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What If Prosecutors CAN'T Convince A Jury Lori Vallow Daybell Ordered The Hit On Charles Vallow? Apr 10, 2025

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How many red flags does it take before someone finally steps in?
In this chilling dive into the twisted case of Lori Vallow-Daybell, former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski to unravel the alleged conspiracy behind the death of Charles Vallow. With Lori’s now-deceased brother Alex Cox at the center of the alleged murder plot, the conversation explores whether coded texts, religious delusions, and veiled threats were enough to prove intent—or just the ravings of someone lost in a doomsday fantasy. Insurance money, pool parties after death, and apocalyptic "missions"—you’d think this was fiction if the body count weren’t real.
The two also examine the baffling inaction by law enforcement despite repeated warnings and eerie bodycam footage of Charles pleading for help. Was this all brushed aside because of gender bias, or was it a colossal failure of the system meant to protect?
And here's the real kicker—can Lori actually convince a jury that she didn’t mean for anyone to die?
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A Day Inside Lori Vallow Daybell’s Trial: The Photos, the Bullets, and the Warnings Apr 10, 2025

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A Day Inside Lori Vallow Daybell’s Trial: The Photos, the Bullets, and the Warnings

“You have a habit of adding things to witness answers, and when you do that, it’s a form of testifying,” Judge Beresky told Lori Vallow Daybell in the final moments of the day, as court wrapped after a marathon of cross-examinations, autopsy details, and crime scene photos.
By the time court adjourned at 4:34 p.m., Lori had spent hours at the podium cross-examining Chandler Police Detective Daniel Coons, trying to challenge the state’s version of how Charles Vallow was shot and killed. It was her chance to unravel details about bullet trajectories, the positioning of shell casings, and whether her brother Alex Cox could’ve plausibly been where he claimed when the shots were fired. Coons held firm: the bullet trajectories were consistent with Charles being shot while lying on the floor, one bullet embedding in a baseboard. The shells? Just inches from the wall. And the gun, a .45 caliber semiautomatic, ejected to the right—not left, like Lori suggested might have mattered.
At one point, Lori veered into the realm of firearms training, asking if center mass is what police are taught to aim for. Coons confirmed, yes—it’s about stopping the threat. Then she asked if novice shooters are taught the same. He said no. It was a brief window into the angle she seemed to be aiming for, though the judge regularly reminded her to keep her own commentary out of the questioning.
Photos of the home were admitted—over a hundred of them. Exterior shots. The front door. A Reebok hat on the floor. Blood pooling around Charles’ body. A bat nearby. Projectiles in baseboards. Bullet casings marked with yellow placards. And in one particularly dramatic moment, a chunk of flooring was presented in court. It had been cut out to preserve a mark that investigators said was made by a bullet passing through Charles’ body.
Lori objected to some of the photos being admitted but was mostly overruled. The judge said the images helped the jury visualize the scene. She used some of the same photos in her cross, trying to push back on Coons’ conclusions, asking if divots in walls or trajectories could have occurred differently, if maybe the shooter wasn’t where Coons said. He stood his ground.
Earlier in the day, Chandler Fire Captain Kent Keller testified about Charles’ condition when medics arrived. Lividity and skin modeling were already setting in. His pupils were fixed. No electrical activity in the heart. CPR was initiated but quickly deemed futile. According to Keller, there was no indication anyone had attempted life-saving efforts before the fire crew arrived. The positioning of Charles’ body, the small pool of blood, and the condition of his skin all suggested death had occurred some time before.
Lori pressed Keller hard on the science of lividity and modeling. Could it happen in just a few minutes? Would medication change how the body looked? She floated the idea that maybe CPR had been done, just not effectively. Keller, and another paramedic named Cowden, said they saw no signs of it. In fact, they testified that effective CPR would’ve caused more bleeding—blood would’ve been forced out by the compressions. There just wasn’t any, aside from the pooling underneath.
At one point, Cowden described performing CPR while another EMT prepared the heart monitor. He said Charles was found with a baseball bat and ball cap nearby, but no one else was in the room. The house was otherwise empty, aside from officers clearing it. His account was backed up by Keller, who described the scene as calm, with the main objective being to assess, perform CPR, and confirm the lack of vital signs.
Throughout the day, Lori tried to walk the line between playing defense attorney and defendant. She questioned procedure, timing, blood patterns, CPR protocols, and scene diagrams. But the judge frequently reminded her about courtroom boundaries. When she asked whether someone had spoken to the media, the judge called for a sidebar. When she objected to Coons’ expert testimony, the judge ruled against her but gave her space to cross-examine thoroughly.
As court neared the end, a small issue arose: subpoenas had been sent by the defense to detectives, but without contact info. The judge told Lori to have her investigator handle it. Also, she was reminded to flag any photo exhibits she needed by the following morning.
With that, court adjourned.
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The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell | Day 3 Part 1 Apr 10, 2025

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The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell | Day 3 Part 1

Phoenix, AZ – Lori Vallow Daybell’s case continues to unfold. Following her conviction for the murders of her two children in Idaho, she now faces new charges in Arizona for allegedly orchestrating the murder of her fourth husband and attempting to have her niece’s ex-husband killed.
Representing herself at trial, Daybell faces charges for the murder of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and the attempted murder of her niece’s ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux.
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The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell | Day 3 Part 2 Apr 10, 2025

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The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell | Day 3 Part 2

Phoenix, AZ – Lori Vallow Daybell’s case continues to unfold. Following her conviction for the murders of her two children in Idaho, she now faces new charges in Arizona for allegedly orchestrating the murder of her fourth husband and attempting to have her niece’s ex-husband killed.
Representing herself at trial, Daybell faces charges for the murder of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and the attempted murder of her niece’s ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux.
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The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell | Day 3 Part 3 Apr 10, 2025

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The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell | Day 3 Part 3

Phoenix, AZ – Lori Vallow Daybell’s case continues to unfold. Following her conviction for the murders of her two children in Idaho, she now faces new charges in Arizona for allegedly orchestrating the murder of her fourth husband and attempting to have her niece’s ex-husband killed.
Representing herself at trial, Daybell faces charges for the murder of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and the attempted murder of her niece’s ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux.
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The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK’s Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

Will Lori Vallow Daybell NEED To Testify To Get Her Story Heard, Attorney Bob Motta Breaks It Down Apr 09, 2025

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Was Lori Vallow really just a misunderstood mom — or the mastermind behind a murderous conspiracy?
In this twisted chapter of the saga, Tony Brueski and defense attorney Bob Motta dig into the bizarre events leading up to and following the alleged killing of Charles Vallow. The challenge for prosecutors? Proving that Lori wasn’t just passively watching her brother Alex Cox take matters into his own hands—but that she was the one pulling the strings. With Alex conveniently dead from a highly suspicious pulmonary embolism (that may or may not have been assisted by a strategically placed air bubble), and Lori texting him in what can only be described as “cult code,” the state’s case leans hard on circumstantial evidence and divine delusion.
We’re talking milkshake forensics, fast food alibis, and the world’s least convincing grieving widow—who thought a Burger King promise was worth more than dealing with a freshly murdered husband. Add in a self-represented Lori who might just go full “I’m a prophet, you're all possessed” in front of a jury, and this one is less courtroom drama and more reality TV meets true crime apocalypse.
Will the jury buy the celestial love affair and zombie ex-husband theory—or are we all just characters in Lori’s allegedly deranged version of scripture?
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Inside The Dangerous & Delusional World Of Lori Vallow Daybell's New Trial Apr 09, 2025

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Is it ever wise to act as your own attorney when you're on trial for allegedly orchestrating your husband's murder?
Lori Vallow-Daybell—yes, the same one already convicted for the murders of her children—is back in the legal spotlight, and this time she’s defending herself in Arizona for the alleged murder conspiracy of Charles Vallow. In a twist that sounds more like satire than courtroom strategy, she’s ditched the lawyers and taken the DIY route. Former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski to unpack just how spectacularly wrong this could go.
We’re talking word salad defense tactics, courtroom decorum being punted out the window, and the very real risk of mistrials stacking up like bad decisions at a Vegas wedding. Can this trial even make it to a verdict, or will Lori derail it every step of the way? And should prosecutors even consider calling Chad Daybell to the stand, or would that just throw more gasoline on this already blazing circus?
If your murder defense plan hinges on vibes and delusions of divinity, should we be surprised when everything catches fire?
What happens when the legal system collides with pure chaos?
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Breaking Down Lori Vallow Daybell's Delusional Role As Her Own Attorney Apr 09, 2025

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Breaking Down Lori Vallow Daybell's Delusional Role As Her Own Attorney
A Dead Man, a Doomsday Plan, and 47 Minutes of Silence

Charles Vallow was shot twice inside a house he paid for. He lay dead on the floor for 47 minutes before anyone bothered to call 911. And now, the woman once married to him—Lori Vallow Daybell—is on trial for conspiring to make that happen.
This isn’t Idaho. It’s Maricopa County, Arizona. But the woman at the center of the story is the same: convicted murderer, former beauty queen, five-time wife, and self-proclaimed spiritual warrior who believed people could become “zombies” possessed by evil spirits. In this trial, Lori isn’t just the defendant—she’s also her own attorney. Representing herself, cross-examining witnesses, and objecting to testimony as she fights charges that she orchestrated the murder of her estranged husband in 2019.
According to prosecutors, Lori conspired with her brother, Alex Cox, to kill Charles so she could cash in on a $1 million life insurance policy and clear the way to marry Chad Daybell—an LDS fiction author and her apocalyptic soulmate. They say this wasn’t spontaneous. It was a plan rooted in delusion and tied up in scripture. Days before the shooting, Lori texted Alex: “It’s all coming to a head this week. I will be like Nephi, I am told, and so will you.” In LDS scripture, Nephi is known for killing a man because God commanded it.
On the morning of July 11, 2019, Charles texted Lori’s other brother, Adam, with a warning: “They’re planning something.” Adam replied, “Absolutely.”
Charles showed up at Lori’s Chandler home to pick up their son, JJ. He never made it out alive.
The first shot went through his chest and pierced his heart. He fell. Then, according to testimony and forensic evidence, a second shot was fired from above, traveling downward into the floor, where the bullet lodged in a baseboard across the room.
Maricopa County firefighter Scott Cowden testified that when he arrived, Charles was already cold. No pulse, no breath, no attempt at CPR. Cowden, who teaches CPR for a living, said he knew right away no one had tried to save Charles. When he started compressions, he felt the telltale crunch of an untouched chest cavity. It’s the grim equivalent of walking into a house and smelling smoke—you just know.
What Cowden didn’t see? Blood. Aside from the pooling around Charles’s body, there was nothing. No trail down the hall. No mess in the kitchen. No bloody towels, napkins, or paper—despite Alex’s claim that he’d been holding his bleeding head. Cowden said the paper towel Alex had was mostly clean. He also noticed Alex didn’t look injured. Didn’t act it either. He described him as calm, nonchalant. Sunglasses still perched on his head, perfectly balanced and unbothered—odd for someone who supposedly just wrestled with a former semi-pro baseball player.
Then there’s the silence. Lori left the house with JJ and Tylee, taking Charles’s rental car. She went to Burger King, then Walgreens, then dropped JJ off at school. She spoke with Alex twice while out. Still, neither of them called for help until 47 minutes had passed.
Lori told officers she fled the scene in fear. That Charles had come at her with a bat. That Alex had to step in. But investigators say the entire story was staged.
In court, prosecutors pointed to Lori’s motive: Charles had secretly changed the beneficiary on his life insurance policy months earlier. Lori was out. His sister, Kay Woodcock, was in. After Charles’s death, Lori called the insurance company—and only then learned she wasn’t getting the money. She texted Chad Daybell: “He changed it in March. It was probably Ned before we got rid of him.” “Ned” was the name she gave the evil spirit she believed had overtaken Charles.
Witnesses will testify that Lori claimed Charles was possessed and needed to be “cast out.” That she led a group of women in a spiritual exorcism. That she talked about drugging Charles with JJ’s crushed pills. That Alex openly said he wanted Charles dead. One witness, Christina, said Lori brushed off her concerns by saying she was joking. A month later, Charles was dead.
Now Lori sits in the courtroom—wearing a navy suit, flipping through notes, calling witnesses, and sparring with the prosecution. When firefighter Cowden testified that no CPR had been given, she pressed him. Asked whether cracking the sternum was guaranteed. Asked about blood patterns. Asked about technique. But Cowden didn’t budge. He said everything he saw—everything he didn’t see—told him no one had tried to save Charles.
Another firefighter, Captain Kent Keller, backed him up. He described the scene as eerily tidy. Charles’s body was in the middle of an empty room. No overturned furniture. No signs of chaos. Just a bat, a ball cap, and a dead man on the floor. Keller told the jury it looked like Charles had been dead for some time before they got there. Lividity and modeling had already set in. Blood had pooled beneath him. His pupils were fixed.
And the detail that stuck with Keller? That everything about the room—the setup, the silence, the strange calm—just felt off.
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The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell | Day 2 Part 1 Apr 09, 2025

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The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell | Day 2 Part 1

Phoenix, AZ – Lori Vallow Daybell’s case continues to unfold. Following her conviction for the murders of her two children in Idaho, she now faces new charges in Arizona for allegedly orchestrating the murder of her fourth husband and attempting to have her niece’s ex-husband killed.
Representing herself at trial, Daybell faces charges for the murder of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and the attempted murder of her niece’s ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux.
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The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell | Day 2 Part 2 Apr 09, 2025

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The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell | Day 2 Part 2

Phoenix, AZ – Lori Vallow Daybell’s case continues to unfold. Following her conviction for the murders of her two children in Idaho, she now faces new charges in Arizona for allegedly orchestrating the murder of her fourth husband and attempting to have her niece’s ex-husband killed.
Representing herself at trial, Daybell faces charges for the murder of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and the attempted murder of her niece’s ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux.
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The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK’s Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

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