DAY 14 | LIVE UPDATES: New week of Daybell trial begins with Rexburg detective testifying

LIVE UPDATES FROM THE LORI VALLOW DAYBELL TRIAL

8:58 a.m. Stubbs says they requested the phone companies perform a live “tap and trace” search of phone numbers associated to Lori Vallow, Alex Cox and Tylee Ryan to see if they could find their location.

8:54 a.m. Stubbs says when Lori left her apartment, a lot of stuff was left behind. The landlords went in to clean and found two abandoned phones inside the unit. They were turned over to the police and Stubbs says there were two email addresses associated to the phone: [email protected] and [email protected]. Both email addresses belonged to Alex Cox.

8:53 a.m. Another warrant was issued to Verizon after a bill associated to 18 phones was found in a Sugar City PO Box. The account was in the name of Lori Vallow.

8:52 a.m. Other warrants included in the list are Google accounts associated with Lori. Stubbs says a “mass” amount of data was returned. “Because of the size of the data they gave us, we distributed it between myself and other investigators in the case.”

8:51 a.m. The exhibit shows 20 electronic search warrants that Stubbs prepared. It’s shown on the big screen in the courtroom. Stubbs describes the first warrant sent to Verizon for Lori’s phone.

8:48 a.m. Lori has been taking notes this morning. She does not appear to be looking back at her sister much.

8:46 a.m. Stubbs says “several” electronic search warrants were prepared in Lori’s case. When asked for a number, he says 20-21. Smith now asks to admit an exhibit.

8:44 a.m. Stubbs says if Google or other types of accounts/apps are found on a suspect’s phone, warrants can be issued to the companies for the information those companies are storing. Stubbs has worked with Amazon, Google, Fitbit and other companies who return data after search warrants are served.

8:43 a.m. Stubbs has analyzed hundreds of electronic devices over the years. He has been to special classes and training to learn how to retrieve information on devices. Officers look for any communication, photos, emails, apps, etc. on a suspect’s phone.

8:39 a.m. Stubbs describes how police searched the three units associated with Lori at the Rexburg complex – Lori’s apartment, Alex’s apartment and Melani’s apartment. Stubbs says inside Melani’s apartment, officers found a binder full of several credit cards belonging to Melani and her ex-husband Brandon.

8:37 a.m. Stubbs was on the stand much of the afternoon on Thursday. You can read about his testimony here. Prosecutor Rachel Smith is questioning him this morning.

8:34 a.m. Summer and family are sitting in the rows reserved for the prosecution – not the defense. She is able to be in here for other witnesses because Judge Boyce deemed her Tylee’s representative.

8:33 a.m. Det. Stubbs enters the courtroom. I spotted retired Rexburg Det. Dave Hope walking into the courtroom this morning. I assume he will take the stand today or tomorrow. It’s likely Summer Shiflet will also testify this week.

8:28 a.m. Bailiff is giving instruction to courtroom attendees. No photos, no talking, no snacking.

8:26 a.m. Lori’s sister, Summer Shiflet, just walked into the courtroom with her husband. Summer is here with her uncle (Janis Cox’s brother) and his daughter. Jim Archibald just shook Summer’s hand. Lori has glanced back at her family, who are sitting in the second row of the center section.

8 a.m. Week four of Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial begins today. We are back inside the Ada County Courthouse waiting to get into the courtroom. Testimony will begin this morning with Rexburg Det. David Stubbs. He was on the stand Thursday afternoon, when court was last in session, and the prosecution will continue questioning.