Flood-ridden Arizona areas, Lori Vallow case

In this episode of John Hook's Newsmaker Saturday, we're first hearing from Vice Mayor of Flagstaff, Austin Aslan, as the beautiful northern Arizona city is experiencing water cascading in the neighborhoods, parks, and developments ever since fires burned in the mountains over the last several years. On top of that, we're talking about the unbelievable winter snowpack that's accumulated in that part of the state that's greatly improved drought conditions all across Arizona. In the second half, we're catching up with FOX 10's Justin Lum on the "doomsday mom" murder trial. The trial of Lori Vallow, the Arizona mom accused of killing her kids, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. He spent two weeks in Boise, Idaho getting a feel for the trial's impact on the community, hearing and seeing graphic testimony and evidence, all while getting to see Lori's reaction, or apparent lack thereof, to these testimonies while in the courtroom with her.

Detective says Lori Vallow appeared 'non-chalant' after husband's death

Chandler detectives found Lori to be calm, smiling and even laughing after she learned of her husband’s death. Specifically, detective Cassandra Ynclan described Lori's "non-chalant" demeanor throughout the conversation. "She was calm, unemotional, I would say. Not upset. The conversation revolved around Tylee and her school, kind of Tylee's future plans. She was almost non-chalant about the conversation," Ynclan said.

Chandler Police detectives, firefighter testify in Idaho court for Lori Vallow murder trial

Chandler Police detectives and a firefighter also took the stand. They were questioned about the Charles Vallow's shooting. In July 2019, the narrative in Chandler Police's report is that Charles and Lori’s brother Alex got into a fight. Lori, Alex and even her daughter Tylee claimed that Charles hit Alex in the head with a baseball bat. Alex grabbed his gun and shot Charles twice, claiming self-defense. But, at the time, Chandler detectives found Lori to be calm, smiling and even laughing after she learned of her husband’s death.

'You ripped my heart out': Recorded call with Lori Vallow and only living child Colby Ryan

During day 11 of the Lori Vallow trial, the Arizona mother accused of killing her kids and husband's late wife, a phone call was replayed back to the courtroom between Lori and her only living child, Colby Ryan. We've spoken to Colby Ryan multiple times during the coverage of this case. He's the older half-brother of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow who was adopted into the family.