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Lori Vallow Daybell is on trial in Maricopa County, Arizona, on one charge of conspiracy to commit the murder of Charles Vallow, her fourth husband. Nate Eaton is live in the courtroom with updates. Please excuse any typos. Times listed below are in Mountain Standard Time, so they are an hour behind Idaho. (Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time.) The most recent updates are at the top.
11 a.m. We are now streaming video from the courtroom. Watch here.
10:57 a.m. Duncan found multiple text messages between Charles and Lori related to an email. Charles contacted Chad Daybell and Tammy Daybell after Charles found the email. A search warrant was authorized on the email account.
10:56 a.m. Duncan says there was a change in the communication between Lori and Charles on the iCloud accounts after June 27, 2019.
10:55 a.m. Treena asks what is an iCloud. Duncan says it’s an account that stores information and files from a phone, computer, other electronics. People may be aware the files are being saved, others may not know.
10:53 a.m. Duncan was assigned as case agent in June 2020. He had helped Det. Moffat sort through iCloud data and other parts of the investigation. Duncan reviewed the cell phone extraction data that included emails, text messages, anything you might see on someone’s smart phone.
10:52 a.m. The bullet in the floor was “100%” consistent with Charles being shot while lying on the floor, Duncan says. The wood portion was cut out of the floor for evidence. Duncan did not attend the autopsy. Duncan says the rental car was not searched. Lori Vallow had it all day and it was not searched.
10:50 a.m. Treena shows a photo of the floor showing marker #13 next to where the bullet strike was found.
10:49 a.m. The serial number was collected from the gun and it was registered to Alex Cox. Duncan was present when the medical examiner came to collect Charles’ body. Duncan and other crime scene investigators cleaned up the blood under Charles’ body. “When cleaning up the blood, I immediately noticed a defect in the floor consistent with a bullet.” The defect was near where the bullet would have exited out of Charles’ left shoulder.
10:47 a.m. Treena asks about the gun. “When you’re looking at it, did you look at all the sides of it to see if there was any blood evidence on it?” He did look and there was not any. Treena asks Duncan if he knew, when he walked into the scene, that Alex Cox had an injury to the back of his head. Duncan did not know but learned during the investigation. “That made us more aware of potential blood evidence and that’s why we were looking for that.”
10:44 a.m. Treena shows photos of the gun and the single casing that fell out of the gun. Duncan found a gun case inside the orange duffle bag. There were extra magazines inside the gun case. On the outside pocket of the duffle bag, Duncan found a card. It was a Health Savings Account card with the name Alex Cox.
10:42 a.m. There was blood on the faucet of the kitchen sink – like a smear of blood. There were no bloody towels or anything that looked like it had been used to clean up blood. Treena Kay shows a photo of a room with black and white stripes on the wall. There is an orange duffle bag next to a garbage bag and a gun next to the bag. Duncan was responsible to “make the gun safe.” He put on gloves, picked up the gun, looked for blood or biological evidence, removed the magazine, and cycled the gun to remove any cartridges inside the chamber. A single 45 caliber cartridge fell out.
10:40 a.m. There were no cracks or damage on the mirrors. Duncan noticed a baseball bat near Charles’ head. Duncan was looking for blood evidence that could help with their investigation. There was not any.
10:39 a.m. Treena Kay shows a photo of Charles lying on the floor in the house. Kay Woodcock is in the courtroom and is looking down – she is not looking at the picture.
10:38 a.m. Treena Kay asks if Charles Vallow appeared to be fit. Yes. Treena asks if Duncan noticed a lot of blood. He did not, but he noticed some blood in the webbing of Charles’ left hand. Duncan feels that blood came from Charles placing his hand on his chest after he was shot. There was no blood on the floor area around Charles’ body.
10:37 a.m. Before going into the house, crime scene technicians walked through the home. the LizardQ system took pictures of the scene. Duncan remembers white and black checkered flooring and the first room that had no furniture. There were mirrors on the walls. Duncan noticed Charles Vallow’s body lying on the western portion of the room with his head to the north and feet to the south.
10:35 a.m. A search warrant was obtained to go into the house. They entered around 11:53 a.m. At the time, Duncan was not aware of when the 911 call had been made. He is now aware that it was made at 8:36 a.m. He originally noted the wrong time in his report as 8:32 a.m. Alex Cox called 911.
10:34 a.m. When Duncan arrived at the scene, emergency vehicles were already on the scene. Duncan saw Alex Cox from a distance. He was sitting on the sidewalk and did not get close to him. Duncan never saw Lori Vallow when he arrived. Duncan met with other detectives and was asked to assist Det. Coons with the crime scene.
10:33 a.m. Duncan was working on July 11, 2019. His shift was weekdays. He learned of a shooting in Chandler from the police radio. Chandler looks at the jury while answering the questions.
10:32 a.m. Duncan introduces himself to the jury. He has worked for the Chandler Police Dept. for 25 years and is currently in the homicide/robbery unit.
10:31 a.m. Judge just jokingly said to Det. Duncan, “You’re not going to throw up on the witness stand? If so, don’t go my direction.” Jurors are brought in and Duncan is called to the stand.
10:30 a.m. We are in the courtroom. Lori Vallow Daybell just walked in wearing a lilac blouse under her black pantsuit. I overheard a lady in the gallery say, “She looks a lot better in person than on the livestream.”
10:07 a.m. The video for today can be viewed here.
10:02 a.m. Back in the courthouse waiting for the courtroom to open. Just saw Chandler Det. Nathan Duncan walk in with prosecutor Treena Kay. Duncan was sick yesterday and could not testify. Looks like he will take the stand today.
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