chad Daybell's defense called two witnesses Wednesday, outlining the lack of location data from devices that could place Daybell on his property during the days after two children were killed.
'No scientific evidence' Tammy Daybell died of homicide, defense pathologist says

'No scientific evidence' Tammy Daybell died of homicide, defense pathologist says

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted May 21 - 2:14 p.m.

Dr. Kathy Raven, a forensic pathologist from California, contradicted autopsy results Tuesday that show Tammy Daybell died of asphyxiation, and that her cause of death was homicide.
Chad Daybell children say their mother was tired, suffered 'fainting spells' before she died

Chad Daybell children say their mother was tired, suffered 'fainting spells' before she died

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted May 20 - 4:34 p.m.

Chad Daybell's children took the stand as the defense in the Daybell murder trial began presenting its case Monday.