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Judge Denies Lori Vallow Daybell Retrial Request as Arizona Sentencing Approaches

Prosecutors are seeking life sentences for the conspiracy convictions she secured acting in her own defense

Lori Vallow Daybell stands and listens as the jury's verdict is read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on May 12, 2023.
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Overview

  • On July 22, Judge Justin Beresky denied Daybell’s second retrial request for her attempted murder conviction of Brandon Boudreaux.
  • Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 25 on convictions for conspiring to murder Charles Vallow and Brandon Boudreaux.
  • Prosecutors have cited a $1 million insurance motive, use of a firearm and her coordination of the plots with her brother Alex Cox as reasons for life terms.
  • She represented herself at both Arizona trials and frequently clashed with Judge Beresky over procedural disputes and bias allegations.
  • She will return to Idaho custody after Arizona proceedings, where she is serving life sentences for the murders of her children JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan and the killing of Tammy Daybell.