Lori Vallow trial: Brother of ‘Doomsday mom’ researched firearms before Tammy Daybell attempted shooting
ADA COUNTY, IDAHO: Day 16 of the Lori Vallow trial heard detective Vince Kaaiakamanu testify that brother of ‘Doomsday mom’ Alex Cox’s researched firearms before an attempted shooting of Chad Daybell's wife, Tammy Daybell, who died as a result of asphyxiation on October 19, 2019. The detective added that Alex also googled "trannys" and porn, but they were removed from the list of finds as they were "not pertinent."
The detective said on Wednesday, May 3, as stated by DailyMail, that Alex searched for bullet drop data from 100 yards, 200 yards, and 300 yards, how to use an AR-15 in cold weather, and ways to shoot a victim inside a vehicle. He also looked for a YouTube video for firing the rifle at -30 degrees. He visited the Fremont County Sportsman’s Club, a shooting range, on October 7, 9, 12, 13, and 15. A report by Idaho News 6 detailed that from October 9 to October 12, 2019, several searches were made for gun parts, camouflage clothing, firearms, and ammunition and their capabilities in colder weather. The officials also discovered search about how to shoot through a vehicle like Dodge Dakota, a vehicle that was owned by Tammy.
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Lori Vallow's trial
Lori is facing first-degree murder, conspiracy, and grand theft charges over the deaths of her daughter Tylee Ryan, 16, son Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and Tammy, the late wife of her fifth-husband Chad. Tylee and JJ were last seen on September 22, 2019. In June 2020, their remains were found buried on the Daybell property, reports CBS News. Tammy died a month later, in October 2019, after the two children went missing.
Details of Tammy Daybell's death
On October 19, 2019, Chad reported that his 49-year-old wife Tammy, a school librarian, went to bed with a cough and died in her sleep, as per Oxygen. The death occurred ten days after an attacker pointed a gun at her, reports DailyMail. Jurors heard earlier how Alex visited a local store and bought a ski mask and fingerless gloves. Detective Vince said that an AR-15, that was seized from Lori's garage resembled a paintball gun because of its scope which could be mistaken for the hopper that holds paintballs. "When Tammy Daybell called in the attempted shooting, she described the rifle as a paintball gun. After looking at all the firearms, this one stuck out because it has a larger scope on it which could be mistaken for a hopper, which Tammy described. A hopper is on a paintball gun," the detective said, as per DailyMail.
Two weeks after Tammy's death, Lori and Chad got married on November 5, 2019, in Hawaii. Authorities initially stated Tammy's cause of death as natural, but after developing suspicions, they conducted an autopsy in December 2019. While Cox died in December 2019, who shot and killed Lori's husband, Charles Vallow, in July 2019. He claimed self-defense, and police did not pursue the case at the time. Tara Martinez, a forensic scientist with the Idaho State Police, testified that fingerprints belonging to Alex were found on the plastic bag containing JJ‘s remains, reports New York Post. Forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan also commented in the past, “For a long time, many of us had suspected that Alex did in fact have something to do, at least, with the hiding of these bodies. Whether or not he was actually the perpetrator, no one will ever know."