Lori Vallow Daybell: Doomsday Mom back in court
Days after she complained of feeling ill, Lori Vallow Daybell is back in court after she was ordered by a judge. The so-called Doomsday Mom is set to go on trial for a second and final time in Arizona.
PHOENIX – Jury selection resumed and concluded on Wednesday in Lori Daybell’s second Arizona trial.
Proceedings were cut short on Monday, when the so-called ‘Doomsday Mom’ left early because she was sick. On Wednesday, however, FOX 10 Investigative Reporter Justin Lum confirmed that Judge Justin Beresky ordered the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to bring Vallow from jail to the courtroom..
Ultimately, a jury with eight men and eight women was assembled. Opening statements are now set for 10 a.m. on June 5.
What they’re saying:
Daybell was wheeled into court on Monday in a wheelchair, telling the judge she had headaches, nausea and chills.
With a trash can next to her, Daybell said she could not get out of the wheelchair.
“I’m sick, your honor. I’ve been sick all weekend. I let my team know yesterday I was sick,” Daybell said.
Judge Beresky ended court proceedings early on Monday and announced jury selection would resume on June 4.
I’m sick, your Honor: Lori Vallow Daybell pleads with judge as jury selection is delayed again
Courtroom video from the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County shows the exchange between so-called “Doomsday Mom” Lori Vallow Daybell and Judge Justin Beresky as she put jury selection on hold due to her ongoing illness. Vallow Daybell is representing herself in her last Arizona trial, accused of conspiring in the attempted murder of her ex-nephew-in-law Brandon Boudreaux.
The backstory:
For her second and final trial in Arizona, Vallow Daybell is accused of conspiring with her late brother, Alex Cox, in the attempted murder of her ex-nephew-in-law, Brandon Boudreaux.
Boudreaux was shot at outside his Gilbert home in October 2019. While Boudreaux was not hit, the incident is linked to a series of deadly events in Idaho, including the murders of Vallow Daybell’s two children, Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Chad Daybell’s first wife, Tammy.
In April 2025, Vallow Daybell was also found guilty of plotting the fatal shooting of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, in Chandler.
Expert panel weighs in on Lori Daybell trial
Investigator Justin Lum & Executive Producer George Obi are joined by an expert panel of Judge Mel McDonald, Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Taylor, and Rich Robertson, private investigator who was hired by Brandon Boudreaux following the 2019 shooting. They discuss what happened in court on June 2 in the Lori Daybell trial in Phoenix.
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