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Surviving the Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime

Detective Investigating Lori Vallow Case Got "Blank Look" When Asked About Kids' Whereabouts

Surviving the Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime

Big Pond Podcasts

News, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2023

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

#STSNation, Welcome to Surviving The Survivor the podcast that brings you the best guests in true crime. It's Week 2 of the Lori Vallow Daybell trial Each side delivered opening statements and more witnesses are taking the stand. The trial of the so-called "Doomsday Mom" is the wildly twisted story of a seemingly loving mother, a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, who becomes involved in the deaths of as many as five people, including her own children. #BestGuests Lori Hellis is an author and a retired criminal defense attorney who has a blog and is currently writing a book about Lori Vallow Daybell. She is in Boise, Idaho, to attend and write about the trials. Lori says she wants to understand the perfect storm of people and circumstances that culminated in this sad ending. Greg Skordas was a Democrat candidate for Utah attorney general. Greg has practiced law since 1982 and began his career at the Salt Lake Legal Defenders Association, representing indigent defendants in criminal matters. He gained a great appreciation for the value of competent legal representation and our Constitution's protections for victims and the accused. Dr. Tracy Pearson, J.D. brings almost two decades of experience defending complex legal matters on behalf of litigants in state and federal court She's appeared on Dr. Phil and a bazillion other high profile shows. And is on John Fugelsang's TELL ME EVERYTHING ON SIRIUS XM PROGRESS 127 Angenette Levy … is a correspondent and host for the Law&Crime Network and has covered a number of high-profile criminal cases in both state and federal courts throughout her career including the trials of Steven Avery, Brooke "Skylar" Richardson and most recently the trials of Kyle Rittenhouse and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. #LoriVallowDaybell #LoriVallow #DoomsdayMom #DoomsdayMother #Boise #TJ #Tylee #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #LoriVallowTrial #LoriVallowDaybellTrial For Ad-Free & BTS Content ... Support the show ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/survivingthesurvivor

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0:00.0

We really went through a series of different lorries today.

0:04.4

In the morning session, she was more animated than ever.

0:07.2

She was interacting with her attorneys.

0:10.1

She was a little bit chummy, it seemed like. and all of a sudden it's like, no, never mind, she just wants to leave.

0:16.4

She doesn't want to be there anymore.

0:18.0

And then Lori sort of zombied out for the rest of the afternoon.

0:21.8

Welcome to the global phenomenon,

0:23.8

surviving the survivor,

0:25.8

where we're all just trying to survive in a rough world.

0:30.3

What's up, SDS Nation, and welcome to another episode of Surviving the Survivor, the podcast, that not only

0:37.8

promises, but delivers on bringing you the very best guests in all of true crime.

0:45.0

Of course as you know if you are true crime fans it is week two of the Lori

0:50.3

Valo de Bell trial and I still have a rakola in my mouth so I pardon the look it looks like I'm chewing tobacco

0:57.0

I promise you I'm not as we know by now each side delivered opening statements and more witnesses are taking the

1:05.2

stand today was actually just one a very important one with some graphic

1:10.2

testimony the trial of the so-called doomsday mom is the wildly twisted story

1:15.3

of a seemingly loving mother, a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of

1:19.8

Latter-day Saints who becomes involved in the deaths of as many as five people including her own

1:25.8

children. Today's best guess before we get going has a special thank you from

1:32.1

my lovely mother right here to Lori Hellas

1:35.8

Lori Hellas was sweet and kind enough to send my mother a card and my mother was elated

1:47.6

Because of my father's passing and says it meant a great deal to her. So Lori, we are very grateful and thankful to have such kind, not only best guess, but hashtag kind guess.

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