Dying of 7-year-old boy linked to his mom, Lori Vallow Daybell, in Idaho homicide trial

DNA from a hair discovered caught to duct tape wrapping the useless physique of a 7-year-old boy matched his mom, analysts informed prosecutors Monday through the mom’s homicide trial.

The hair was discovered hooked up to a black plastic bag used to wrap up the physique of Lori Vallow Daybell’s son Joshua Vallow. Partial DNA from the hair was in contrast in opposition to three completely different samples, together with Ms. Vallow. The outcomes pointed to the mom. 

In June 2020, the stays of Ms. Vallow’s two youngsters, Joseph and Tylee, had been discovered buried on property owned by her husband, Chad Daybell.

Ms. Vallow is on trial in Boise, Idaho, for homicide, conspiracy and grand theft associated to the deaths of her two youngsters and her new husband’s earlier spouse. Mr. Daybell is standing trial individually for a similar murders on a special date. 

Both have pleaded not responsible to the fees

Prosecutors additionally revealed post-mortem stories for Mr. Daybell’s former spouse, Tammy Daybell. Attorney’s stated that she was possible restrained whereas she was asphyxiated.

When Daybell died in October 2019, authorities stated she died of pure causes. However, when Mr. Daybell flew to Hawaii to marry Ms. Vallow solely weeks later, authorities grew to become suspicious and exhumed the physique. A brand new examination discovered that she died of asphyxiation and her demise was dominated a murder.

Prosecutors confirmed the jury pictures of bruises discovered on Ms. Daybell’s physique and stated that they will need to have occurred earlier than she died. They stated that the bruises’ places had been according to somebody who was held down and asphyxiated. 

Friends of Daybell took the stand and testified that she remained energetic and wholesome up till her sudden demise. 

Daybell’s sister, Samantha Gwilliam, recalled that somebody had shot at her sister simply days earlier than she died. Somewhat over per week earlier than she was discovered useless, a masked man met her in her driveway and fired two photographs at her with what she stated seemed like a paintball gun. 

Daybell informed buddies and her sister that she assumed the masked shooter was a young person.

According to prosecutors, the shooter was Ms. Vallow’s brother, Alex Cox, who died immediately in late 2019. He allegedly shot and killed Ms. Vallow’s earlier husband in what authorities say was self-defense. The night time earlier than his demise, Cox informed his spouse that he was the “fall guy” for his sister and her husband within the demise of Daybell, prosecutors stated.