Colby Ryan Speaks Out: ‘I Can’t Save My Mother (Lori Vallow Daybell) From Herself’
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🗓️ 29 October 2024
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As Colby opens up about the emotional toll of growing up with Lori and the impact of her manipulative behavior on his life, listeners are given a rare glimpse into the psychological complexity behind the case. What happens when a son can no longer save his mother—and how does he move forward from the past?
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| 0:00.0 | This is a true crime in real time update from True Crime Today and the Hidden Killers podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm Tony Bruske, and today we're digging into one of the latest, most unexpected developments in the Lori Valladaybill case. |
| 0:15.4 | Lori, accused of some of the most horrifying crimes imaginable, has now decided that she no longer needs an attorney. She wants to |
| 0:23.0 | be her own lawyer. This announcement comes as a shock, not just to the public, but to her own son, |
| 0:29.4 | Corey Ryan, who is struggling to process what this means for her, for him, and for what lies ahead. |
| 0:37.0 | Corey, in his own words, expressed disbelief. |
| 0:40.8 | My mom wants to be her own lawyer. |
| 0:43.4 | I'm kind of at a loss for words. |
| 0:45.8 | He revealed that Lori's decision was filed just days after his most recent interview with her was published. |
| 0:51.9 | It was weird because it was filed like three days after, |
| 0:57.1 | I don't know what to say. The court's response has been clear. Lorry will need to undergo a |
| 1:02.3 | competency evaluation to determine if she's fit to represent herself. She has to get evaluated |
| 1:09.5 | to see if she's even competent, Corey explains. |
| 1:12.6 | But his reaction is not just about the legal process. It's personal. I'll tell you that this is weird. |
| 1:21.2 | This is some weird, weird stuff. Reflecting on what this means for his relationship with his mother, Corey admitted, |
| 1:29.5 | what good has come out of this is me truly understanding and accepting and believing |
| 1:35.6 | that I have to move forward in my life and that she is no longer a responsibility of mine. |
| 1:40.9 | I can't save her from herself and clearly no one else can really talk any sense into her. |
| 1:47.4 | Corey describes a courtroom moment that still haunts him. She walked into the courtroom and she smiled |
| 1:53.8 | at Kay and Larry and Brandon and that's when I was like, okay, this is a villain arc right here. |
| 2:02.9 | Lori's decision to represent herself only deepens the emotional rift between her and |
| 2:07.1 | Corey. |
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