Mary Ellen Resendez-Schwezo
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And she sort of attacked Nancy Jo saying like, you know, do you normally do this? Do you normally date married men? And it gets to the point where she says, so you were on this date with my husband where you guys just talked about me all night long. And Nancy Jo replies, don't flatter yourself.
And she sort of attacked Nancy Jo saying like, you know, do you normally do this? Do you normally date married men? And it gets to the point where she says, so you were on this date with my husband where you guys just talked about me all night long. And Nancy Jo replies, don't flatter yourself.
And that just like that was like the line that everybody will remember from this trial because she just put Lori in her place.
And that just like that was like the line that everybody will remember from this trial because she just put Lori in her place.
Well, that's interesting because in the courtroom, the jurors didn't know that.
Well, that's interesting because in the courtroom, the jurors didn't know that.
They were unable to bring that. So the jurors did not know. There was so much they didn't know. I mean, they were literally taken back into time in July of 2019. And so they didn't know that Lori had been convicted.
They were unable to bring that. So the jurors did not know. There was so much they didn't know. I mean, they were literally taken back into time in July of 2019. And so they didn't know that Lori had been convicted.
Yes, yes. They eventually found out in court that Chad and Lori had married, but they were not aware that they were convicted. They were not aware that JJ was murdered. They were not aware that Tylee was murdered. It isn't until after the verdict... They come out of the courtroom, and one juror said, somebody yelled to them, you need to Google.
Yes, yes. They eventually found out in court that Chad and Lori had married, but they were not aware that they were convicted. They were not aware that JJ was murdered. They were not aware that Tylee was murdered. It isn't until after the verdict... They come out of the courtroom, and one juror said, somebody yelled to them, you need to Google.
And it's at that point when they're being confronted by reporters that they're learning that Tylee is dead, and JJ is dead, and Chad's first wife is dead. And one juror told reporters she really wanted to hear from Tylee, but she had no idea why... They didn't bring Tylee to the stand to testify. And so they were really, really in the dark.
And it's at that point when they're being confronted by reporters that they're learning that Tylee is dead, and JJ is dead, and Chad's first wife is dead. And one juror told reporters she really wanted to hear from Tylee, but she had no idea why... They didn't bring Tylee to the stand to testify. And so they were really, really in the dark.
They just were able to base their verdict on text messages. They based it on the police investigation, but they said what weighed heavy for them were the text messages. One particular text message. So in this trial, Trina Kaye says the motive is money. and Chad Daybell. That was Lori's motive. She wanted to be with Chad Daybell, but they also wanted money.
They just were able to base their verdict on text messages. They based it on the police investigation, but they said what weighed heavy for them were the text messages. One particular text message. So in this trial, Trina Kaye says the motive is money. and Chad Daybell. That was Lori's motive. She wanted to be with Chad Daybell, but they also wanted money.
They wanted Charles Fallows' life insurance.
They wanted Charles Fallows' life insurance.
It is, yeah. It's all about the life insurance money. And so there are some text messages that they brought in before the killing where she's telling her brother Alex, you know, I need you tonight. We're going to be like Nephi, which is a biblical character in the Book of Mormon that does a murder that is justified by Christ.
It is, yeah. It's all about the life insurance money. And so there are some text messages that they brought in before the killing where she's telling her brother Alex, you know, I need you tonight. We're going to be like Nephi, which is a biblical character in the Book of Mormon that does a murder that is justified by Christ.
But many of the jurors say it was the message that was sent to Chad after Charles' death. And in that text message, she's telling Chad she's not going to get the life insurance that Ned—and remember, that was the dark spirit that she would call Charles. Charles was Ned Schneider—that Ned must have changed it before we got rid of him.
But many of the jurors say it was the message that was sent to Chad after Charles' death. And in that text message, she's telling Chad she's not going to get the life insurance that Ned—and remember, that was the dark spirit that she would call Charles. Charles was Ned Schneider—that Ned must have changed it before we got rid of him.