Chad Daybell's trial has officially started after a week of jury selection. He is facing charges of murder, fraud, and conspiracy in connection with the deaths of three individuals. The prosecution called their first witness, Rexburg detective Ray Hermosillo.
FILE - Chad Daybell appears during a court hearing in St. Anthony, Idaho, Aug. 4, 2020. Chad Daybell 's trial is officially underway after more than a week of jury selection .
Daybell, 55, is facing charges of first degree murder, insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Tammy Daybell, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan. Last year, their mother, Lori Vallow Daybell, received a life sentence without parole for the killings.Both the prosecution and defense took around 20 minutes.
After those concluded, the prosecution called up their first witness, Rexburg detective Ray Hermosillo, who gave a similar account as he did in the Vallow Daybell trial.targeted at the attorneys involved in the case. The order addressed a concern that any dissemination of information, evidence or opinions that could potentially taint the jury pool.
Vallow Daybell, who married Daybell shortly after the deaths, was found guilty last year and sentenced to life in prison without parole. She has been extradited to Arizona, where she now faces additional charges of conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her previous husband, Charles Vallow, and the attempted murder of her niece's ex-husband Brandon Boudreaux.Editor's note: The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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