FBI investigator resumes testimony in Chad Daybell homicide trial

BOISE — Wednesday marks the twenty fourth day of testimony within the homicide trial for Chad Daybell, which is scheduled to final by means of the top of Might.

Rick Wright, a particular investigator with the FBI, will return to the stand Wednesday as Daybell’s lawyer, John Prior, continues his cross-examination. On Tuesday, Wright testified Alex Cox’s telephone was behind Chad Daybell’s house shortly after the final sightings of Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16.

Police started looking for JJ and Tylee in November 2019, and their our bodies have been discovered on Daybell’s property over six months later. They have been each final seen in September 2019.

Daybell is charged with first-degree homicide within the deaths of the 2 kids of his new spouse Lori Vallow Daybell, together with the loss of life of his then-wife Tammy Daybell. He’s additionally charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree homicide of every of the victims, grand theft and two counts of insurance coverage fraud.

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Wright additionally testified Tuesday that Cox’s telephone location was close to Chad Daybell’s house on two important events in October 2019 — the day Tammy Daybell reported a person pointing and firing a gun at her, and 10 days later, on the night time she died. Cox, who has since died, was Lori Daybell’s brother.

Dr. Lily Marsden, who attended the exhumation and post-mortem of Tammy Daybell, testified Tuesday that she believes somebody proscribing Tammy Daybell’s airway brought about her loss of life.

Marsden additionally testified in the course of the trial that the bruises on Tammy Daybell’s arms and chest have been “acute” and her “physique had not began to mount a response to attempt to clear up the harm,” which means the bruises doubtless have been brought about within the hours earlier than or minutes after her loss of life.

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