An Idaho jury is weighing two theories in the strange triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell: Is she a power-hungry manipulator who would kill her two youngest children for money, as prosecutors allege, or a normally protective mother who fell under the romantic sway of a wannabe cult leader, as the defence team claims?
Jurors heard both stories Thursday during final arguments in the seven-week long trial, and deliberated for about four hours before breaking for the evening. They will continue the work of deciding Vallow Daybell's fate on Friday morning, a court bailiff said.Vallow Daybell and her fifth husband Chad Daybell are both charged with murder, conspiracy and grand theft in the deaths of 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, and Daybell's previous wife Tammy Daybell.
"What does justice for these victims require? It requires a conviction on each and every count," Wood said. At times, the testimony in the case has been heartbreaking -- such as when Vallow Daybell's only surviving child, Colby Ryan, accused her of murdering his siblings in a recorded jailhouse phone call.
Evidence shows JJ struggled, Wood said, and at one point the boy's arms and legs were bound with duct tape. "Of the 15,000 texts you have in evidence, show me one where Lori is part of that conspiracy," Archibald said in closing arguments.
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