BOISE, Idaho - A day after Lori Vallow's only living child took the stand, we heard more testimony from law enforcement officials in the murder trial of the so-called "Doomsday mom" about her suspicious financial moves.Tensions were high on Tuesday when Colby Ryan, the older half-brother of Tylee Ryan and J.J.
Vallow, took the stand. Ryan testified that he was blindsided when J.J. and Tylee were found dead on the property of Lori's husband, Chad Daybell.On April 19, Idaho law enforcement officials testified, as well as an FBI accountant.The prosecution questioned more witnesses about Lori's finances and transactions.The state has presented money as one of her motives in this triple murder case.
We’ve heard about life insurance policies and social security benefits throughout trial, and not just insight into Lori's finances, but her husband Chad Daybell's as well.Rexburg Police detective Chuck Kunsaitis and FBI accountant Mike Douglass took the stand, laying out the numbers.Rewind back to July 2019 when Lori’s fourth husband Charles Vallow was shot and killed in Chandler, Arizona by her brother Alex Cox, who is now also dead.In the months following, Lori would receive social security benefits on behalf of seven-year-old JJ Vallow.
Lori was also getting social security on behalf of her daughter Tylee Ryan after her own dad Joe Ryan died in 2018.Investigators say Lori didn’t stop collecting checks after her kids were murdered in September 2019.