Opening statements will begin Monday in the Lori Vallow Daybell case as jury selection is expected to wrap up this week.
Twelve jurors will ultimately be picked along with six alternates. Three groups of 15 men and women were questioned by District Judge Steven Boyce, prosecutors and Daybell’s defense attorneys Wednesday and at the end of the day, 39 potential jurors remained in the pool.
The court needs 42 jurors before the defense and prosecution will begin peremptory challenges until 18 remain. The defense and prosecution each get to eliminate 12 people in the pool.
Jury selection is scheduled to continue at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Boyce has scheduled opening arguments to begin at the Ada County Courthouse on Monday at 8:30 a.m.
Daybell is charged with murder, conspiracy and grand theft in connection to the deaths of her children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, and Tylee Ryan, who was last seen a few days before her 17th birthday.
Her husband, Chad Daybell, faces the same charges and both are also charged in the death of Daybell’s former wife, Tammy Daybell.
EastIdahoNews.com reporter Nate Eaton has been in the courtroom all week and is providing live updates throughout each day. You can get caught up on the details below and watch “Courtroom Insider” in the video player above.
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