Did Lori Vallow Daybell Just 'Give Up' Or Does She Think She's 'Winning!'
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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3 • 791 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
What kind of defendant just folds her arms and says “I rest” with a murder charge hanging over her head?
Lori Vallow Daybell, that’s who. After weeks of testimony filled with cryptic biblical code, spiritual fantasy, and enough text messages to fill a Book of Revelation sequel, Lori wrapped up her defense by doing... absolutely nothing. No witnesses. No arguments. No Hail Mary from the stand. Former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski to dissect what this courtroom silence might really mean. Is it supreme confidence, utter delusion, or just Lori being Lori? They dig into the implications of her ghosting the defense phase, the possible strategy behind it (or lack thereof), and how the jury might interpret the eerie contrast between her bizarre “Nephi told me so” worldview and her surprisingly subdued courtroom presence. Plus—why the judge basically held her hand through the whole thing like she was trying to assemble IKEA furniture without the manual.
Is there a method to Lori’s madness, or is the jury about to flip a coin on this one?
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| 0:30.4 | The weather. Tomorrow, expect a... |
| 0:33.2 | Biting cold front. |
| 0:34.5 | Mmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be wearing or taking off. |
| 0:39.0 | The night will be wild and untamed. |
| 0:41.2 | Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you to the skin. |
| 0:45.0 | By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching their peak in the afternoon. |
| 0:51.1 | Not in the mood for miserable weather? |
| 0:53.3 | Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express. |
| 0:56.2 | Sun Express, nonstop sunshine. This is continuing coverage of the case against Lori |
| 1:03.1 | Vallow Daybell from the Hidden Killers podcast and True Crime Today. Well, she said nothing, not one witness, not one argument, not even a closing Hail Mary |
| 1:15.7 | from the witness stand. |
| 1:18.1 | After weeks of evidence, texts, timelines, and spiritual fiction turned into courtroom reality, |
| 1:23.5 | Lori Vallow-Daybell simply rested her case without presenting a single shred of defense. |
| 1:29.1 | Now, in a courtroom, that's not just a pin drop moment. That's a mic drop. And maybe a smoke bomb, |
| 1:36.7 | depending on how you see it. So the million dollar question here, besides the literal million |
| 1:41.8 | in the life insurance is, what does it mean that a defendant just folds |
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