Here are Nate's updates for the part of Christina Atwood's testimony that was white noised out.
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...
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3:03 p.m. At the last meeting in June, Serena was not present. Christina overheard Lori talking about Serena. “It was just very negative and that she didn’t believe that Serena was going to be good afterall – something to that effect.”
3:02 p.m. Christina says these statements stuck out because in her faith, members believe everyone except Jesus Christ needs to repent. Lori began talking about knowing members of her group in prior lives.
3:01 p.m. Lori said she hadn’t given Charles as many drugs as she had said the day before – tried to minimize it. Lori began making statements that Christina believes went against her religion and Lori said she did not need to repent anymore.
3 p.m. Christina didn’t stay much longer at the gatherings. She left and the next day, asked Lori if she would visit with her. Christina met with Lori. “I told her I was very concerned about what had been said and that it was really disturbing. I told her if something happened to Charles I would go to the police. She said they were just being silly and playing off each other and hadn’t meant anything by it. She was just being dramatic.”
2:59 p.m. Lori said she had crushed up some of JJ’s medicine and put it in Charles’ drink mix. Treena asks if it was a significant amount of medication. Christina says yes – “I was disturbed.” Alex had no reaction to this.
2:58 p.m. Christina doesn’t recall Lori reacting to these statements. Lori didn’t say, “You can’t kill my husband” or “You can’t say stuff like that.” Lori didn’t react to the statements. Christina says the statements were upsetting.
2:57 p.m. As they were breaking their fast, Alex said he wished he could just kill Charles. Lori was around one of the times that Alex said it. Alex said this more than once. “It was jocular, as I recall he was standing up and just talking about it pretty loudly.”
2:56 p.m. After the meeting, Lori still expressed that Charles was possessed. “We were asked to fast and pray for her family. We came together fasting and gathered outside and had a prayer together. I believe Lori was the one who said the prayer and then we went in and broke our fast and ate and visited.” Alex was part of the prayer outside.
2:55 p.m. Treena asks Christina’s impressions about Alex Cox. “He was pretty loud and outspoken, I guess, and I was very uncomfortable with what he was talking about,” Christina says.
2:54 p.m. On June 9, 2019, all the ladies got together at Zulema’s house. Zulema, Alex Cox, Melani Boudreaux, Nicole Earl, Melanie Gibb and Lori were all there. Another lady was there too.
2:52 p.m. Treena asks Christina if Lori ever talked to her about castings. Yes, Christina says. It was praying for dark spirits to be cast out of someone. Christina was in Lori’s presence when Lori prayed for the evil spirit to leave her husband. Treena asks if people were assigned different elements as part of the casting. Christina doesn’t recall.
2:51 p.m. Christina recalls Lori having at least two phones plus a third line that was a home landline. Lori was not working at the time. Christina did not know Lori to work.
2:50 p.m. Christina listens to the police interview. She told police a spirit had possessed Charles but she couldn’t remember the name. Christina recalls Lori speaking about Charles being possessed on more than one occasion. Lori was open about it.
2:47 p.m. Lori said Charles had a dark spirit and was possessed. Treena asks the name of the dark spirit. Christina doesn’t recall. Treena asks if listening to the recording of her interview with police would help her recall. Christina says it would.
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