Lori Vallow Daybell's Arizona trial continues with witness testimony
Lori Vallow Daybell is accused in Arizona of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, Charles Vallow.
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Lori Vallow Daybell is accused in Arizona of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, Charles Vallow.
Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty on all charges in the deaths of her two children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow.
Chad Daybell married Lori Vallow two weeks after the death of his wife, Tammy Daybell. The bodies of Vallow's children were found on his property months after they were reported missing.
Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison last summer for killing two of her children. Now, her fifth husband, Chad Daybell, is facing his own trial for his alleged role in the murders, as well as the murder of his then-wife, Tammy. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more.
Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of Chad Daybell for his alleged role in the murders of two of his wife Lori Vallow Daybell's children, as well as his former wife. Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison last summer after she was convicted in her own trial for the murders. Chad Daybell could face the death penalty. Corin Cesaric, an associate crime editor for People, joined CBS News to discuss the case.
A mountain of evidence leads to murder convictions in the Idaho "doomsday mom" case.
The order comes months after her mother, Lori Vallow Daybell, was convicted of the murders of her and her brother, JJ Vallow.
Sometimes graphic and emotional witness testimony offered compelling insight into the murders of JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan and Tammy Daybell.
Vallow Daybell was found guilty in the murders of two of her children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan, conspiracy to murder her husband Chad's first wife, Tammy Daybell, and grand theft.
She was found guilty of murdering her children, Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow, and conspiracy to commit murder in their deaths and the death of Tammy Daybell.
After Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted on all counts, including the murders of her two children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow, JJ's grandparents, Kay and Larry Woodcock, spoke on the courthouse steps. "I hope that nobody ever has to go through this," he said. Watch their emotional remarks.
After weeks of testimony from witnesses called by the prosecution, the defense rested without calling any of its own.
Tuesday's ruling is a change from Judge Steven Boyce's earlier decision not to permit video or live audio in the courtroom.
The high-profile trial of "doomsday cult mom" Lori Vallow Daybell resumed in Boise, Idaho. An emotional 2020 jail call between Vallow-Daybell and her adult son, Colby Ryan, was played Tuesday for the jury, which will decide whether or not the mother is guilty of the murder of her two youngest children. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.
The trial of Lori Vallow Daybell is expected to last up to 10 weeks.
For the first time together, the five children of the accused child murderer defend their father who, along with his new wife, is charged with the 2019 murders of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan.
Daybell is accused of murdering their mother, Tammy. A possible motive? To marry new wife Lori Vallow and collect insurance money. His children don't believe it.
"He knew how to dig graves" says Seth Daybell of his father's former job as a gravedigger. The remains of Tylee and JJ were found on Chad Daybell's Idaho property.
Daybell and her new husband, Chad Daybell, face numerous charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and first-degree murder
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Newly released court documents reveal that authorities in Idaho used data from the cellphone of Lori Vallow's brother to locate the remains of her two missing children. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Family members confirm that the remains found on Chad Daybell's rural property in Idaho are the bodies of his stepchildren Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan, who have not been seen in public since last September. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Investigators have recovered what seem to be human remains in their search for two missing Idaho kids. Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow have not been seen in public for nearly nine months. The children's stepfather is now in police custody. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.
The discovery of the Idaho siblings in backyard graves was the result of a complicated six-month investigation that unraveled a sordid tale of murder, greed and religious fanaticism
Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell appeared separately in an Idaho court as they face new charges in the deaths of her two children and his ex-wife. Carter Evans reports.
Over a 10-day period, the Trump administration sent more than 100 deportees from Afghanistan, Cuba and other nations to eight countries across Africa, according to internal government documents obtained by CBS News.
Poor weather and challenging terrain have hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal and Tibet.
Associated Press journalists on the Indonesian island of Batam, across the Singapore Strait, spotted the massive vessel as it transited waters near Singapore just after 1 a.m. local time.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.
No injuries were reported but park officials warned people against accessing the closed areas.
Google announced that it had begun rolling out changes to how its maps display Lake Ontario's name, after President Trump signed an executive order changing it to "Lake America."
As the war passes the six-month mark, neither side showed any sign of backing down.
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus.
Google announced that it had begun rolling out changes to how its maps display Lake Ontario's name, after President Trump signed an executive order changing it to "Lake America."
No injuries were reported but park officials warned people against accessing the closed areas.
Alison Davis says she woke up to find her husband, Kevin Davis, face down in a pool of blood inside their New Haven, Indiana, home. She says he fell down the stairs. But after an autopsy report, police came to a different conclusion.
One Southern California city is using a $17,000 drone that utilizes lasers and thermal imaging to pinpoint animal heat signatures over large areas.
William Jewell running back MicahJo Barnett, a junior majoring in business administration, died Saturday, the school said.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Juul plans to market the new device under the brand name Juul2, along with updated versions of its tobacco- and menthol-flavored cartridges.
Trading of sports event contracts on Kalshi constitutes gambling, appeals court rules in siding with Nevada officials.
New federal labor figures forecast the fastest-growing U.S. job sectors over the next decade.
David Booth, the founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, says the key to investing — and life — is to stay calm in the face of uncertainty.
Over a 10-day period, the Trump administration sent more than 100 deportees from Afghanistan, Cuba and other nations to eight countries across Africa, according to internal government documents obtained by CBS News.
Google announced that it had begun rolling out changes to how its maps display Lake Ontario's name, after President Trump signed an executive order changing it to "Lake America."
Associated Press journalists on the Indonesian island of Batam, across the Singapore Strait, spotted the massive vessel as it transited waters near Singapore just after 1 a.m. local time.
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus.
The judge delivered a victory for Stanford University's student newspaper, which said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.
Marc Gaudisosi thought his symptoms were caused by a sinus infection. Then an urgent care told him to go to the hospital.
Juul plans to market the new device under the brand name Juul2, along with updated versions of its tobacco- and menthol-flavored cartridges.
Caused by parasites spread via Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria can cause symptoms including nausea, headache and intense waves of fever and chills.
U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Over a 10-day period, the Trump administration sent more than 100 deportees from Afghanistan, Cuba and other nations to eight countries across Africa, according to internal government documents obtained by CBS News.
A ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus.
Associated Press journalists on the Indonesian island of Batam, across the Singapore Strait, spotted the massive vessel as it transited waters near Singapore just after 1 a.m. local time.
The country is already part of the European Economic Area and the Schengen Area, which allows frictionless movement of people, goods, capital and services.
Local police said early Sunday a manhunt was underway and the motives were still unclear.
In this web exclusive, correspondent Alina Cho talks with Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of the French fashion house Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury brand.
The French fashion house Louis Vuitton, which opened its doors in 1854, is today the world's largest luxury brand. Correspondent Alina Cho talks with artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière, who is shaping the future of Louis Vuitton by designing the unexpected. Cho also gets a sneak preview of Ghesquière's latest collection, as well as a look at a collaboration between LV and the estate of late artist Keith Haring. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
Lily Hevesh may be the world's greatest domino artist. She talked with correspondent David Pogue about the patience and perseverance required to set up thousands of dominoes in intricate structures and patterns – and then knock them all down. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
Rescue efforts in Nepal, high inflation six months after the Iran war started, plus Dolly Parton's Imagination Library brings books to young readers.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library charity has brought books to thousands of small hands eager to read. Parents of children who were gifted books through the charity praise the late singer, emphasizing their gratefulness.
For thousands of years, civilizations around the world have built houses out of earth – whether it be mud brick, wattle and dab or rammed earth. But adobe (the practice of making mudbricks) has now become today's "it" building material, from museums around the world designed using adobe, to do-it-yourselfers constructing homes from the very dirt beneath their feet. Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at the history of adobe, and how ancient adobe materials are being merged with 3-D printing techniques. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
Tech giant Meta settled a series of multistate social media addiction lawsuits, agreeing to pay out up to $17 billion. In addition, Meta will roll out some changes to its portfolio of social media apps, including Instagram, Facebook and others.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Employee attitudes toward AI are closely tied to their age and generational concerns, according to Glassdoor.
Hospitals, technology firms and other companies could soon be at risk from AI-enabled cyberattacks, according to a new open letter from more than 100 signatories.
Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote for the fattest marmot.
NASA's new telescope could change the way we see space. With a wide-field camera that will reveal an area up to 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, and an orbit a million miles from Earth, the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is expected to find tens of thousands of unknown exoplanets.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park told visitors Tuesday that invasive Joro spiders "may be hanging in a web near you."
July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States – another escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet, where extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme.
July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States, breaking a record last set during the Dust Bowl – just another step in the escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti talks with climate journalist Jeff Goodell and atmospheric scientist Maria Molina about how changes in Earth's climate are increasing the likelihood that extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme.
Local police said early Sunday a manhunt was underway and the motives were still unclear.
Alison Davis says she woke up to find her husband, Kevin Davis, face down in a pool of blood inside their New Haven, Indiana, home. She says he fell down the stairs. But after an autopsy report, police came to a different conclusion.
Attorneys finalized jury instructions with the judge Friday after witness testimony wrapped Thursday in the trial of Duane Davis, also known as "Keefe D," who's accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996. Davis has denied the allegations. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.
The jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the woman accused of murdering her three young children, is still deliberating on whether to accept her postpartum psychosis defense. Shanelle Kaul reports and Caroline Polisi provides legal analysis.
British right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who supported President Trump's agenda, is being held by ICE for allegedly overstaying his visa. Nancy Cordes has the details.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.
The $4.3 billion telescope is expected to discover tens of thousands of exoplanets while probing the nature of mysterious dark matter and energy.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dolly Parton, the country music legend who became a feminist icon, has died at the age of 80. Here is a look back at her life in pictures.
Sylvie Cachay was found dead in an overflowing bathtub at the exclusive Soho House in New York City on Dec. 9, 2010. A water leak at the hotel gave away a timeline that may have revealed her killer.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
For thousands of years, civilizations around the world have built houses out of earth – whether it be mud brick, wattle and dab or rammed earth. But adobe (the practice of making mudbricks) has now become today's "it" building material, from museums around the world designed using adobe, to do-it-yourselfers constructing homes from the very dirt beneath their feet. Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at the history of adobe, and how ancient adobe materials are being merged with 3-D printing techniques. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
The twisty, crunchy, doughy treat is a tradition in Philadelphia, and the Center City Soft Pretzel Company churns out tens of thousands of pretzels a week. Correspondent Susan Spencer checks out their salty allure. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
After industrialist Pierre S. du Pont bought a small farm outside Philadelphia to save its trees from being sold for lumber, he spent the rest of his life creating his dream oasis. Today, the 1,700-acre Longwood Gardens, recently expanded, continues its mission of providing "joy and inspiration to everyone through the beauty of nature, conservation, and learning." Jim Axelrod reports. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
In this web exclusive, correspondent Alina Cho talks with Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of the French fashion house Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury brand.
The French fashion house Louis Vuitton, which opened its doors in 1854, is today the world's largest luxury brand. Correspondent Alina Cho talks with artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière, who is shaping the future of Louis Vuitton by designing the unexpected. Cho also gets a sneak preview of Ghesquière's latest collection, as well as a look at a collaboration between LV and the estate of late artist Keith Haring. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]