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Closing arguments coming up. #LoriVallowTrial

People are lining up to get into the Ada County Courthouse. There’s a mix of local and national media along with documentary crews.

The defense for Lori Vallow has arrived.

I am now seated inside courtroom 400. Prosecution is seated. John Thomas with the defense is here. Waiting for Jim Archibald. And of course, waiting for Lori Vallow to be brought in.

Jim Archibald, Lori’s defense attorney is now seated looking at his laptop.

Lori Vallow just walked in, wearing a black cardigan top and gray pants. She came in smiling and is now seated next to Archibald.

Lindsey Blake, lead prosecutor just came in. Lori turns toward Archibald and they are chatting.

Vallow is now talking to John Thomas. She seems calm. I’m told special prosecutor Rob Wood will be handling closing arguments.

JJ Vallow’s grandparents Kay and Larry Woodcock are getting seated. The bailiff is now going over courtroom conduct.

Bailiff: Today is a very big day. Thousands of man hours come to this moment. Silence your phones so you don’t interrupt proceedings.

The prosecution section in the gallery is full of law enforcement, mainly from Rexburg PD and FBI.

Vallow continues to chat with Thomas. We should be getting started shortly.

Prosecutors seem relaxed. Nearly four years of work have led to this.

It’s pretty quiet in here while we wait for Judge Boyce. All you can hear are some whispers and @NateNewsNow typing.

Judge Boyce is here. It’s time.

On the record.

Boyce: Court will first go through jury instructions with jurors before closings. There is also pending motion filed by defense for acquittal.

Boyce is prepared to rule on that motion for acquittal. Judge says he’s taken it under advisement.

Boyce goes over rule 29 and case law examples. It’s a lot of legal terminology.

Boyce says there are a lot of counts here. The defense simply requested the motion under 29 for the case to be reviewed to see if there’s sufficient evidence.

Boyce: There was substantial evidence throughout this trial.

In regard to the amendment of the first count in the indictment - conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder & grand theft by deception…

Judge says there were witnesses to testify to this count. Evidence of a lease agreement for Vallow, multiple witnesses of her in Rexburg w/ BWC.

Judge Boyce finds there is sufficient evidence on elements for count 1, going onto discuss the alleged conspiracy and overt acts.

Lori watches Boyce speak with full attention.

Boyce refers to other exhibits, evidence and witnesses.

One is social security investigator in connection to Vallow not reporting the death of Tylee Ryan to SSA.

As to count 1, court finds there is sufficient evidence in favor of prosecution to deny motion for acquittal.

Now onto count 2, first degree murder in the death of Tylee Ryan. Again, judge is going over the evidence to determine sufficiency.

Remember, state called 60 different witnesses to testify for this trial. Many with law enforcement from multiple states including Idaho and Arizona.

Count 3, Judge denies motion as well.

That count was for murder conspiracy and grand theft by deception in the death of JJ Vallow.

Count IV - first degree murder in the death of JJ Vallow. Court finds sufficient evidence to move forward to jury.

Count V - murder conspiracy in the death of Tammy Daybell.

Boyce says looking at the evidence, he notes that Det. Bruce Mattingly established dates of 911 calls admitted, date of death by coroner and text messages entered between Vallow & Chad Daybell on Tammy “being gone soon.”

Burner phones, life insurance policies maxed out, witnesses to testify to that… and internet searches relating to the rifle recovered in connection to attempted murder of Tammy on 10/9/19.

Judge denies rule 29 motion on this count.

Excuse me, he denies the motion for count 6 as well - 1st degree murder (Tammy Daybell).

Count 7 - grand theft charge.

Judge says there’s enough evidence for this matter to move forward. Rule 29 motion denied on all counts.

This case goes to the jury after closing arguments.

Jury will be brought in for final instructions.

Judge says jury instructions have been finalized. Defense has copies. Court will go over the instructions with jury soon. Then closing arguments begin.

Jury is seated. Jurors have their notebook, coffee and water with them. Here we go.

Judge to jury: Court will read over jury instructions and you can follow along. There are a total of 39 instructions. 1-10 have been read to you. There are a few to go over again.

Judge Boyce: If you have a reasonable doubt about the defendant’s guilt you must find defendant not guilty.

That was end of instruction number 4.

Boyce quickly goes over 5 and now onto instruction 11.

Boyce: You’ve heard all evidence in the case and must follow all the rules given to you.

Lori Vallow looks straight ahead in direction of jury but also has her eyes down.

Jurors are looking down at the instructions, listening to Boyce. He goes over specific exhibits numbers they can review under request.

Jury instruction 21: Murder is the killing of human being with malice or forethought.

Jury instruction 27: a person steals property when wrongfully taking property from owner thereof.

Judge is going over range of dates linked to Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell and/or Alex Cox conspiring to commit murder of the 3 victims. He also goes over Lori changing deposit of Tylee’s benefits to her bank account.

The jury will have to answer these questions and decide if Vallow is guilty of committing crimes charges against her, beyond a reasonable doubt.

Premeditation means to consider beforehand whether to kill or not to kill and then decide to kill, Boyce says.

Aiding and abetting means intentionally counseling another to commit the crime. Participation of each defendant in the crime must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

Jury instruction 30: in order for defendant to guilty of count 3, conspiracy to commit murder and grand theft of deception, in death of JJ Vallow, jury must determine whether or not Lori and Chad endorsed religious beliefs to justify the murder, she moved from Chandler to Rexburg

With Alex, Tylee Ryan and JJ. On or about 9/23/19, Alex took possession of JJ. On or about 11/26/18, Lori gave false info on JJ’s physical location to law enforcement. On it about 9/23/19 Lori failed to contact SSA to inform about JJ’s death. Between 9/9/19 and 2/1/20 Lori

Wrongfully collected social security benefits on behalf of JJ. Jury must decide if this has all been proven by state.

Judge is still reading the overt acts for the counts against Lori. There are about a dozen acts in the murder of Tammy Daybell.

From 10/26/18-6/9/20, Lori and Chad endorsed religious beliefs for the purpose of justifying murder of Tammy.

On or about 9/1/19, Lori moved to

Rexburg with Alex, Tylee and JJ from AZ .

Texts between Lori & Chad discussed death percentages for Tammy and JJ on 7/30/19.

Chad got a burner phone on 9/18/19.

Alex got a burner phone on 10/9/19.

Texts between Lori & Chad talked about Tammy possessed by a spirit named Viola.

On 9/8/19 Chad signed application with Tammy to increase Life Al insurance to max allowed.

Alex tried to shoot Tammy on 10/9/19.

Alex searched internet multiple times for info on Grendel drop & shooting through Dodge Dakota. Alex went to gun range months before 10/9/19 shooting

These are the overt acts written in the indictment.

Will the jury agree the state has proven all this beyond reasonable doubt?

We are now at jury instruction 35 in which jurors will answer if Lori Vallow is guilty or not guilty of each count against her.

Vallow has black framed glasses on. She’s reading over her copy of jury instructions as judge continues.

Instruction 37: exhibits will be the jury room except for the firearm shown to the court earlier in the trial. Safety reasons. Some exhibits are sealed in bags and containers. Jurors cannot open them.

Boyce takes a sip of water after reading 37.

Instruction 38: Presiding officer will be present for jury deliberations. Verdict must be unanimous.

Instruction 39: Rules of law are outlined and in a few minutes counsel will do closing arguments. Jury will head to jury room after.

Judge: Base your decision on what you remember. Conduct is important. You are not partisans or advocates. You are judges.

Judge: consult with one another and consider each other’s opinions but do not surrender your honest opinion just to return a unanimous verdict.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS: Rob Wood is set to speak. Brief sidebar first.

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Brief recess. Lori Vallow walks out for break with her hands in her pockets.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS: Madison County Prosecutor Rob Wood takes the podium.

Here is the amended indictment if you want to read.

coi.isc.idaho.gov/docs/case/CR22…

Wood: “Money, power and sex.”

Wood says Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell set off events leading to three murders, involving conspiracies for a larger plan.

Wood: Idaho murder number one. Tylee Ryan. She was young and vibrant. She had her whole life ahead of her. Lori Vallow was responsible for her. Instead of protecting her, Lori, Chad Daybell and Alex Cox conspired to murder her.

Wood: Tylee was burned so badly and what was left of her body was dumped in a green bucket in a pet cemetery along with a piece of her skull. But Lori kept collecting her money.

Wood is speaking right to the jury, body language direct. Vallow stares at him as Tylee’s picture is on the big screen.

Idaho murder number 2.

JJ Vallow. A photo of him at Colby Ryan’s wedding is shown.

Wood: Duct tape was wrapped around and around JJ from his forehead to his neck.

“The evidence shows he struggled and we will never know how long he fought.”

Wood: His heart stopped beating and he stopped breathing. A 7-year-old boy with special needs.

Wood: Just like Tylee, JJ was a recipient of social security benefits in the death of his father Charles Vallow. Not only did Lori not report him missing but she lied about his location.

Wood: Just like Tylee, after JJ was murdered - she kept collecting the money.

Idaho murder number 3. Tammy Daybell.

Wood: Tammy, a loving, healthy, active 49yo mother of five. A school librarian murdered in her own home by asphyxia.

Wood: Acting together, Lori, Chad and Alex conspired in her death. 10 days prior a masked gunman tried to shoot and kill Tammy.

Wood says Lori was conveniently out of state when Tammy died.

Wood brings up $430K in life insurance benefits off Tammy’s death. He says Lori wasted no time capitalizing.

Wood: Weeks after Tammy died, Lori and Chad were getting married on a beach, free of obstacles that were Tammy, JJ and Tylee.

Wood shows a timeline of events on the screen. It says “Timeline tells the truth”

7/11/19 - Alex Cox shoots and kills Charles Vallow
9/9/19 - Tylee Ryan is killed
9/22-9/23/19 - JJ is killed
10/19/19 - Tammy is killed

Wood: there’s one common thread. Lori Vallow. She is the one who ties things together.

Another slide shows a timeline in the fall of 2019 into summer of 2020. We see the Jeep involved in the shooting at Brandon Boudreaux. At the end, is the day JJ and Tylee were discovered on Daybell’s property.

Wood: This is a crime of agreement. Did Lori agree for Tylee to be killed and collect that money?

A slide labeled “Instructions” comes up on screen.

Wood: Who murdered these people and did Lori intend for this to happen?The state has proved each of these overt acts.

The slide has questions for the jury.

Who murdered them? (JJ, Tylee, Tammy)
Did Lori conspire to murder and grand theft?
Did Lori aid and abet the murder?
Did Lori encourage the murders?

Lori looks at Wood as he continues to speak. Jurors are focused on him.

Wood: you will find that the state has met its burden beyond a reasonable doubt.

Reasonable doubt: it’s a doubt based on common sense.

Wood says use your reason and common sense.

Wood has a slide titled “Malice”

Malice may be express or implied. He says the jury will find an abundance of malice.

Aiding and abetting: Wood says it’s just the same as pulling the trigger.

Wood: You need to find just one overt act beyond a reasonable doubt. They don’t need to be illegal. But if it’s act done to further the conspiracy then it’s an overt act making it apart of the crime.

Wood: No one here has been charged because of their religious beliefs. They’re charged for using the beliefs to justify overt acts.

“They couldn’t kill the kids in Arizona where they had friends and family.”

Wood: They had to go somewhere where nobody knew.

Wood brings up Lori failing to contact SSA once again after deaths of JJ and Tylee and how she continued to collect benefits.

Wood: There were texts between Chad and Lori regarding death percentages for Tammy and JJ. Chad got a burner phone. Alex did too. All steps taken to further the conspiracy.

Wood: Let’s talk about the digital evidence. He brings up the email accounts for Lori, Chad and Alex. Internet searches by Alex are shown to the jury.

Wood: He googles Brandon Boudreaux’s address. He googled info about his rifle.

Homerjmaximus@gmail -

Searches include “how to help your AR load in the cold”

Wood shows Chad searching for SSW wind direction because he says the next day he will be burning Tylee in his fire pit.

Wood shows Lori’s search records.

“Tammy’s not dead yet and she’s already searching for wedding rings.”

On the day Tammy is buried, Lori searched for wedding dresses on 10/22/19.

Chad’s text to Tammy on 9/19/19.

Wood: Chad places himself in his own backyard and texts “I felt I should burn all the limb debris.” This text told us where to locate Tylee Ryan.

The text says Chad also shot a raccoon and buried it in the pet cemetery. There was no raccoon found.

Wood on digital evidence: One of the overt acts, Alex Cox went to Lori’s apartment on 9/9/19 in the middle of the night. Why is that significant? 9/8 was last known sighting of Tylee.

Wood: There was a phone call around 8am on 9/9 between Chad and Alex. Cell phone pings to Daybell home later that morning in multiple hits feet away from where Tylee would be found.

At 11:37AM: Wood says Alex is leaving Chad’s home.

“They’ve done the deed.”

Wood brings up Melanie Gibb and David Warwick’s testimonies.

Specifically when Lori told Melanie JJ was a zombie, acting different.

On 9/23/19 at 9:01AM, Alex is located at his apartment before a quick phone call with Chad. By 9:45 Alex is on his way to Chad’s home with JJ, Wood says.

Last known sighting 9/22/19.

Wood: This was premeditated murder. Lori handed her boy to Alex Cox.

Wood continues to show digital evidence slides regarding Alex’s cell phone locations. Lori is looking away from the jury now.

Timeline of 10/9/19, day of murder attempt on Tammy Daybell. Six texts between Chad and Lori.

Then 15 texts between Alex and Chad.

Wood: What ties Alex to Chad? Lori Vallow.

Now the timeline of digital activity on 10/18/19-10/19/19 when Tammy was killed. Several messages between Chad and Alex happen that day.

Wood: Remember where Lori is. She’s in Hawaii on purpose, not coincidence.

Wood brings back an exhibit, showing overhead view of Daybell property. He encourages jury to review this exhibit in deliberations.

Wood: Chad sat in his car looking nervous. You heard a phone call between Chad and Lori when he said “they’re searching the property.”

We see the fire pit again. Wood reminds the jury about how Tylee was found and talks about the chain/charm found.

“You saw satellite footage that se day of the disturbance in the ground.”

Law enforcement found charred flesh dismembered.

“They also found pieces of her here in the shed.”

We see photos of shovels and a pick ax. Wood reminds jury about the material on the axe looking different than the dirt. Tested for DNA and it was Tylee - in the eye of the pick ax.

Now two shovels on the screen. DNA and blood testing matched to Tylee Ryan, says Wood.

We see a zoomed in photo of grass and rocks close up. Some jurors stare at the screen and some look at Wood.

Photos change to plastic covering on JJ’s body.

Wood: Again, Lori Vallow handed JJ off to Alex Cox.

“Tylee, JJ and Tammy can’t tell us what happened. But their bodies do.” - Wood

Slide talks about physical evidence.

Tylee’s body had puncture wounds in pelvis.

We see a photo of JJ wrapped in duct tape, asphyxiated.

We see Tammy’s body during autopsy. Wood says they found nothing in her that would have killed her. “She had bruises on her arms.”

Tammy was killed by asphyxiation.

“We told you this was about money, power and sex. We talked about religion but this was not about religion. This was about money, power and sex.”

Wood: Lori learned a lesson with Charles Vallow. Get the money first.

Slide shows diagram of Tylee Ryan’s social security benefits on behalf of her father Joe Ryan who died.

Wood on bank deposit change: She made sure to get the money before she killed Tylee.

On JJ’s benefits via Charles’ death: Lori was collecting as a caregiver with multiple payments.

“By the way let’s talk about grand theft. What do you need to find?”

Wood says after JJ died she had no right to collect money.

Wood: She thought she was getting a million dollars off life insurance.

Wood says money is the motive for murder.

Now power - “let’s talk about religion a little bit.”

We have heard so much on religion and Wood says it doesn’t matter what they believe but how they use the beliefs. Manipulation.

Power: Grooming of Alex Cox

Wood shows a few text exchanges between Lori and her late brother Alex.

“Lori Vallow is telling Alex Cox what to do. In these messages you never see Alex telling her what to do.”

Wood: Alex believed everything Lori said. She was conduit of information.

Power: Religion as manipulation

Wood says these people were manipulated by Lori:

Zulema Pastenes
Melani Boudreaux
Alex Cox
Melanie Gibb

Now Wood breaks down sex as a motive with the Vallow Daybell affair.

“Lori uses sex to manipulate Chad.”

Sex: Obstacles do a future together

Wood brings up texts between Chad and Lori showing that she wanted her kids gone, encouraging murder.

Text on Tylee being helpful: “She’s not being her. See if she got switched.”

Wood: This isn’t fantasy. Those children were found dead.

Wood repeats “this isn’t fantasy. They’re talking about the deaths of real people.”

Several texts have been read on death percentages. One by Lori to Chad asks if JJ “is at zero yet?”

Will be interesting to see how defense responds to all of this when they are up.

Wood on a “removing obstacles” for Lori and Chad.

LV to CD text: I’m so alone without you.

CD: We are surrounded by telestial relatives…

“Please seek a confirmation on this,” Chad texted to Lori Vallow when speaking of Tammy in “limbo.”

Wood says he’s seeking confirmation from Lori to further the plan.

What is Wood trying to bring home?

That Lori Vallow is the lead on the murder plans.

Now we see three photos.

Tammy, Tylee and JJ.

“You have your instructions. Read them carefully. Consider all the evidence. Look at the facts.”

Wood: The burden is beyond a reasonable doubt. What does your common sense tell you?

Wood: Look at the timeline. Ladies and gentlemen, go back through the elements and you must convict her.

Brief recess then the defense will go up.

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Lori has turned her back to gallery and is talking with the private investigator for the defense. We are still on break.

When the defense goes up for closing arguments it will be Jim Archibald, I’ve been told.

Chad Daybell’s attorney Chad Daybell is now in the main courtroom, seated front row.

It is extremely quiet. Everyone seated. Waiting on the judge.

Sidebar.

**John Prior**

Lori is turned all the way around, back to us. Looking over her notepad. Writing things down.

Prosecution and defense are back. Judge is seated.

We are all now standing, waiting for the jury. Defense is next.

Jury is now seated. It’s time for Archibald to present his closing arguments.

Archibald: Looks like I’m going into the lunch hour. Do any of you have phone calls to make?

Archibald: We’re small town lawyers. We see each other a lot and we do respect each other. You’ve seen a lot of PowerPoints over the past month. Sorry I don’t have one.

Archibald: I’m just going to talk to you…

After some rambling he asks “Who is Lori Vallow? Where did it happen? When did it happen?”

Archibald tells us Lori turns 50 next month as he talks about her background.

“She worked hard as a single mother. Got married and divorced again…”

Going through her first four marriages. Charles Vallow, the fourth husband. Archibald says there were 5 kids between them.

“Who is Chad Daybell?”

Archibald talks about how Lori read his books and how the jury has heard what Chad told her about multiple lives.

Archibald is pointing to Chad Daybell as the one who taught her all these religious ideas.

“Quite a remarkable change. People who knew Lori, ‘what the heck is going on?’”

Archibald: One year after meeting Chad, four people are dead.

Archibald to jury: Pay attention to burden of proof. I don’t have to call a witness. My client doesn’t have to testify. You can’t hold that against me. You can’t hold that against her.

Archibald: It’s super bad to sit here for seven weeks and have to go home. For you alternates that get bumped, thanks again for your service.

There are 18 total jurors. Six alternates.

Archibald: Six times this trial you’ve heard my client’s voice.

Is this case about money, power and sex?

Archibald brings up Charles Vallow co-signing on the purchase of the Jeep for Tylee Ryan. On an exhibit, Charles says he makes 400-500K a year.

Archibald asks why someone would want to kill a spouse who made good money.

Archibald says Chad Daybell who writes stupid books and has gone bankrupt.

“So Lori wanted to ditch Charles who makes 400-500k a year and go to Chad who made 20-30K a year and she wanted to do that for money? My math doesn’t add up.”

Archibald asks how many converts Lori had to join 144K she was supposed to lead. He counts zero.

He says Chad had about 6 people including Lori & Alex Cox as converts to “the cause.”

“So this great cause of saving the world, waiting for Jesus to come.. and in 1 year we got 6.”

Archibald: Chad still needs 143,994 to join the cause.

Arch asks “Was the move from Charles to Chad a trade up or trade down?”

Archibald: Her children are dead. No question about that. But did she kill any of them?

“That’s where the state concedes.”

Archibald is putting the blame on Chad Daybell. John Prior is listening intently. Lori has her back turned to us but her head turns right toward Archibald.

60 witnesses but Archibald says many are city police and county authorities.

Now he’s talking about Kay Woodcock, the first witness who described the family Lori and Charles had as the “all American family.”

Archibald on second witness Brandon Boudreaux referring to his testimony: I loved that family like my own but then the end of the world talk came up. ‘Charles died. I got divorced and shot at and things got weird really quick.’

Archibald brings up Det. Hermosillo watching Chad look at his yard nervously before the kids were found.

Archibald: Does she know that Chad and Alex stuffed her kids in Chad’s backyard?

Archibald brings up the recording where Lori says the “kids are safe and happy.”

Archibald says she knows the kids are not with her. “Remember all the GPS data. Lori is not there.”

Archibald: we don’t have any texts about “today is the day we kill people.”

He says part of jury’s job is to figure out who’s doing what. If lack of evidence is something the state has shown, they can’t hold it against his client.

“Third creation. Fourth creation. Great warriors… what the heck is Chad talking about?” - Archibald

Archibald tells the jury to listen to the call between Lori and her son Colby Ryan again. “So painful for Colby,” as Archibald sounds like he cries.

We have never seen Archibald be emotional. That was very brief.

“Why check JJ into school if you’re gonna kill your kid next week?”

Archibald says because Lori didn’t have a plan.

Now he brings up the rental agreement in Rexburg. The exhibit he’s talking about is an application that lists two kids and that Lori lives off social security income.

“Why list her kids on the rental application?”

State: Lori had a plan.

Defense: Lori didn’t have a plan.

Archibald says Lori lied about JJ’s whereabouts to protect Chad, her lover and eternal companion.

Most of the jurors are watching Archibald. Some are taking notes. He slowly paces back and forth holding his notes and the microphone.

Lori is leaned back in her chair, watching her attorney. Judge Boyce sits upright, looking at Archibald.

Defense brings up Alex Cox being stuck with a 16yo brain because of a bad car accident.

Now onto the duct tape on JJ’s body: Archibald says there was a piece of Lori’s hair on the tape.

“Is that a smoking gun? No it’s not.”

He talks about how other items were found in the bag.

Arch: To say Lori is a killer because of her hair on duct tape is not true.

“All of you who are mothers, I would hope your chair is on your kids’ blankets, your kids’ socks. That doesn’t mean she’s a killer.”

Archibald: Chad is so smooth he convinced coroner not to do autopsy and convinced his kids everything was fine after their mom died.

Noted: State brought its case against Lori. Defense is bringing its case against Chad.

Now onto Audrey B, witness who was former friend of Lori.

“Well, we learned she was married to Jesus. That is kind of cool.” - Archibald

Archibald: Chad knows everything.

He refers to the death percentage system.

“He’s making it up as he goes.”

Archibald talks about how Chad refers to George Bush, Stan Lee and Harry Potter in texts.

“What’s going on in Chad’s brain? You and I wouldn’t believe it. But some people do..”

“Was it proven who killed Tylee? No, but Alex and Chad were at his gravesite.”

Archibald: Did they prove that Lori directed it or conspired? Of the 15,000 texts you have in evidence, show me where it says ‘from Lori: so when are you killing Tylee?’

***her gravesite***

Archibald makes same argument for JJ’s death.

“Why can’t people break away from cult figures?”

Archibald: Lori wants to tell you how much she loves Jesus. She wants to tell you how she met him. But is she a leader or follower? She’s not leading anyone. She’s a follower of Chad. She thinks Chad is a follower of Jesus. But he’s not. He’s a follower of the storm.

Archibald says Lori sees Chad as Jesus.

“Blessings are being handed out like flies.”

Jim Archibald is crying.

Archibald: That’s the Jesus that Lori believed in until she met Chad Daybell.

He says this after quoting phrases like “judge people how you want to be judged.” Compassionate quotes and such.

Archibald: If you find her guilty, will that bring the kids back. No. If you find her not guilty, will that bring the kids back? No. You can’t be concerned about that. Follow the law and the evidence. Follow the law and lack of evidence. This case is not about multiple lives,

About multiple creations… if we learned anything about a storm, you seek shelter from a storm.

“She spent her whole life protecting her children.”

That’s it for the defense. Lunch break and then the state will give rebuttal.

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Back in the courtroom. Lori looks upset. Her back is turned to us and she is talking to John Thomas who has his arm around the back of her chair. He is seated right next to her on her left. She just wiped her eyes.

Now Archibald is in front of her and talking to her as well. She has a pen on her left hand on her notepad.

Things are calmer now. She’s turned toward the desk between her attorneys. Jim Archibald is chatting with her. We are awaiting the rebuttal.

Waiting for the jury.

Jury is seated. Back on the record. Rob Wood will give the state’s rebuttal.

Wood: The state has met its burden with reason and common sense…
The defense says Lori Vallow is not a killer. She is a killer.

Wood: The defense says the math doesn’t add up. But they didn’t give you all the numbers and you know that.

Wood: Lori thought she was getting a million dollars. She learned her lesson with Charles. She found out she wasn’t getting the money afterwards.

Wood: The defense says she’s a good mom. Does a good mom dance and laugh on the beach in Hawaii after her kids are in the ground? No.

Wood tells the jury to listen to the call with Summer Shiflet again. Summer brings up Lori dancing on the beach when her kids were dead. Lori says “yeah” months after this event. Wood says it’s an admission of guilt.

“She knew her children were dead because she encouraged it.”

Wood wants to talk about Lori Vallow’s lies. He brings up numerous times Lori told lies to several people including her own son Colby when she said her husband Charles died of a heart attack. He was shot and killed by her brother.

Wood: Lori lied to cover her pride, repeatedly.

Wood says the one thing Lori said that may be true is when she told Melanie Gibb “I know where JJ is.”

Wood tells the jury to watch Lori poolside and how she acted.

Wood: Don’t let Lori pin this all on one another person. She was 100% involved in this and all the evidence points to her.

Wood: Chad will follow Lori to the ends of the universe.

Wood shows photos of the victims again. He says as the defense spoke he was reminded of what Zulema Pastenes said.

“Nothing in this life mattered for her.”

He pats the podium and says “doesn’t count for me” referencing what Lori allegedly said.

“Make it count for Lori Vallow.”

Wood concludes by telling the jury they must convict Lori Vallow.

Judge is addressing jurors now.

Lori Vallow is staring ahead. Six numbers will be pulled to determine the alternates out of the 18 jurors.

Judge reminds jury to not discuss the case with anyone.

Judge: Clerk will draw at random the six juror numbers to be alternates.

Left to right front row is 1-8
Right to left back row is 9-18

18, 1, 2, 17, 3, 7 and have been identified as alternates.

The jury has left the courtroom.

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