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14:22 Boyce says the jury variety was faster than expected and that’s why the next witness is there. We reject for today and there will be no hearing tomorrow. The hearing will resume Monday at 8:30 a. m. Join me tonight at 6:30 p. m. for “Courtroom Insider. “
14:20 The lawyers are at their table and Boyce is back on the stand. The judge wishes to explain the evidence that has been admitted today.
14:15 Some jurors and other people in the gallery (including yours) get up to stretch their legs. These wooden benches are tough! Daybell remains motionless on the defense table.
14:13 Wood asks for a sidebar. They all suggest leaving the courtroom.
14:12 Lieutenant Hermosillo is released from the rostrum. He is still summoned to be called back and Boyce tells him to review any of the testimony from the trial.
14:11 Prior asks how long the Chadian driveway is. Hermosillo says he can’t testify about that. Prior asks if it’s 50 yards. Hermosillo says 20 to 30 meters. Before that, he has nothing else.
14:10 Prior asks about Alex Cox’s metadata and mobile phone. Hermosillo says Alex’s phone was not on Chad’s estate at the time of the paintball incident.
14:09 Prior asks if Hermosillo testified about Alex Cox’s whereabouts in Chad Daybell’s assets on Oct. 9. Prior asks if they watched all of Alex’s phone recordings for the day. Hermosillo said they were more interested in the time when the incident occurred.
14:08 Wood has no further questions. Prior needs to stand his ground, and Boyce says he will allow a new limited crossing.
14:07 Wood asks Hermosillo what was the first thing he asked Chad when they first met. Hermosillo says he asked her when was the last time she saw J. J. Vallow. Chad responded in October. Wood asks if Hermosillo asked Chad for Lori’s cell phone number. Chad replied that he didn’t know Lori’s cell phone.
14:05 Hermosillo says that, based on all the occasions such as the inability to locate the children, the inability to succeed on anyone, the timeline of death and Chad and Lori’s marriage, all of this played a role. Hermosillo says Alex Cox passed away in December 2019. Wood asks if, at any point after Alex’s death, did Chad call Rexburg police to report that children were missing?Hermosillo says no.
14:04 Wood asks if the fact that Tammy died 10 days after the incident had anything to do with whether or not she believes it was a paintball gun. Hermosillo says yes. Wood asks if the fact that Chad got married 17 days after Tammy’s death affected his confidence that it was a paintball gun. Hermosillo says yes.
14:02 Hermosillo says that on the morning of the shooting, Alex was driving up and down Daybell’s assets, as well as assets. On Oct. 10, he Googled “how to run your AR-15 in cold weather. “Hermosillo says that’s why they think it’s not just a paintball gun. “We believe Alex Cox is there to shoot Tammy Daybell. “
14:01 Hermosillo asks to see his notes. He is allowed to take a look at them, but he cannot bear witness to it.
13:59 Wood asks about the initial scope of the investigation when Hermosillo began investigating. It was the Jeep. Wood shows the timeline on the screen and asks questions about the paintball incident. Wood asks Hermosillo why it wasn’t a paintball gun. Hermosillo says that through their investigation, they learned that Alex Cox was at Chad Daybell’s estate the morning Tammy Daybell was shot. He says the night Tammy Daybell was shot was a less bloody night and Alex Googled “how to do augmented reality work in cold weather. “
13:58 Wood will now redirect. He asks Hermosillo who Chad Daybell was with when Hermosillo met Chad. Alex Cox. Wood asks the detective if Chad seemed to be afraid of Alex Cox. Hermosillo says no.
13:56 Prior asks if JJ discovered him in red pajamas and Sketchers socks. Prior asks if JJ dressed in red pajamas when he went upstairs through Alex Cox. Hermosillo doesn’t know. Prior says he’ll keep the rest of his questions when he retires to Hermosillo. The prerequisite is fulfilled. Wood will now redirect.
13:54 Hermosillo says he doesn’t know exactly how long the interview lasted or how long the recording lasted. Wooden items and says it goes beyond the frame. Boyce says we’re well beyond the scope of direct review. Prior says that will be reviewed when Hermosillo is called to the stand.
13:51 Prior talks about the phone calls Hermosillo had with Melanie Gibb. He asked Hermosillo to interview David Warwick and Melanie Gibb in Provo, Utah. Hermosillo, a lieutenant and Rob Wood came down for maintenance. Prior asks if the verbal exchange has been recorded. Hermosillo says that wasn’t the case from the start (the recorder failed) but most of the interview failed. Prior says the recording lasted about 22 minutes. Hermosillo says that doesn’t sound right: They stayed there for about an hour.
13:50 Prior asks who was in the apartment on September 23, 2019. Hermosillo says Warwick, Gibb and Lori Vallow were there. Hermosillo says that within two hours, JJ was buried on Chad Daybell’s property.
13:47 Before that, it now comes to JJ Vallow and his last known evidence of life. He mentions the last known evidence of Tylee Ryan’s life. He says there is a 16-day interval between the two deaths. Prior asks if JJ was in Lori’s space on September 22. Lori, JJ, Melanie Gibb and David Warwick were there. Lori, Melanie, and David were recording a devoted podcast. Prior says the allegation is that JJ misbehaved and that Alex took JJ to a separate apartment.
13:46 Before converting the gears again. He showed Hermosillo that he had won a subpoena from his office. Hermosillo says yes. Prior asks him if he is willing to come back and testify if he wishes again. Hermosillo says yes.
13:44 Hermosillo says Daybell went to Hawaii after California. Prior asks Hermosillo how they found out Chad was in Hawaii. Hermosillo says it was thanks to tips and cellphone data. Prior asks if they’ve looked at the plane’s logs. Hermosillo explains that each officer was aware of other things. Hermosillo said he assumed the officer had reviewed the plane’s records and finances.
1:43 p. m. Before asking if Hermosillo had gotten any information that Daybell would be going on vacation at the end of November. Hermosillo says they later learned Daybell was in California.
13:41 Games are coming back from your sidebar. The query is made and the topic is not allowed. Previously, I inquired about JJ’s initial wellness check in November 2019 at Lori’s apartment. Hermosillo says that every time they called Chad, he went straight to voicemail. whether Hermosillo has consulted Daybell’s phone records. He says that’s not the case personally.
13:37 Prior asks Hermosillo if he knows Alex Cox chased Joseph Ryan in 2007. Wood Goods and Boyce, says it goes beyond the frame. Prior asks for a sidebar.
13:35 Prior now asks Hermosillo who is accused of Charles Vallow’s death. Hermosillo told Lori Vallow. Prior asks if he knows Chad Daybell is not charged in Maricopa County. Hermosillo says yes. Prior asks Hermosillo if he knows Chad Daybell, charged in connection with the shooting of Brandon B. Hermosillo says yes.
13:33 Previous steps from one thing to another. Now he asks Hermosillo if he checked all the guns and knives discovered in Alex’s garage. Hermosillo says he hasn’t studied and doesn’t know how to study knives. Prior says, “Me neither. Me neither.
13:31 Prior shows off an exhibit showing Alex Googling “sharpening swords” 3 days after Tammy Daybell’s death. On Oct. 23, he Googled “15 Facts You Didn’t Know About the ‘Silence of the Lambs. ‘”Prior asks Hermosillo if he remembers the search. . Hermosillo does not.
1:30 p. m. Prior asks Hermosillo if Alex has a habit of Googling a lot. Hermosillo says he can’t answer that question. Prior asks about Alex by Googling the Hannibal Lecter “thing. “Hermosillo says he’s not aware of it. Boyce reminds Prior to stay close to the microphone.
13:28 Prior presents proof showing the date Alex Googled the terms. It was October 12, 2019, 3 days after the paintball incident. Prior asks if this is the only time a Google search has been conducted. Hermosillo says that on the night of Oct. 9, 2019, Alex Googled “how to run an AR-15 in cold weather. “
13:26 Hermosillo can’t when Alex Googled the terms. Prior says he will “take the liberty and help him a little bit. “
13:25 Before you ask Alex, Google what kind of caliber it takes to shoot a Dodge Dakota. Earlier he says that we don’t know who Alex’s target is, but it’s most likely someone who owns the vehicle. Hermosillo says that’s right.
13:22 Prior says we don’t know who drives the Dodge Dakota. Hermosillo says he’s right. Prior flashes back to June 9 and asks if Daybell left his home premises at full speed. Hermosillo says Daybell didn’t take off in the Dodge Dakota, but it was another vehicle.
13:21 Prior says he stops by to take his time. The judgment on reprimanded me quite a bit at this point, I think I got it. We’re moving to pass a little slower at this point,” he says.
13:19 Boyce is on the bench. Juries are summoned.
13:12 The prosecutors are at his house and Prior is at his. Chad Daybell smiled as he and Prior talked.
13:11 Return to the courtroom. John Prior will continue to question the Hermosillo detective. The initial discussions are very quick, so I’ll check to stay awake. Even when Wood objected, Prior persevered and Boyce had to tell him to wait for the decision. .
12:10 We take a one-hour lunch break. I’ll be around 1:10 p. m.
12:07 Before asking Hermosillo about the Dodge Dakota Tammy had gotten out of. Prior says that if Chad Daybell had driven the vehicle, would Alex Cox have tried to shoot Chad?Hermosillo says Tammy Daybell called 911.
12:05 p. m. Prior asks if Hermosillo searched for the search engine on behalf of Tammy Daybell. Hermosillo says no. Prior asks if he has spoken to “Officer K” (I think he is referring to Kaaiakamanu; Prior can’t pronounce his name) over the search history. He then walks over to Alex Cox at the time of the shooting.
12:03 p. m. Prior refers to the Facebook post as an email. Wooden Items: Says it’s not an email. Boyce asks Prior to clarify. Prior says it’s a text message sent to members of Salem’s Third District. Wooden items, saying it’s not a text message. Boyce rejects the objection.
12 p. m. Prior asks if Hermosillo has noticed all the evidence related to Tammy Daybell’s death. Hermosillo says yes. Before showing, on screen, the Facebook post that Tammy wrote about the paintball incident in her entryway. You can watch it here.
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11:57 a. m. Hermosillo explains that he had to ask Chad twice to get Lori’s phone number. Previous questions to Hermosillo about the paintball gun incident. Prior asks Hermosillo if he has had a chance to review all the evidence in this case. Hermosillo says yes. Before, he used to use his computer to exhibit exhibitions.
11:54 a. m. Before asking Hermosillo about his request to get Lori’s phone number from Alex and Chad. Prior asked him if he had ever made any threats. Wooden objects. First, ask a question. Boyce tells him to wait. “Before, when there is an objection, I will decide. Objection denied. “Prior continued with his doubts.
11:52 a. m. Prior asks what day Hermosillo and his colleagues went to Lori Vallow’s apartment. Prior asks why they left. Hermosillo says it was for a welfare check. Detectives came out at other times. Prior says none of them brought a video or tape recorder. “No one took out their phone and made a video or audio recording of Mr. Daybell or Mr. Cox, right?”Hermosillo says that’s correct.
11:50 a. m. Prior turns around and asks questions about frame cameras. Hermosillo says all detectives use a frame camera. Prior asked about the policy on recording interviews. Hermosillo says the interviews are recorded at the police station.
11:46 a. m. Hermosillo confirms that his role is to establish his investigation and pass the case on to the prosecutor. Prior asks if prosecutors show up to investigations, and Hermosillo says that’s happened before. Hermosillo says it’s vital that prosecutors have all the information.
11:45 a. m. Prior asks Hermosillo if he intends to remain impartial in an investigation. He says yes. ” The intention is to take a look at all the evidence,” says Prior. He asks Hermosillo what they do with the evidence. Hermosillo says they are following the evidence and building a case.
11:43 a. m. Prior asks Hermosillo what to call him: officer or lieutenant. Hermosillo says Lieutenant. Previous questions to Hermosillo about several witnesses he interviewed, Melanie Gibb and David Warwick.
11 a. m. 41. La timeline starts from the time the bodies were recovered, taken to the coroner, etc. Wood finishes his questions. John Prior will now conduct cross-examination on Hermosillo.
11:37 a. m. Jurors return to the courtroom. Hermosillo reads the timeline. It began in July 2019 with the passing of Charles Vallow. September 2 & 3, 2019: Lori, Alex and the youngsters move to Rexburg. The last known evidence of Tylee’s life was Sept. 8, 2019. The last known evidence of JJ’s life on September 22, 2019. The attempted murder of Brandon B. on October 2, 2019. The attempt to shoot Tammy Daybell on October 9, 2019. Tammy’s passing is October 19, 2019.
11:35 a. m. The above items are no longer on display, so you will be admitted. Boyce will also read the jury orders related to segment 404(b).
11:34 a. m. The parties discussed some of the objections and rulings raised in the case last year related to the 404(b) arguments. This is believed to be similar to the death of Charles Vallow and the shooting of Brandon Boudreaux. You can read more about the evidence regulations here.
11:28 a. m. Boyce is back on the bench. He had to go back and review some of the decisions that had been made some time ago. It will now rule on a test on the presence of the jury.
11 a. m. Chad has a computer and reads and flips through. He gave her a computer at the Fremont County Jail to review evidence in preparation for trial. I told him there was no access to the web.
10:57 a. m. They’re all back. There’s an evidentiary challenge you want to solve. The jury said goodbye to his workplace, and Boyce went to his workplace to conduct a legal investigation.
10:51 a. m. Hermosillo is also preparing a timeline for the case. Wood asks to admit it. Boyce asks for a sidebar. All the lawyers leave the courtroom with the judge.
10:49 a. m. Wood gives way to a test showing the key figures in the case: Lori, Charles, Alex, Tylee, JJ, Chad, Tammy and Melani Pawlowski.
10:46 Hermosillo explains that on October 9, 2019, Tammy Daybell believed she had been shot in the driveway of her home. He first pointed out that it could have been a paintball gun.
10:45 a. m. Wood asks about the Jeep sought by Arizona authorities. He said the Jeep used in the attempted murder of Brandon Boudreaux, Lori Vallow’s former nephew.
10:43 a. m. Wood asks Hermosillo if he knows Charles Vallow. Hermosillo says yes. He shot and killed Alex Cox, Lori’s brother, on July 11, 2019.
10:41 a. m. Hermosillo says they learned of the Fremont County investigation and that it’s vital because the suspects in that case were the same as in the missing boy’s case. “At the time, we were still looking for two young children, so it’s imperative that we share data and collect data from neighboring counties and anyone involved in this case. “
10:39 a. m. Hermosillo says that while Rexburg police were investigating JJ and Tylee, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office was investigating the death of Tammy Daybell. Rexburg and Fremont worked together.
10:38 a. m. Hermosillo and Ball returned to the Ada County coroner’s office on June 12. They retrieved evidence and took it to the Meridian State Laboratory. The pieces were registered in the laboratory.
10:36 a. m. Warren opened the frame bag and said he couldn’t do anything with the frame; He couldn’t perform an autopsy.
10:34 a. m. The jury sits down. Wood goes on to ask Hermosillo about JJ’s autopsy. Once the autopsy was complete, Dr. Warren and his team removed JJ from the autopsy table. They pulled out a second black bag. They were Tylee’s remains.
10:32 a. m. Boyce is on the bench. Juries are summoned.
10:22 a. m. We’re back in the courtroom. Several viewers saw Chad Daybell waving his hand during the broadcast of the graphic images before halftime. A lady, who was watching Chad closely, told me that it seemed like she had never seen those photographs before.
9:59 a. m. Boyce asks for a box with a lawyer. He says that now we are going to take a break in the morning and return around 10:30 am.
9:57 a. m. Hermosillo describes more graphic images showing JJ’s body with his face wrapped in duct tape.
9 a. m. 56. La next photo JJ on the table soaked in the decomposing body, Hermosillo says.
9:55 Hermosillo describes the first image. It shows duct tape wrapped around JJ’s face. “The tip of the duct tape on his arms is what caught my eye. “JJ had a white and blue infant blanket wrapped around him. Several jurors are searching their screens, others are taking notes.
9:52 a. m. Wood asks for more photographs. Hermosillo says they show JJ Vallow’s lie on the table after the post-mortem team opens the black plastic bag. “It’s all graphic in nature. They will be posted or displayed on the court’s live stream or to the public in the courtroom. ” said Boyce. Jurors will see the footage.
9:50 a. m. Once they got rid of the tape and bag, Hermosillo learned that JJ relied on the photographs he had seen. JJ’s clothes came undone and Dr. Warren reported bruising on his arms, ankles, and chest. There were scratch marks on the left side of his neck, just below the tape. “At that point, Dr. Warren and his team performed the autopsy. “
9:48 a. m. Hermosillo says the skin gave the impression of being bluish-green, black and yellow. Warren then cut the white plastic bag around JJ’s head with duct tape. It showed duct tape covering JJ’s mouth and there were several layers of tape on his arms. JJ’s wrists were also bound with duct tape.
9 a. m. 46. The first bag of squares came out. The post-mortem team opened it and revealed the frame wrapped in black plastic. The doctor cut the plastic. JJ dressed in red pants and a pair of pajama shirts. His arms were folded over his body and there was duct tape from elbow to elbow. His ankles were bound with duct tape. She put on her removable diaper. He was wearing black Sketchers socks.
9:44 a. m. Autopsy performed on June 11. Hermosillo says they had an interrogation at the coroner’s office. Then they went to the room where the autopsies were being performed, logged in, and put on white boots. Detectives then leaned against the wall while the autopsy was conducted.
9:41 a. m. Hermosillo says they followed coroner Brenda Dye to the morgue. The morgue was secured and detectives took JJ and Tylee’s remains to the Ada County coroner’s office for an autopsy. The remains were deposited around 8-9 p. m. June 10 at the Ada County Coroner’s Office.
9:40 a. m. Wood shows Hermosillo the following photo. He says, “There are parts of Tylee when we’re trying to lift him off the ground. There are pieces of skull, charred bones, and flesh burned and rotten to the bone,” Hermosillo says.
9:39 a. m. Hermosillo describes the following photograph showing tarps and handheld equipment used at the site. The photo was taken “after cutting this mass of wet soil. “
9:38 a. m. The lawyers are back. Wood asked Hermosillo to describe the following photo. It was part of a human skull next to the green cube. “There were also teeth in the ground. “
9:37 a. m. Larry Woodcock is in the courtroom today, but Kay Woodcock is in Array. She appeared in court at Lori Vanlow’s trial last year on the days those photographs were displayed.
9 a. m. 35. The photo below shows burnt meat in the bucket, Hermosillo says. First, ask for a sidebar. They leave the courtroom and make their way to the courtrooms.
9:34 a. m. Hermosillo describes the following image. It is burnt flesh still down to a bone placed on a blue tarp. It shows a component of the hip bone in which there is still burnt flesh. “Greasy and burnt tissue,” says Hermosillo. The jurors stare at their screens. Chad looks at Hermosillo and the screen in front of him.
9:32 Hermosillo describes the first photo. It shows the color change of the earth and the dry, charred bones. “All the little pieces next to it are pieces of burnt meat, tissue and organs that we later decided were in the most sensitive part of the cube. “
9:31 a. m. Wood says it’s appropriate at this point to turn off public access. Boyce agrees.
9:30 We see the first photo and it’s the one of the animal cemetery. There are beacons near the fire pit and tarps on the ground.
9:26 a. m. We’re about to get to the heart of the matter. Boyce says it may not be shown to the public in the courtroom or live, but jurors will see it. These are pieces of evidence that Wood asks to be shown. approved.
9:23 a. m. Tylee’s remains were laid to rest on a blue tarp. Hermosillo says the smell is awful. They were recovered and placed in a structure bag. Tylee’s remains were taken to the morgue and Hermosillo returned to Chad’s home.
9:20 a. m. Hermosillo says they returned the next day and began digging with a small team “to know exactly what we were going to extract from the ground. “The team took turns digging because the smell was so bad. The green object began to take on a “rounded shape” as they methodically disposed of the earth. At that moment, we saw what appeared to be the shape of a molten green cube that gave the impression of involving the remains of what we thought were Tylee charred and burned the inside of that cube. “
09:00 19. The vans arrived and law enforcement secured the place to spend the night. The next day
09:17 Hermosillo says that when they dug deeper they discovered bone fragments and “balls of burnt flesh that were beginning to protrude from the earth. “The smell was awful. Each had another task. Digging deeper, they discovered something plastic and green. The leader of the ERT told the team that it had finished its day.
9:15 a. m. Hermosillo says the evidence recovery team cut through the dirt near the chimney. They used heavy apparatus and then smaller manual machinery to sort the land. Hermosillo says they were only able to paint for a few minutes because of the very bad smell. .
9:13 a. m. The body was transported to Madison Memorial Hospital. When detectives returned to Chad’s home, “we helped with a second burial site,” Hermosillo says. They went to the animal cemetery. ” From talking to family members, we knew that The Puppy Cemetery had a small statue of a black dog next to a pole. “
9:12 a. m. After the frame came off the ground, Hermosillo helped the coroner put JJ in a frame bag. The frame was placed in the coroner’s car and taken to the morgue. Hermosillo and Lieutenant Ball followed the vehicle to the morgue. Once JJ was placed in the morgue, detectives returned to Chad’s home.
9:09 a. m. The next symbol shows a small frame wrapped in black plastic and duct tape, Hermosillo said. The following exposure shows the wet ground after JJ has been lifted off the ground. “It’s the composition of the framework. The frame starts to crumble,” the detective said.
9:07 a. m. Lawyers are back. A new photo pops up and we see a tightly wrapped black plastic object that has been buried in the ground. Hermosillo says he wasn’t buried too deeply. The next exhibit shows a piece of white plastic and there is a small crack in the plastic. There is brown human hair through the indentation of the plastic.
9:06 a. m. Wood asks for a sidebar. They all accompany Boyce to his office.
9:01 a. m. La next photo shows the white rocks at the burial site. The photo below shows the woodwork underneath the white rocks. The next symbol shows damp dirt uncovered underneath the wood panels. Hermosillo says that once the panels were removed, the smell became stronger.
8:59 a. m. The next symbol is a close-up showing a grassy domain above where JJ was buried. The next symbol shows a thin layer of dirt and one of the white rocks can be seen. Wood asks about the smell. Hermosillo says that as soon as they removed the top layer of soil, he smelled rotting bodies.
8:56 a. m. The following photo of the chimney pit at the Daybell Assets. Hermosillo said there were burnt branches and other debris in the area. The following photo shows the tree in the assets and the pond area.
8:54 a. m. The first photo appears on the screen. It shows the front of Chad’s space and a vehicle parked in the driveway. Hermosillo shows where Chad was and where he was looking when he was on the phone in the car.
8:49 a. m. Wood asks to admit several pieces of evidence. Hermosillo checks them. These are photographs that show Daybell’s estate and the west of his home.
8:46 a. m. , Wood picks up the phone and asks Hermosillo where JJ’s body was. Use a laser pointer to show the pond area.
8:42 a. m. The jurors are in their seats. Hermosillo speaks.
8:39 a. m. The lawyers are back at their tables. Boyce is back in the dock and asks for jurors to participate.
8:38 a. m. Today the courtroom is full of people. Three rows on one side of the room are empty.
8:34 am You can stick to everything that happened – adding Hermosillo’s testimony so far – here.
8:33 a. m. Se expect Madison County District Attorney Rob Wood to continue to wonder about Hermosillo. Note: Today is Wood’s birthday.
8:31 a. m. Return to the courtroom. Detail. Ray Hermosillo will be back at the helm this morning. Chad Daybell sits at the defense table, dressed in a smart blouse and red tie. The lawyers meet with Boyce at the office.
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