Emily Janeen Ashcraft

1 day ago | ksl.com | Emily Janeen Ashcraft

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Court of Appeals has vacated a manslaughter conviction and ordered a new trial for a Midvale man who shot and killed another man during a heated exchange that began with making fun of a car and continued into road rage.

2 days ago | ksl.com | Emily Janeen Ashcraft

PHOENIX — The jury tasked with determining whether Lori Vallow Daybell conspired with her brother to murder her husband, Charles Vallow, has reached a verdict. That verdict will be read in Arizona courts shortly and streamed here. The 10 men and two women jury notified Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Justin Beresky of their verdict, which will be read to the court between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. MST.

2 days ago | ksltv.com | Emily Janeen Ashcraft

PHOENIX — Lori Vallow Daybell told jurors that prosecutors attacked her character during this trial but did not show evidence of an agreement to commit murder. Rather, she insisted her husband’s death was a “family tragedy” that tore her family apart. “I did not commit this crime,” she said in her closing argument on Monday. Twelve jurors, 10 men and two women, are now considering whether Daybell conspired to murder Charles Vallow in July 2019.

3 days ago | ksl.com | Emily Janeen Ashcraft

Estimated read time: 7-8 minutesKEY TAKEAWAYS Jurors are now deliberating whether Lori Vallow Daybell conspired to murder her husband Charles Vallow in 2019. Daybell claimed self-defense in her closing argument, claiming prosecutors were turning a family tragedy into a crime. Prosecutors called the event a premeditated execution, highlighting Daybell's texts and actions as evidence of her involvement.

3 days ago | ksl.com | Emily Janeen Ashcraft

PHOENIX — Lori Vallow Daybell is set to give closing arguments Monday afternoon after officially resting her case in a trial on charges that she conspired to murder her husband, Charles Vallow, in July 2019. During opening statements, Daybell told jurors her side of the story, claiming she was running away from her husband, a former minor league baseball player wielding a baseball bat, when her brother, Alex Cox, retrieved a gun. She said she was not in the room but heard a shot.