Lori Vallow Daybell trial: Breaking down closing arguments

FOX 10's Justin Lum breaks one of the final days of the Lori Vallow Daybell trial in Arizona. She and the state made their closing arguments. Lori's was about 20 minutes, and the state's was almost two hours. Now, the jury has the case.

Lori Vallow Daybell trial: Closing arguments made

A jury will continue deliberations over the Lori Vallow Daybell murder conspiracy case on April 22, after closing arguments were made on Monday, April 21. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum has more.

Lori Vallow Daybell makes closing argument

After Prosecutor Treena Kay made her closing argument on April 21, Lori Vallow Daybell delivered her closing argument. During the closing argument, Vallow tried at one point to talk about evidence that were not admitted as such, prompting objections. The presiding judge also stepped in. This video does not contain any gruesome material from the scene of the crime.

Vallow Daybell: Prosecutor makes closing argument

On April 21, prosecutor Treena Kay delivered her closing argument in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial. In Arizona, Vallow Daybell is accused of conspiring with her brother to kill Charles Vallow. During the closing argument, Kay said Vallow Daybell was 'not concerned about her husband being dead on the floor of her house' following his murder. This video does not contain any gruesome material from the scene of the crime.

Vallow Daybell: Trial judge reads jury instruction

Ahead of jury deliberation in the doomsday murder trial in Phoenix on April 21, the presiding judge read out the jury instruction for this trial. In Arizona, Lori Vallow Daybell is accused of conspiring with her brother, Alex Cox, in the murder of Charles Vallow, who was Vallow's husband at the time of the murder.

Vallow Daybell: Legal experts weigh in on closing arguments

FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum spoke with a panel of legal experts, as both sides prepare to make their closing arguments in the Lori Vallow Daybell murder conspiracy trial in Phoenix. In Arizona, the so-called 'Doomsday Mom' is accused of conspiring to kill her then-husband, Charles Vallow.

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Vallow Daybell confirms she won't take the stand

Lori Vallow Daybell, the so-called 'Doomsday Mom,' was back in court on April 17, where she once again told the judge that she has no intention of taking the stand in her own defense. She will have to officially rest her case in front of the jury.

Fmr. judge calls Vallow Daybell's self-representation a ‘catastrophic disaster’ | On The Record

Mel McDonald is a retired judge for the Maricopa County Superior Court, former prosecutor for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona. He joins FOX10 Investigator Justin Lum and Special Projects Executive Producer George Obi to discuss Lori Vallow Daybell's self-representation as her own attorney in court. The convicted killer is accused of conspiring to commit first-degree murder in the death of her fourth husband Charles Vallow.

Experts weigh in on 'Doomsday Mom' not testifying

Lori Vallow Daybell has once again told Judge Justin Beresky that she does not intend to present evidence in her murder conspiracy case. We will know for certain before closing arguments on April 21 when the jury returns to court.

Lori Vallow Daybell's decision in court l FOX 10 Talks

Both the prosecution and defense in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial have rested their case and closing arguments have been scheduled in the murder conspiracy trial of the so-called "Doomsday Mom." FOX 10's Ron Hoon and Syleste Rodriguez discuss the day's top stories.

Vallow Daybell: Prosecutor examines detective

Chandler Police detective Nate Duncan testified on April 16, as prosecutors presented an overwhelming amount of evidence to the jury that detailed an alleged conspiracy between Vallow Daybell and her brother, Alex Cox, in the death of Charles Vallow. The evidence also included text messages between Vallow Daybell and her current husband, Chad Daybell.