Nate Eaton
Appearances
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell: The Jailhouse Interview
Well, surely Charles expected some reaction from Tammy, but... Nobody knows who opened that email, but it had been opened and deleted, and Charles Vallow's email had been blocked.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell: The Jailhouse Interview
So it's possible that Tammy Daybell did see the email and think, what is this? This is a weirdo. I'm going to delete it and block him. Or another theory is that Chad Daybell kept an eye on her email, deleted it, and then blocked the email in case Charles tried to contact her again.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell: The Jailhouse Interview
She found out within a few days that she was not getting any of the money because Charles had changed the beneficiary months earlier to his sister when he realized that Lori's mental health was not 100% and he was concerned that something might happen to him.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell: The Jailhouse Interview
There was the belief among them that he had a big life insurance policy. He made good money, he had a good job, so they knew that he had access to money.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell: The Jailhouse Interview
And so when Tammy Daybell pulled in the driveway she normally didn't park in, it likely threw Alex off. He had to run further than he would have, and it could have shaken that gun. Thus, the gun misfired or didn't fire at all.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Thank you.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Lori Vallow had no reaction. She stood up, walked out of the courtroom, and that was that.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Yeah, I've been here the past few weeks, and what a ride it's been.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Well, it was a decision she made kind of at the last minute. Nobody knew if she was going to testify or not. The judge asked her when it came time for the defense to present their case if she planned to call any witnesses. She said no, and then she said the defense rests.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
I think a lot of people were caught off guard.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Trina Kaye really stressed that this was a premeditated execution of Lori Vallow's fourth husband because Lori Vallow thought she would be getting $1 million in life insurance money and she wanted to be with her new boyfriend, now husband, Chad Daybell.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Right, yes. She texted Chad something to the effect of, bad news, I'm not the beneficiary.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
The prosecutor said, Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell believed that a spirit, a zombie, you could say, named Ned had inhabited Charles's body. Chad then wrote back, I wonder if he made the change before he got two bullets to the chest. That's a lot. Pretty chilling evidence there.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Lori prepared a passionate closing argument, and she really tried to stress that this was a family tragedy and not a crime.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
She did try to testify a couple of times during that closing statement, which was not allowed. The prosecution objected to that.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
The first day, the jury deliberated about 17 minutes. That probably gave them enough time to pick a foreperson, and then they probably said, we're going to go home and sleep on this. They came back the next day on Tuesday, and they total deliberated a little less than three hours.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Verdict was guilty. Lori Vallow had no reaction. She kept a very serious face. She stood up, walked out of the courtroom, and that was that.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
The family members who were there on behalf of Charles Vallow were smiling, felt relief. You know, it was just a very memorable day that's been almost six years coming.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Very surprised, Andrea. Shocked, you could say. They did not know anything about what happened in Idaho, that Lori Vallow is a convicted killer for killing her two children and her new husband's wife. They didn't know any of this. They didn't know that Dateline's done multiple episodes about this story.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
So as they were walking out of that deliberation room, somebody said, Google Tylee Ryan, her daughter. And one of the jurors I spoke with said they pulled it up right there and were stunned to see that Tylee was dead. And, uh, Many of them said they were going to go home and watch all the datelines and really get caught up to speed on this complicated, crazy case.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Juries really paid attention to Lori Fallow Daybell's behavior during the trial.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
How much of that did that play into a factor in the decision?
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
They were not impressed with her defense as she represented herself. When it came time for the defense, they were hoping to hear something. They were hoping she would testify. When she simply said that she was resting, a lot of them were disappointed. They wanted to hear more.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
You know, that's the great question. I have a feeling she has one more trial that she will try to do it again, and we will see what happens there.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Yes, we have one more, and it is the final one. Lori Vallow is charged with conspiracy to commit the murder of her former nephew. Brandon Boudreaux is his name. He was married to Lori's niece, who was involved in their group. He was driving home from the gym one day when somebody shot at his window, nearly killed him. And that person, the shooter, police believe is Alex Cox, who's Lori's brother.
Dateline NBC
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
So that trial is set to begin the beginning of June.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Yeah, good to be here. I apologize for the noise. We're on our lunch break, so it might be a little loud out here, but I am tucked away and ready to report what's been happening.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Lori thought she was the sole beneficiary of a $1 million life insurance policy. Days after he shot to death in her front room, she called the life insurance company to cash in on that policy.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
They told her that they would send her information via email. She learned a few days later that she was not the recipient. Instead, it was her husband's sister.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Oh, yeah, she was shocked. She was upset. She called the life insurance company lady and tried to get answers as far as why this happened.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
I think people were really into this, really intrigued, because we got to hear her demeanor. In fact, when the operator said, tell me how your husband died, Lori pauses for a moment.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
It's almost as if she was thinking through, how do I answer this question and what are they going to put on the form?
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
This is a detective who went to the scene the morning of the shooting. A couple of things stuck out to her. One is how nonchalant Lori was about the whole thing. The detective said that she didn't think that Lori knew that her husband was dead. Lori entirely went into a police van and the detective said, I'm going to go over and I'm going to let her know her husband's dead.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
And Lori did get pretty fiery with that particular detective on cross-examination.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Another thing is, Lori made a really big deal about the mood of the scene. That everybody was nonchalant, and that's how the detective described Lori's behavior, and Lori fired back at her.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Okay.
Dateline NBC
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Thank you, Blaine. Good seeing you.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
The big question, will Lori testify? That is the big question. And she has said she's unsure. And I believe that. I believe that this may be one of those things we may not know until the morning of.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
So far, it has not.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
What is the draw here? I think one of the big draws about this is that Lori Daybell is representing herself. People want to see how she acts in court, what type of questions she asks, and if she will be able to present a strong enough defense to let the jury find her not guilty.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Yeah, I would actually say there's probably a few reasons. One of the main ones being that she wants this trial to happen now. If her defense attorneys are on her case, they need more time. They probably wouldn't even get to a trial this year. She also feels like she's able to represent herself better than somebody else.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
She does have a couple of advisory attorneys who do assist her, but Lori Daybell is leading the charge in this case on behalf of the defense.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Right. And it's definitely different. She's been wearing business suits. And the interesting thing, though, Andrea, there's no handcuffs. There's no ankle shackles. But underneath her clothes, she's wearing what's called a rack belt. And that is like a taser belt that the deputy near her has a button. Oh.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Yeah, if she tries to run or misbehaves or tries to lunge after the judge, which, you know, she has shown no sign of that. But if she does, the deputy will hit this button and that will kind of shock her and make her freeze.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
I'd say a little bit of both. I'd say she definitely has studied the law or learned from her old attorneys, but there's also moments where, you know, she'll start to ask a question and there'll be an objection.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
But she had everything written out and prepared. She is questioning the witnesses. And I guess it will be seen if it really goes off the rails. So far, it has not.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
It was July of 2019 when he showed up to pick up his son to take him to school when Lori's brother, Alex, shot and killed him in the front room of the home. The prosecutor said that this was a murder that was preplanned, and the motive was that Lori wanted $1 million in life insurance and that she wanted to be with a new man, her new lover, Chad Daybell.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Lori and her brother Alex, who's now dead, say that this was a self-defense action. Lori said that Charles tried to attack her, go after her, and that he hit her brother with a baseball bat in the back of the head.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Yeah, she took off her glasses, was wiping away the tears.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
And then she ended with, this was a family tragedy.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
We've heard from the firefighters and the police officers who arrived at the scene. They have evidence that Charles was shot once by Alex Cox, and then when he fell to the ground, it appears he was shot again. You could argue if it was self-defense, why the need to shoot a wounded man who was on the ground and a bullet was lodged in the wooden floor.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
So we're expected to hear the medical examiner testify about that. One of the interesting things they've said, all of them have said, is just how calm Alex Cox was and how unusual Lori Daybell's behavior was. She was laughing. She was calm. She did not show the normal signs that a spouse would had their husband just been shot.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Lori has prepared herself with questions for these witnesses. She asks questions that a juror might assume any defense attorney might ask.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Now, where she might be missing things is an objection to the prosecutor, things like that. We haven't heard her object once.
Dateline NBC
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Well, we know that the prosecutor has 21 witnesses that they want to put on, and they're moving pretty quick. Lori has a list of around a dozen or so witnesses, but many have not been served subpoenas. So the prosecutor has argued that none of them should be allowed to testify. So we will see at that point in the case if the judge allows some of those witnesses in or not.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Hey, good morning.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
No. No reason ever. We never had so much as a crossword with each other.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Wild.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
So here we go. Let's do a fast meeting. I'm sure you guys have a really busy day.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
Her words tell us that she was involved in this killing. Her actions and her words tell us the motives behind this murder.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
So I talked to the insurance company. He changed it in March. Probably it was Ned before we got rid of him.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Yeah, good to be here. I apologize for the noise. We're on our lunch break, so it might be a little loud out here, but I am tucked away and ready to report what's been happening.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Lori thought she was the sole beneficiary of a $1 million life insurance policy. Days after he shot to death in her front room, she called the life insurance company to cash in on that policy.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
They told her that they would send her information via email. She learned a few days later that she was not the recipient. Instead, it was her husband's sister.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Oh, yeah, she was shocked. She was upset. She called the life insurance company lady and tried to get answers as far as why this happened.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
I think people were really into this, really intrigued, because we got to hear her demeanor. In fact, when the operator said, tell me how your husband died, Lori pauses for a moment.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
It's almost as if she was thinking through, how do I answer this question and what are they going to put on the form?
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
This is a detective who went to the scene the morning of the shooting. A couple of things stuck out to her. One is how nonchalant Lori was about the whole thing. The detective said that she didn't think that Lori knew that her husband was dead. Lori entirely went into a police van and the detective said, I'm going to go over and I'm going to let her know her husband's dead.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
And Lori did get pretty fiery with that particular detective on cross-examination.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Another thing is, Lori made a really big deal about the mood of the scene. That everybody was nonchalant, and that's how the detective described Lori's behavior, and Lori fired back at her.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Thank you, Blaine. Good seeing you.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Yeah.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Yeah, so federal prosecutors have added two new charges to the indictment against Combs. One additional charge is for sex trafficking, and there's another for transportation to engage in prostitution. These new charges relate to a woman referred to as Victim 2, who prosecutors allege Combs forced to engage in commercial sex acts from 2021 to 2024.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
That's right. And his legal team did respond. They released a statement about this updated indictment saying, quote, This was their private sex life.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
What did we find out? So according to prosecutors, victim one will be using her name in court. And it's a name we've heard before. It's Cassie Ventura.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Yeah, so Sean Combs has denied any wrongdoing, but he quickly settled Ventura's lawsuit out of court. But several months later, a surveillance video surfaced on CNN, which appeared to show Combs striking and kicking Ventura in a hotel hallway. Combs apologized for his behavior, although recently in court, his attorneys allege that the footage might have been altered, but CNN denies that.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Back when Combs was first arrested, there was a lot of speculation that victim one in the indictment must be Cassie because the indictment mirrored many of the allegations in her civil suit and described the video. So now we know. The women prosecutors are calling victim one is Cassie, and she will be testifying.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
What about the other alleged victims? So we know that they will testify, but they will likely remain anonymous. Earlier this week in a court filing, prosecutors requested measures to protect their identities throughout the trial. But we'll see if Combs' defense team pushes back on that.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
So we're taping this at the end of day seven of jury selection. So far, 15 jurors have been seated, eight men, seven women. The court is seeking 16 total jurors, so there will be 12 who will deliberate and four who will be alternates. These are some stats from our affiliate NBC10 in Boston about the jury poll after that first week of jury selection.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
92% of potential jurors said they knew about the case. 60% said they'd formed an opinion, and 17% felt bias for or against Karen Reed. Those are tough percentages there for both sides.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
And we took a look at that petition. In it, Reed claimed her retrial violates the double jeopardy clause, which prevents people from being tried twice for the same crime.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Remember, after her first trial, Reed's defense team said several jurors contacted them to say the jury had agreed unanimously to acquit Reed on charges of murder and leaving the scene of the crash, but had deadlocked on the manslaughter charge. In the petition to the Supreme Court, Reid's defense team argued that manslaughter charge should be the only one she should face this time around.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
So what happened? The Supreme Court has refused to take up her case. It looks like Reid's trial is moving full steam ahead. Rachel, thanks for joining us. Thanks for having me.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
As you may have gathered, you know, these open marriages can get a little crowded.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
These new charges relate to a woman referred to as Victim 2.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
It was a handgun.
Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Verdict watch in hairstylist murder trial. "Mommy Doomsday" represents herself. And Sean Combs latest.
Don't recall.