Day 3: Lori Vallow murder conspiracy trial Update
DAY 3 UPDATE:
PHOENIX (KIFI) – Lori Vallow Daybell questioned the woman who met with her late husband the night before he died.
Nancy Jo Hancock testified in the Lori Vallow Daybell’s murder conspiracy trial in Phoenix on Wednesday.
Hancock said she met Charles Vallow on an LDS dating site about a week before he was killed. She said they met for the first time for dinner the night before he died. She said they discussed many topics, including meeting JJ the next day, Lori’s and Charles’s expected divorce, and briefly discussing changing his life insurance plan.
They made plans to meet on July 11, 2019, but he never answered after sending texts to him. It wasn’t until December when she learned of his death on the news.
“I was watching the TV and it was talking about a case and his picture came on the screen, and I…shocked was an understatement,” Hancock responded when asked how she learned about his death.
In Lori’s cross-examination, Lori questioned their relationship and how she met Kay Woodcock and her brother, Adam Cox.
“Can I go back and change how I met your brother? I forgot this until right now. So, on a dating app, your brother's picture came up on my dating app. And I sent him a message and said. But he had a different name that he used, not Adam. And so, I just sent him a message and said if he was going to use someone else's pictures, he should probably pick someone different than Adam Cox,” Hancock said. “That’s how I met him,” she said.
“That’s how you met my brother Adam?,”asked Lori.
“Correct,” said Hancock.
“Do you know what perjury is?” Lori asked.
“Absolutely, Yep,” Hancock answered as the prosecutor said, “Argumentative.” In which the judge agreed.
Prosecutors called Christina Atwood to the stand. She was a friend of Lori when they lived in Arizona.
Prosecutor Treena Kay asked Atwood about meetings she attended about dark spirits and how Charles may be possessed by one.
After a meeting on June 9, 2019 meeting, Atwood said she was uncomfortable because of a conversation with Lori and Alex Cox. Cox stated he wished he could kill Charles. Atwood said Lori mentioned she would crush some of JJ’s medicine and put it in Charles’ drink mix.
She told Lori if anything happened to Charles she would go to police. Lori said they were being silly and meant nothing by it.
Lori Vallow Daybell did not question Atwood for cross-examination.
The trial will continue on Thursday morning, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time (11:30 a.m. Mountain).
ORIGINAL STORY:
PHOENIX (KIFI) - The Lori Vallow Daybell murder conspiracy trial resumes on Wednesday.
Vallow Daybell is accused of conspiring to kill her then-husband, Charles Vallow.
It's expected that Vallow Daybell, who is representing herself, will continue to question retired Chandler Police officer, Daniel Coons. On Tuesday, Coons described the shooting scene at Charles Vallow home.
Charles was shot by Lori Vallow Daybell's brother, Alex Cox, in July 2019. Cox said he shot Charles in self-defense when he was hit with a baseball bat.
Coons answered questions about a diagram of the scene and evidence found at the scene. Coons confirmed there was no biological material found on the baseball bat Cox claimed Charles hit him with.
Lori Vallow cross-examined Coons asking several questions about the gunshots.
You can watch the trial proceedings above.
Wednesday's testimony is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time (11:30 a.m. Mountain). Per the judge's order, the live feed must be delayed by 30 minutes.
