SPEAKERS AT THE TRIAL
LINDSEY BLAKE: STATE ATTNY (summary
1, audio
Apr10)
Opening statements - "The defendant used money, power, and sex to get what she wanted. It didn't matter what it was."
JAMES ARCHIBALD: DEFENSE ATTNY (summary 1, audio Apr10)
Opening statements - "The evidence will show Lori was a kind and loving mother."
1- KAY WOODCOCK: STATE WITNESS, grandmother of JJ (summary
1,
2,
3, audio
Apr10)
CV's life insurance (Feb 2019), JJ's disappearance (Aug 2019), wedding items on CV's Amazon account (Oct 2019)
X-EXAM: establishes that KW asked LVD to raise JJ
2- BRANDON BOUDREAUX: STATE WITNESS, ex-husb of LVD’s niece (summary
1, audio
Apr10)
LE's initial involvement; attempted shooting from Jeep (Oct 2019)
X-EXAM: questions why MP thought BB was gay, questions BB’s observations of shooting
3 - RAY HERMOSILLO: STATE WITNESS, Rexburg PD (summary
1,
2,
3,
4,
5, audio
Apr11,
Apr12)
Jeep surveillance, welfare check & search warrants (Nov 2019), discovery of JJ & TR bodies (Jun 2020)
X-EXAM: questions whose weapons were in garage, establishes that LVD was in HI when TD died (19 Oct 2019)
4 - JARED WILLMORE: STATE WITNESS, Madison Co Sheriff (summary
1, audio
Apr12)
CD & LVD prison phone call as bodies were discovered (Jun 2020)
--CD & LVD's AFFAIR (OCT 2018-OCT 2019)--
5 - JOE POWELL: STATE WITNESS, Fremont Co Sheriff (summary
1, audio
Apr12)
surveillance on CD & LVD (Nov 2019), exhumation of TD's body (Dec 2019)
X-EXAM: establishes that LVD was in HI when TD died (19 Oct 2019)
6 - MELANIE GIBB: STATE WITNESS, friend of LVD (summary
1,
2,
3,
4, audio
Apr13) OBJ
CD & LVD's initial meeting (Oct 2018), CD & LVD's shared beliefs & affair; CD & LVD's phone call with MG (Dec 2019), MG & DW's visit to LVD's on last day JJ was seen (22 Sep 2019)
X-EXAM: asks about religious beliefs, emphasizes all LVD did for her children
7 - NATHAN DUNCAN: STATE WITNESS, Chandler PD (summary
1,
2, audio
Apr13,
Apr14)
shooting of CV (Jul 2019), CD's call to mortuary (Jul 2019), CD's blessing to AC (Jun 2019), "CV"'s email to CD & CV's emails to TD (Jun 2019), texts from CV to LVD (Jul 2019), texts between CD & LVD about CV's insurance (Jul 2019), AC's "2manykids" text to LVD (Sep 2019)
8 - ZULEMA PASTENES: STATE WITNESS, wife of AC (summary
1,
2,
3, audio
Apr14,
Apr18)
CD & LVD's initial meeting (Oct 2018), CD & LVD's shared beliefs & affair; "Idiot can't do anything right by himself" on night TD was shot at (Oct 2019), "I think I'm being their fall guy" (Dec 2019)
X-EXAM: asks about religious beliefs
9 - COLBY RYAN: STATE WITNESS, son of LVD (summary
1,
2, audio
Apr18)
financial issues; prison phone call between CR & LVD (Jul? 2020)
X-EXAM: asks about religious beliefs, emphasizes all LVD did for her children
---CV's DEATH (JUL 2019)---
10 - MIKE SAARI: STATE WITNESS, Social Security Administration (summary
1, audio
Apr18)
social security payments
11 - CHUCK KUNSAITIS: STATE WITNESS, Rexburg PD (summary
1,
2, audio
Apr18,
Apr19)
bank statements, prescriptions, flights
12 - MIKE DOUGLASS: STATE WITNESS, FBI (summary
1,
2, audio
Apr19)
timelines of financials
13 - SCOTT COWDEN: STATE WITNESS, Chandler FD paramedic (summary
1, audio
Apr19)
OBJ
AC did not provide CPR to CV after shooting (11 Jul 2019)
14 - AIREL WERTHER: STATE WITNESS, Chandler PD homicide (summary
1, audio
Apr19)
OBJ
following up with LVD after CV's death (11 Jul 2019)
X-EXAM: establishes that AC called 911, establishes that JJ & TR were both with LVD day of shooting
15 - SANDRA YNCLAN: STATE WITNESS, Chandler PD homicide (summary
1, audio
Apr19)
OBJ
interviewed LVD & TD after CV's death (11 Jul 2019)
X-EXAM: establishes that AC was not arrested after CV’s death
16 - APRIL RAYMOND: STATE WITNESS, friend of LVD (summary
1, audio
Apr19)
*exclusionary issue - listened to Jason Lum’s interview with a cousin of LVD
LVD & TR's stay in HI, LVD was "done with JJ" (Feb 2019)
X-EXAM: asks about religious beliefs
17 - NATHAN MOFFATT: STATE WITNESS, Chandler PD (summary
1, audio
Apr20)
OBJ
CV’s death & inconsistencies in interviews (11 Jul 2019)
---MOVE TO REXBURG (SEP 2019)---
18 - SYDNEY WOODBURY SCHENK: STATE WITNESS, JJ’s babysitter (summary
1, audio
Apr20)
Babysitting JJ (18-19 Sep 2019)
X-EXAM: establishes that witness thought she would be babysitting JJ long-term
19 - JOSH WILSON: STATE WITNESS, Kennedy Elementary Principal (summary
1, audio
Apr20)
JJ’s school attendance in Rexburg (3-20 Sep 2019)
X-EXAM: establishes that witness thought JJ would be attending school there long-term
20 - WYNN HILL: STATE WITNESS, BYU-I Dean (summary
1, audio
Apr20)
TR never applied or enrolled at BYU-I
---JJ & TYLEE'S DEATHS (SEP 2019)---
21 - DAVID WARWICK: STATE WITNESS, friend of LVD & husband of MG (summary
1, audio
Apr20)
*exclusionary issue - listened to 45m of wife MG’s testimony OBJ
Introduced to LVD by MG in AZ (Aug 2019), visit to LVD’s in Rexburg (20-23 Sep 2019)
X-EXAM: asks about religious beliefs/visions
22 - BRUCE MATTINGLY: STATE WITNESS, Fremont Co Sheriff (summary
1, audio
Apr20)
Seized electronic evidence from Daybell home (Jan 2020)
23 - BENJAMIN DEAN: STATE WITNESS, FBI analyst (summary
1, audio
Apr20)
TD’s cell phone data, including raccoon text (9 Sep 2019)
24 - DAVE STUBBS: STATE WITNESS, Rexburg PD (summary
1,
2,
3, audio
Apr20, audio
Apr24)
Travel records, email, Fitbit, prescription, cell phones, insurance records; search for TR’s Jeep & welfare check (Nov 2019); wedding photos (Nov 2019)
X-EXAM: asks about forensic training, reiterates that only AC was at both locations on key dates
25 - NICOLE HEIDEMAN: STATE WITNESS, FBI (summary
1,
2, audio
Apr24)
CD & LVD Google searches, temple visit dates (Nov 2018-Oct 2019)
X-EXAM: asks about search results
26 - NICK BALLANCE: STATE WITNESS, FBI (summary
1,
2,
3, audio
Apr24,
Apr25)
Cell phone data location ‘pings’ (Sep 2019)
X-EXAM: asks about FBI training, mapping cell areas
27 - SUMMER SHIFLET: STATE &
DEFENSE WITNESS, LVD’s sister, representing TR (summary
1, audio
Apr25)
STATE: LVD told her she knew where kids were and that they were safe (Feb 2020), video visit (Jun 2020)
DEFENSE: LVD’s childhood & family, LVD’s relationship with TR, LVD’s religious beliefs
28 - RICK SCHMITT: STATE WITNESS, Rexburg PD (summary
1,
2, audio
Apr25)
Yellowstone trip (8 Sep 2019), storage unit footage (Oct 2019), discovery of bodies (9 Jun 2020)
X-EXAM: asks how they know “C.Quint” at shooting club was AC
29 - STEVE DANIELS: STATE WITNESS, FBI forensics (summary
1, audio
Apr25)
Excavation of TR & JJ’s remains (9 Jun 2020)