BOISE, Idaho — Day 10 of the trial of Chad Daybell is underway, view the live courtroom updates below.
LIVE UPDATES:
4:22 pm: Judge Boyce sends the courtroom into recess for the day, he expects to have an oral ruling on the evidence when trial begins tomorrow morning at 8:30 am.
3:55 pm: Wixom is adding details concerning the admissibility of testimony indicating that Chad told Tammy to increase her life insurance.
3:48 pm: The livestream returns, Judge Boyce explains that a piece of analysis from Lori Vallow's case will be allowed.
3:21 pm: The motions will be discussed in 20 minutes with Wixom representing the State.
3:19 pm: Judge Boyce concludes the testimony for the day and excuses the jury. Boyce explains that motions will be heard today outside of the presence of the jury.
3:09 pm: Blake shows Det. Kaaiakamanu and the courtroom a picture of the gun which has a scope on top that could be confused for a paintball gun hopper.
3:07 pm: A picture of one of the seized firearms is shown to Det. Kaaiakamanu who confirms that the rifle which he says could be misconstrued as a paintball gun.
3:06 pm: det. Kaaiakamanu explains that he seized several weapons while executing his warrant of Alex Cox.
3:04 pm: Det. Kaaiakamanu says he knows from her review of the call that Tammy first referred to the weapon as a paintball gun and later referred to it as a gun and rifle.
2:56 pm: Blake asks Det. Kaaiakamanu about the paintball shooting incident. The 911 call is played again for the courtroom.
2:46 pm: The State calls Detective Kaaiakamanu to the stand. The detective has previously given testimony during the trial.
2:45 pm: Blake concludes her re-direct, but Mattingly is expected to be recalled by the State. Mattingly leaves the stand.
2:41 pm: Mattingly confirms that Chad and the Daybell children were the ones who told him that Tammy did not like going to the doctor's office.
2:39 pm: Prior concludes his cross-examination, Blake initiates a re-direct.
2:34 pm: Prior asks about Tammy's life insurance policy, clarifying that Tammy was the beneficiary for Chad's policy the same way Chad was the beneficiary for Tammy's
2:28 pm: Prior asks about Tammy's medical history regarding her anemia. Mattingly does not have information on that. Prior asks if Mattingly is aware of Tammy's self-treatment habits, Mattingly says he is.
2:23 pm: Prior begins his cross-examination. He asks if Mattingly discussed with Emma or Seth Daybell, Mattingly says he did not.
2:21 pm: After brief technical difficulties, the Fitbit data is discussed. Mattingly notes that the Fitbit data shows that Tammy was taking more steps per day than the average. Mattingly also conducted interviews that indicated Tammy was
an energetic go-getter.
1:33 pm: Mattingly explains that he also requested the data from Tammy's Fitbit.
1:31 pm: Mattingly is walking the courtroom through documents relating to Tammy's death. One document shows that Chad only indicated Tammy's health started to deteriorate the day before she died. The document also indicates that Tammy had died in her sleep and that she was not seeing any medical provider.
1:22 pm: Mattingly says that there was nothing in Tammy's records that would have explained her physically slowing down. There was also no indication that Chad was concerned about Tammy's family history of heart conditions.
1:20 pm: Mattingly says there were general health issues, such as wrist pain and also depression that Tammy was receiving
medication for.
1:19 pm: Mattingly says he looked into Tammy's medical records as a part of his investigation. He says Tammy's medical records were found after tracking her prescriptions back.
1:16 pm: Mattingly says he hadn't heard of JJ, Tylee, Charles, Alex, or Lori at the time that he was investigating Tammy's death.
1:14 pm: Mattingly explains that law enforcement does not make the decision to conduct an autopsy.
1:07 pm: The State calls Detective Bruce Mattingly. Mattingly works with the Fremont County Sheriff's Office.
11:49 am: Geisler is released from the stand following the questioning. Judge Boyce initiates the lunch recess as the next witness is expected to give lengthy testimony.
11:46 am: Geisler comments on Tammy's eating habits, saying Tammy ate many more vegetables than she did.
11:40 am: Jennifer Geisler takes the stand, Wixom asks her about Tammy's fitness, Geisler says Tammy was healthy and happy.
11:36 am: Miller is excused after a cross-examination from Prior where she described Tammy's stamina in the high-intensity class.
11:22 am: Miller attended the high-intensity class with Tammy.
11:20 am: The State calls Shanna Miller, Tammy's co-worker and friend, to the stand.
11:19 am: Prior has no further questions and Wixom begins to re-direct. Harris says she is confident about her testimony of Tammy's physical capabilities in the class. With no further questions, Harris is released and is not expected to be called back.
11:17 am: Prior asks about the details of the weekly clogging class, noting that Tammy was usually in the back of the class and asks if Tammy's daughter, who attended the class with her, would be a better authority on Tammy's capabilities in the class, Harris says yes.
11:16 am: Prior asks if Harris would describe Tammy as fit, she says yes.
11:15 am: After more questions about Tammy's capabilities in the class, which did not seem to raise flags with Harris, Prior begins his cross-examination. Prior asks about the 5 total clogging classes Tammy attended ahead of her death, as well as at least 1 high-intensity fitness class.
11:11 am: Harris explains that Tammy was able to keep up with the intensity of the class, which was very demanding in terms of cardio.
11:08 am: The State calls Kelsie Harris, a clogging teacher for Tammy Daybell, to the stand.
11:06 am: Wixom has no further questions, Prior initiates a brief re-cross before Brenda Dye is released from the stand.
11:01 am: Dye explains that Tammy's bruises appeared old at the time of the initial examination, but clarifies that she is not qualified to identify whether bruises are fresh or old.
10:59 am: Dye says her submission of the updated coroner's report was a part of her obligation as the coroner.
10:57 am: Dye says the information given to her at the scene of Tammy's death was all given to her by Chad.
10:56 am: Wixom asks if Dye spoke with Garth, Chad's son, about the circumstances surrounding his mother's death. Dye says he was very quiet.
10:52 am: Prior has no further questions and Wixom begins his re-direct.
10:51 am: Dye says Tammy's past health history played a role in her reexamining the body.
10:47 am: Prior asks if this call made Dye feel that she needed to investigate the situation further. Dye says yes. Prior asks who was notified of the exhumation of Tammy's body for the autopsy, Dye says she does not know.
10:46 am: Prior now asks about the call Dye received from the Arizona police, asking if she was told that Chad Daybell was charged in the situation. Dye says there was no mention of charges but that Chad's name came up in the discussion.
10:45 am: Prior asks about Tammy's recent fainting episode at the temple, as well as other health issues that Tammy was experiencing leading up to her death.
10:38 am: Prior asks if Tammy's stomach was completely full during the autopsy, Dye says not completely full.
10:36 am: Prior shows a picture of Tammy's arm taken on the scene at her death and asks Dye to identify the old bruises in question. These bruises were identified as deep bruises, not necessarily old bruises, during the autopsy which came later.
10:31 am: Another note on the diagram identifies the foam coming from Tammy's mouth. Old bruises are also identified on the front of Tammy's body. Prior says Dye has a legal obligation to identify any indication of any other cause of death and says that this report does not identify anything else that indicates suspicious circumstances surrounding Tammy's death.
10:30 am: Prior asks if this lividity would be present if Tammy fell out of the bed, waking Chad. Dye says it would not.
10:25 am: Prior asks if there were any modifications or changes Dye would make to this report at this time. The report displays a diagram of the body, noting several points of lividity on Tammy's back which indicates that Tammy died on her back. Dye also recalls telling the FBI that Tammy had been dead for 5-6 hours when she initially examined her body.
10:24 am: Prior asks Dye to review her body report from the examination of Tammy Daybell's body.
10:21 am: The courtroom stream has returned, Prior is expected to continue his cross-examination of Coroner Brenda Dye.
9:45 am: Following a brief sidebar, Judge Boyce calls for the morning recess. The livestream is expected to return in 30 minutes.
9:32 am: Prior asks if Chad appeared genuinely upset about the death of his wife, Dye says yes.
9:30 am: Prior asks about Chad's behavior during the investigation, Dye confirms that Chad was distraught.
9:27 am: Prior asks why she signed the death certificate initially if she had some minor suspicions during her investigation.
9:22 am: Prior asks about the legal obligations of a coroner, emphasizing the legal requirement that a coroner investigate suspicious deaths.
9:20 am: Prior asks about conferences that Dye was attending, which she mentioned to the FBI.
9:19 am: Prior asks Dye about her conversations with the FBI about the case.
9:17 am: Prior asks to admit two documents as exhibits. They are the original death certificate as well as pictures from the investigation of Tammy's death scene.
9:16 am: Dye says that had she known this information, she would have ordered an autopsy much earlier. Dye says she was new to her job as coroner. Wixom has no further questions and Prior prepares to cross-examine Dye.
9:15 am: Dye heard that there had been an attempted shooting targeting Brandon Boudreaux, Lori's niece's then-husband.
9:14 am: Dye received a call from the Arizona police where Chad's name was mentioned, which caused her to become more suspicious of the situation.
9:13 am: Dye also learned that Tammy's organs were very healthy, the only unhealthy organ was her lungs which were full of foam during the autopsy, the foam should not have been present two months after her death which is when the autopsy was conducted.
9:12 am: Dye discusses bruising on Tammy's arm that was deeper than expected. Dye was also told that Tammy was vomiting the night of her death, but she had food in her stomach during the autopsy.
9:10 am: Dye later changed the manner of death to homicide, with the cause of death being suffocation following the autopsy.
9:09 am: Chad seemed indifferent to the idea of an autopsy, but Emma Daybell was adamant about not putting her mother's body through that.
9:06 am: Dye says she could tell that Tammy was having shaking fits or seizures based on the state of her body. Dye believed it was a cardiac event that caused Tammy's death based on the low blood pressure and these shaking fits.
9:05 am: Wixom asks if, during the investigation on the scene, Dye had access to medical records for Tammy, Dye says she did not.
9:04 am: Though Dye was told that Tammy did not go to the hospital for treatment, Dye found prescription medication in the house upon further investigation.
9:03 am: Chad also told Dye about the coughing fit that she woke to and said that Tammy went back to bed after the fit before waking up again when she allegedly collapsed and died.
9:01 am: Chad said Tammy was refusing to see a doctor, and that she had been fainting on occasion.
9:00 am: Chad told Dye that he felt her body roll off the bed, Dye asked how that was possible because rigor mortis had set in. Dye said Chad's explanation does not make sense in hindsight.
8:58 am: Dye noted that Tammy was cold to the touch when she arrived and that rigor mortis had set in.
8:55 am: Dye explains that she questioned Chad when she arrived, Wixom moves to admit a piece of evidence, it's a photo from the scene of Tammy's death. Dye confirms that Tammy's body was in the position photographed when she first entered the room.
8:53 am: Dye describes working as the coroner in the case of Tammy Daybell. She recalls Chad being overwhelmed, but says Chad's son Garth was "emotionless."
8:51 am: Day 10 of the trial of Chad Daybell begins as Wixom calls Fremont County Coroner, Brenda Dye, to testify.
