Lori Vallow Daybell trial enters week 2
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Phoenix (KIFI)—Several witnesses took the stand on Monday in the Lori Vallow Daybell murder conspiracy trial.
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner was the first testimony of the day.
Dr. Derek Baumgarner described the autopsy he performed on Charles Vallow, Lori Vallow’s husband.
Baumgarner talked about the wounds found on Vallow and the angles suggesting the angles the shots came from.
The next witness was Mark Saari with the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General. He testified how Lori could receive thousands of dollars between her and her son JJ, following Charles’s death.
Lori mentioned in cross-examination that she may have tried to notify them about Charles’s death while in Hawaii.
An employee with Banner Life Insurance took the stand next to talk about how Lori called about Charles’s death and to file a claim with their office. This is how Lori learned she was not the beneficiary. The phone conversations were played in court.
Next on the stand was Jeff Mobert with the Department of Public Safety. He testified about the gun allegedly used to kill Charles by Adam Cox.
The final witness was Detective Casandra Ynclan with the Chandler Police Department.
She interviewed Lori shortly after Charles was killed. Prosecutor Treena Kay played portions of the taped interview.
Trial is set to begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
PHOENIX, Arizona (KIFI) - Continued testimony is set to begin in the Lori Vallow case with additional witnesses taking the stand Monday morning.
Ahead of the weekend, Lori questioned her brother, Adam Cox, and Charle's Vallow's sister, Kay Woodcock.
Lori’s brother, Adam Cox, took the stand first in the morning. Cox testified that Charles Cox, Lori’s then-husband, asked him to come to Phoenix to help with an intervention with Lori. He was living in Wichita at the time. He said he flew in on July 10 and was to stay with his brother, Alex Cox. When he arrived, he couldn’t get a hold of Alex and ended up staying at his parents’ home.
Adam answered questions about texts between him and Charles on the morning Charles was shot. Adam said he texted him and never heard back. Adam didn’t learn of his death until he visited with a friend in Tucson a day later.
Adam answered questions about Alex and others in their family.
In cross-examination, Lori asked Adam when the last time they saw and spoke with each other was. When Adam said he couldn’t remember, she asked if it was during a family dinner in 2018 and if they were eating her green chile chicken enchiladas. He said he didn’t remember.
She also mentioned all the places Adam had lived and where she lived and asked if they were not physically close, to which Adam said yes.
Kay Woodcock broke down during her testimony as she spoke about learning about Charles's death.
The trial will continue on Monday morning, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time (11:00 a.m. Mountain). There is a 30 minute delay as per Judge's orders.
