BOISE, Idaho — Day 13 of the trial of Chad Daybell was held on Monday, April 29. View updates from the courtroom below.
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1:30 pm: Lindsey Blake with the State called a brief sidebar to discuss scheduling. The witness testimony proceeded quickly today and the State is asking to end the session early today to allow for more time for the next witnesses. Judge Boyce agrees and moves to end the trial proceedings early. The trial is expected to continue on Wednesday, May 1.
1:26 pm: With no further questions from Prior and no redirect, the witness is released from the stand.
1:24 pm: Prior asks Patricia about phone records, claiming that there is no indication of correspondence between her and Tammy, but Patricia responds and says they would message on Facebook.
1:22 pm: Patricia felt that Tammy had to hide playing video games from Chad so that she wouldn't get in trouble with her. Wixom has no further questions and Prior begins his cross-examination.
1:17 pm: Patricia recalls Chad saying that Tammy was difficult to live with, was lazy and had depression during the service, which Patricia felt was mean and embarrassing for Tammy's memory.
1:13 pm: Patricia says Tammy's death didn't make sense. She recalls feeling that Chad should have been more sad at the viewing.
1:03 pm: The State calls Patricia Later to the stand, she's Tammy Daybell's cousin. Patricia is in tears as she recalls hearing of Tammy's death.
1:02 pm: Munoz tells Wixom that there is no doubt in her mind that Chad said Tammy went downstairs. Wixom has no further questions and the witness is released.
1:01 pm: Munoz says she heard that Tammy went downstairs to talk to Chad on the night she died. Prior asks if she is aware that the house in question only has one story. Munoz says no. Prior has no further questions.
12:59 pm: Prior asks Munoz about her meetings with investigators following the funeral.
12:57 pm: Munoz recalls being confused by the information when Chad told her that Tammy had rolled out of the bed before she died, which was inconsistent with the story she heard ahead of time. Wixom has no further questions at this time.
12:55 pm: Munoz notes that she had a conversation with Chad and her dad at the viewing following Tammy's funeral. She says Chad seemed calmer than she would have expected. Chad told them both that Tammy had been sick ahead of her death.
12:50 pm: Munoz is Tammy Daybell's second cousin. Munoz recalls hearing about Tammy's death and says she was sad and confused by the news.
12:48 pm: Following the lunch recess, the State calls Hannah Parker (or Munoz) to the stand. She grew up in Springville, Utah.
11:30 am: Judge Boyce sends the jurors to lunch. The courtroom livestream will return around 12:45 pm.
11:26 am: Wood asks if people involved in criminal activity will often opt out of location data services, the agent says yes. Wood has no further questions at this time but the State has plans to call the witness back to the stand later on in the trial.
11:25 am: Ballance reiterates that the data is available for members of the public to recreate his drive tests and compare their own testing with his report.
11:21 am: Wood asks Ballance about the margin of error used for the location data, Ballance says the margin of error was 100 meters which allowed him to be more precise with his location analysis.
11:19 am: Prior asks if the agent knows the content of all of the texts sent between Chad and Lori on the dates presented in the location report, Ballance says he does not. Prior asks if the agent is aware that Chad and Loir were having an affair, Ballance says he is. With no further questions from Prior, Wood begins his re-direct.
11:16 am: Prior asks about who provided the phone data provided to Ballance, who says it was from multiple law enforcement agencies.
11:11 am: Prior asks if there is a way for the public to verify the location data collected if there is no public access to the tool, the agent explains that the data is still available to the public.
11:08 am: Prior asks if the public has access to the FBI location tools being used, Ballance says the data is available to the public but the specific tool is not.
10:59 am: Prior asks about the slide displaying Alex Cox's location history on Oct. 9, the day of Tammy's reported assault attempt, between 5:16 pm and 11:53 pm.
10:51 am: After Ballance lays out the timeline, Wood has no more questions at this time and Prior initiates his cross-examination.
10:38 am: Between 9:27 am and 9:37 am, three cell towers near the Daybell residence showed activity on the devices for Chad, Alex and Lori.
10:37 am: A phone call was made from Chad to Cox at 9:45 am. The call lasted just 38 seconds.
10:35 am: The agent now moves to discuss the day following JJ's last proof of life. There were multiple texts between Lori and Chad sent between 3:59 am and 8:35 am.
10:30 am: Ballance shows the cell towers that were utilized by devices owned by Alex, Lori and Chad on the day of Sept. 9.
10:27 am: At 11:45 am, Chad made a call to Lori. Around this time, Alex also made a call to Lori.
10:25 am: Alex Cox's device was on Chad's property at 11:42 am on Sept. 9 and was heading south away from the property by 11:46 am.
10:23 am: Ballance recaps the slide showing Cox's location history which was shown before the recess.
10:22 am: Agent Ballance remains on the stand following the morning recess.
9:49 am: Boyce calls for a morning recess, the livestream is expected to return in 30 minutes.
9:47 am: More location data places Cox's phone on the property between 9:21 am and 10:57 am. Multiple pings show the device was in the area where Tylee's body was found as well as the burn pit on the property.
9:46 am: Alex's device history shows that his phone was at Chad's house by 8:40 am, and just south of the house by 9:15 am.
9:43 am: Ballance explains that Chad and Alex had a phone call later that morning that lasted around 3 minutes.
9:38 am: The location data indicates the Cox was at Lori's apartment at 2:42 am on Sept. 9, and was back at his apartment by 4:37 am.
9:37 am: The first set of location data is associated with Alex Cox's homerjmaximus account on the day following the last proof of life for Tylee Ryan, Spet. 9, 2019.
9:31 am: A slide with significant locations, such as the burn location, the residences of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell, and the burial locations for JJ and Tylee is shown.
9:29 am: A slide with location data for seven phone numbers investigated in the case is displayed.
9:22 am: The report from Agent Ballance is being presented to the courtroom. The first pages recap information the agent already presented about how cell towers and location data work.
9:19 am: Prior does not object to a report Ballance has prepared, but he calls for a sidebar with the other attorneys and Judge Boyce.
9:12 am: Ballance now explains details of Google's location services and how they contribute to the precision of location data gathered. The agent explains that the location data does not track the person associated with a device and simply locates the phone/device in question.
9:04 am: Ballance answers questions from Wood about cell tower coverage.
8:52 am: Wood questions Ballance about CAST, the Cellular Analyst Survey Team, which the agent is a member of.
8:51 am: Agent Ballance has extensive experience with using phone records as part of an investigation.
8:49 am: The State calls Agent Nick Ballance to the stand.
8:47 am: The courtroom livestream begins, Judge Boyce is admitting business and phone records presented by Rob Wood.
