Get ready to dive into one of the most bizarre trials of the year. Join Gerardo, Lauren, Mindy, and Brenton as they guide you through the first week of Lori Daybell's trial. Buckle up as they highlight the most jaw-dropping testimonies, riveting opening statements, and intriguing Mormon themes unfolding in Ada County's courthouse.
The panel will explore some of the most compelling moments of the trial, breaking down the evidence and analyzing how Lori's beliefs align with early Mormonism, from Joseph Smith's treasure digging to some of the more obscure religious doctrines that have shaped the LDS faith.
Due to an interruption, the rest is here: https://youtube.com/live/znqaD7g05uc
CHAPTERS
00:03:40 This is a Mormon crime
00:05:40 Lauren’s experience in the courtroom
00:08:52 This is ONLY Lori’s trial; they had to find an unbiased jury
00:10:04 They were looking for a jury that did not know about this case
00:10:53 The Judge is non practicing LDS, he is not a practicing member of the church
00:11:15 Report that the Church sent out a memo telling members not to participate in this case 00:13:35 The memo from the Church
00:18:16 Dates for the memo and dates for the Daybell deaths are months apart
00:18:30 Chad was excommunicated after the bodies were found
00:22:14 The death penalty for Lori Vallow was taken off the table
00:26:27 Tree of the people involved in the case
00:32:20 Tammy Daybell’s body was exhumed, her death was homicide
00:33:00 Lori is being accused of being a co conspirator for the deaths of Tammy Daybell, JJ Vallow, and Tylee Ryan
00:33:38 The state of Arizona may want to charge Lori for Charles Vallows death
00:34:11 The judge decided on no cameras so the trial is being recorded with audio
00:34:44 Hidden True Crime is releasing the audio footage on their youtube channel
00:36:26 What it’s like in the courtroom
00:41:50 The ideas behind this trial are so far-fetched, zombies, conspiracy theories, etc.
00:45:00 Audio Clip 1 - Opening statements: this case is about money, power, and sex
00:48:40 They want to turn this into a story, they’re not just laying out facts, juries forget they zone out - so you need to make it a blockbuster story outline
00:58:30 Chad Daybell is not involved in these murders without Mormonism.
01:02:00 Audio Clip 2 - she was in Hawaii at the time
01:03:00 They’re trying to claim that Lori was not around when these deaths occurred
01:06:15 There are so many text messages and emails that indicate that she was very well connected to all of the goings on leading up to the deaths of all involved
01:06:46 Audio Clip 3 - Tammy died at the hands of another, the cause of her death was asphyxiation
01:11:10 Audio Clip 4 - The state of the victims hands; Lori and Chad took each other's hands in matrimony
01:17:16 Audio Clip 3 - Defense clips
01:27:25 How attorneys handle cases if they feel their client is guilty
01:31:00 Audio Clip 4 - evidence will show that Lori was a dutiful wife, interested in the End of Times
01:36:00 Quoting the first amendment makes the jury feel guilty for judging Lori because of her religious beliefs
01:37:10 Audio Clip 5 - We can’t agree on what happened, they need the jury to decide
01:40:00 If the state can’t convince the jury that she was aiding, abetting or conspiring in the murders then they’re not supposed to convict her
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