
Briana Whitney
Reporter at KPHO-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Reporter at KTVK-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Host of 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗮 TV franchise and podcast. True Crime Correspondent for 3TV/CBS 5 @azfamily @graymediagtn. CA native, @calpoly alum!
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3 weeks ago |
azfamily.com | Ben Bradley |Briana Whitney
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The so-called “Doomsday Mom” was escorted out of a Maricopa County courtroom after a heated argument with the judge during the second day of her third trial. The situation began when the trial didn’t start on time because Lori Vallow Daybell’s team was late with her files.
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3 weeks ago |
kold.com | Briana Whitney |Zach Prelutsky
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The second and final Arizona trial for “Doomsday Mom” Lori Vallow Daybell is scheduled to begin on Wednesday after a delay was announced. Jury selection for the trial was scheduled to wrap up sometime Monday morning, but it was delayed after Vallow Daybell said she was too sick to proceed and was sorry. Arizona’s Family True Crime Correspondent Briana Whitney was in the courtroom and witnessed the back-and-forth between Vallow Daybell and Judge Beresky.
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4 weeks ago |
kold.com | Briana Whitney
TUSCON, AZ (AZFamily) — One of the most notorious Arizona prisoners is the sole suspect in a mass killing at a Tucson prison. Now he’s sharing in his own words how and why he carried these murders out, and when he gave prison officials a warning that it would happen. And it did happen in April, leading to major security concerns within the corrections department. Go back two decades, when Ricky Wassenaar was responsible for one of the longest prison standoffs in U.S. history.
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4 weeks ago |
azfamily.com | Briana Whitney
TUSCON, AZ (AZFamily) — One of the most notorious Arizona prisoners is the sole suspect in a mass killing at a Tucson prison. Now he’s sharing in his own words how and why he carried these murders out, and when he gave prison officials a warning that it would happen. And it did happen in April, leading to major security concerns within the corrections department. Go back two decades, when Ricky Wassenaar was responsible for one of the longest prison standoffs in U.S. history.
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1 month ago |
azfamily.com | Briana Whitney
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- It’s the number one true crime podcast in the world – Crime Junkie hosts Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat give True Crime Arizona’s Briana Whitney an exclusive interview ahead of their live tour stop in Phoenix.
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Explaining how Lori Vallow Daybell's mistakes in the courtroom this week put her in jeopardy of the jury learning about her prior convictions... ...aka the murders of her kids, Charles Vallow, and Tammy Daybell. https://t.co/ORlnbAtXVV https://t.co/cSwtqQWL3g

BRANDON BOUDREAUX CROSS EXAMINATION: Here's what happened when Lori Vallow Daybell cross examined Brandon, the victim in the case she's on trial for - and representing herself in. It didn't go very well for her - but she attempted to hammer a point home at the end, and https://t.co/r3HllYPGFm

BREAKING: Authorities have identified a suspect in the homicide of Pastor Bill Schonemann, the beloved pastor found dead in his New River, AZ home in April. The person is in custody on unrelated charges in a different jurisdiction. More details will be released in coming weeks. https://t.co/keqocQPFd4